Parker Publishes New Brochure on Sealing Solutions for Life Sciences - Featuring over 80 FDA and USP Class VI Seal Compounds


Cleveland, OH - January 3, 2008 - Parker, the world leader in motion and control technologies, has published a new brochure with the latest information on sealing products and seal material compounds for life sciences applications. The brochure offers a brief overview of each type of seal supplied to the life sciences market, as well as information about quality standards, engineering expertise and support services.

Seals used for critical components and processes in the life sciences market have a variety of sealing challenges. Parker's seals are used in medical devices, diagnostic equipment, drug delivery, pharmaceutical manufacturing and bio-tech.

Parker offers over 80 specialty elastomer compounds to satisfy the unique sealing needs of life sciences applications. The brochure includes a table which gives readers
a convenient overview of the extensive range of seal compounds available and provides detail about each material and its conformity to FDA and USP Class VI standards.

For a copy of this brochure, please contact Parker's product information center at
1-800-C-PARKER and request a copy of Sealing Solutions for Life Sciences, brochure number PSG 5028.

With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 51 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.parker.com, or its investor information site at www.phstock.com.

Contact: Margaret Coyte
Marketing Communications Manager, Seal Group
Phone 216 896 2363
mcoyte@parker.com

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