FocalSpot, Inc. Expands Office and Manufacturing Facilities to Meet the Needs of Growing Clientele


FocalSpot's x-ray inspection and rework solutions offer "best in class"
price and performance for a broad spectrum of electronics manufacturing
quality assurance and yield recovery needs

San Diego, CA - January 11, 2006 - FocalSpot, Inc. (www.focalspot.com), a
leading provider of affordable BGA/SMT inspection and rework solutions to
the EMS marketplace, announced today the expansion of their corporate office
and manufacturing facilities. The driving force behind this expansion was
due to broad global acceptance of FocalSpot's innovative inspection and
rework solutions.

"As a result of our ongoing success in providing low-cost, high-performance
x-ray inspection and rework solutions to electronics manufacturers,
Focalspot, Inc. is doubling its size to meet growing production demands,"
said Mr. Fred Schlieper, President and CEO of FocalSpot, Inc. "As we expand
into new geographic markets, these facilities will provide us greater
production capacity and the infrastructure for ongoing product
developments - some of which will be announced at APEX 2006, continued Mr.
Schlieper."

Facility construction began in early December 2005 and is scheduled for
completion in mid-January 2006. FocalSpot, Inc. is located in the Scripps
Ranch area of San Diego County, California. Facilities will include:
General administrative business operations, demonstration and training
rooms, manufacturing, assembly, equipment/parts warehousing, and a spacious
applications/prototype lab.

As a leader in affordable BGA/SMT inspection and rework solutions,
FocalSpot's management team has an extensive core background spanning more
than 50 years of experience in x-ray and rework systems sales, marketing and
customer support. Our team of certified technical support specialists and
experienced applications engineers are made up of industry veterans from
Hewlett-Packard, GenRad, Teradyne, Nicolet Imaging Systems (NIS) and Sierra
Research & Technology (SRT). FocalSpot also continues to be a source for
parts; service and refurbished NIS (x-ray) legacy systems.

About FocalSpot, Inc.
Focalspot, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets affordable x-ray
inspection systems worldwide and distributes DEN-ON lead-free PCB rework
solutions in North/South America, Canada and Mexico. FocalSpot also sells
and supports pre-owned Nicolet (x-ray) systems; providing ongoing service,
parts, installation and training. FocalSpots' team of certified technical
support specialists and experienced applications engineers deliver
outstanding service worldwide.

For more information about FocalSpot, our products and services, please
visit www.focalspot.com, E-mail sales@focalspot.com, or call (858) 536-5050.

Contact:Doug McClure
Vice President of Marketing
FocalSpot, Inc.
Phone: (858) 536-5052

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