LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – GF AgieCharmilles has announced it will be changing its name to GF Machining Solutions effective January 1, 2014.

The name change is being done to underscore that Georg Fischer AG (GF) is a unified company with three divisions. Today the company has a diverse portfolio, offering, milling, EDM, laser texturing, spindles, tooling, automation and customer services.

“The GF AgieCharmilles name is intimately linked to our leadership in the field of EDM technology,” said Glynn Fletcher, president of GF Machining Solutions Americas.

“While EDM remains a vital part of our company, we have grown to offer a much more comprehensive portfolio of products and services. This change communicates to the market what our customers already know: that we offer world-class, comprehensive solutions for every aspect of their operations.”

The change in name will not affect the terms of existing agreements with customers, and the names of the company’s legal entities will remain the same.

A new product naming system is in development and will be introduced during the first half of 2014. In addition to the name change, a new design style will be implemented for the GF Machining Solutions website, sales literature and other external communications.

To simplify the transition for customers, the change of email and web addresses will be transparent and GF AgieCharmilles email addresses will continue to be active through December 2014. Beginning in January 2014, the current company website will automatically redirect to a new URL.

There will be no changes to telephone numbers.

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