Charmilles To Participate in NIMS Student Summit at IMTS 2006


Lincolnshire, Illinois, August 9, 2006 - Charmilles recently announced its plans to assist the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Student Summit as a Student Friendly Exhibitor during at this year's IMTS, the largest and longest running manufacturing technology trade show in the United States. The NIMS Student Summit is an industry initiative to recruit young professionals to the manufacturing industry. As a result, the summit will give Charmilles an opportunity to educate today's youth on the importance of a skilled workforce.

As an IMTS 2006 Student Friendly Exhibitor, Charmilles representatives and booth personnel plan to help increase awareness of possible career opportunities in manufacturing technology among attendees, formulate realistic career goals, and correct any misconceptions that young individuals may have regarding the manufacturing industry.

"Charmilles has a long-standing history of supporting organizations like NIMS and the Association for Manufacturing Technology that recognize the importance of skilled labor," said Harry Moser, President of Agie Charmilles Corp. "At IMTS, Charmilles will not only focus on new machine technology and parts and consumables, but also excellence in service, ways to improve profitability, and global competitiveness. Because the Student Summit program promotes career opportunities in manufacturing technology, Charmilles is honored to be a Student Friendly Exhibitor. "

Charmilles provides a broad range of promotional material, live presentations, and training aids to promote and support careers in manufacturing at charmillesus.com/company/careers.cfm. The company encourages shops, high school guidance counselors and community colleges to access these materials while recruiting bright, young prospects into skilled manufacturing careers.

About NIMS

Founded in 1995, the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is an organization that strongly supports the skilled workforce initiative, and establishes metalworking skill standards for the United States. For more information on the organization, visit www.nims-skills.org.

About Charmilles

Charmilles, a Swiss company, is the North American leading supplier of wire EDM, CNC die sinking and manual EDM systems. For more information on the Company's other products and services and those of its sister company, Mikron, supplier of high speed and 5-axis CNC milling machines, contact Gisbert Ledvon, Charmilles, 560 Bond Street, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224. Tel: 1-800-CTC-1EDM. Fax: 847-913-5340, or visit www.charmillesus.com.

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