Excellon Expands Offerings with Automa-Tech / ORCi Merger


Rancho Dominguez, CA September 5, 2007 - Roy Cripps, Vice President of Sales and Marketing announced today that with the announced merger of Automa-Tech with its branch company, ORC imaging Corporation Excellon Automation is now offering the entire combined product line to selected States in North America.

Effective immediately, ORC imaging's product portfolio of imaging equipment manufactured in the U.S. will be available under the same exclusive contract from Excellon Automation. The ORC imaging facility will continue manufacturing its well-known manual and automated imaging systems for the PCB imaging and IC substrate industries. This move further extends Automa-Tech Advanced Technologies' global presence and its ongoing strategy to maintain its premier position by manufacturing state of the art imaging equipment on three different continents: North America, Europe and Asia.

Erick Walker, General Manager, ORC imaging, commented, "The merger into our parent company is not only a strategic move for us but it is a relationship that makes sense. By joining our well-established products--particularly in the imaging of PCB Inner Layer boards--with the wide range of equipment from Automa-Tech and its extended networks in North America, Asia and Europe; the company will be better able to deliver any imaging solution to any customer worldwide, and provide them with 'close-to-the-customer' excellence in service."

Frederic Baradel, Sales and Marketing Director, Automa-Tech Advanced Technologies, added, "There is great synergy between the two product lines. We will be stronger and able to address different segments and technologies. Our worldwide common installed base of more than 800 automated equipments will offer us strategic relationships with existing and new customers."

About ORC imaging Corporation

ORC imaging is a premier supplier of mainly automated capital equipment for the electronic substrate, flexible and rigid board PCB imaging market. The company provides advanced imaging and automation solutions tailored to the industry's leading manufacturers, enabling them to substantially increase their productivity and profitability through ORC imaging technology, products and services.

About Automa-Tech Advanced Technologies

Automa-Tech (Paris Stock Exchange: OMA) is a world leader in providing capital equipment, primarily for printed circuit boards (PCBs), flexible printed circuit board (FPCs) and the Integrated Circuit Substrate industry (ICS). The company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services manual, semi-automated and automated imaging systems for PCBs, FPCs and ICS.

About Excellon

Excellon is the world's leader in via formulation solutions, featuring a complete product spectrum including laser and mechanical drilling, routing, and micromachining.

For more information contact:
Terry Haney
Director of Marketing
Excellon Automation
Phone: 310-668-7718

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