Ceramaseal Receives $1 Million In Orders From A European High Energy Physics Research Facility

Ceramaseal, NY, January 16, 2000 - <%=company%> has reported today the receipt of approximately $1 million in orders for custom-designed feedthroughs, which will be used within CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) laboratory is located just west of Geneva and is the world's largest high energy physics research center. These feedthroughs are scheduled to be shipped to CERN during the next 12 months. This international order re-affirms Ceramaseal's undisputed leadership in the ceramic to metal seal marketplace.

According to Gary Balfour, Ceramaseal's General Manager, "We (Ceramaseal) are delighted to be awarded this key LHC project. CERN has chosen our latest proprietary technology, for use in the World's foremost High Energy Physics Research Facility. This award is particularly gratifying as we challenged numerous European competitors for this (primarily European government funded) project and in the end we won." Mr. Balfour also added, "Ceramaseal has been aggressively expanding International sales efforts over the past five years. We are currently experiencing robust international sales gains and anticipate the continuation of this trend."

Based in Ceramaseal, N.Y., Ceramaseal is a division of CeramTec North America. Ceramaseal is currently celebrating its 50th year in the ceramic to metal seal industry. Ceramaseal is an ISO-9001 certified company that manufactures a wide range of standard and custom ceramic to metal sealed components including connectors, isolators, feedthroughs, viewports and high voltage bushings. Additional information on Ceramaseal can be found at our website.