MTS Sensors Revitalizes Level PlusÂ®

MTS Sensors Oct 23, 2007

The brand that invented liquid level magnetostrictive sensors is renewed....

CARY, N.C. (October 3, 2007) - MTS Systems Corp. Sensors Division
announced the revival of the Level PlusÂ® brand name for its liquid level sensors. The
restored brand name coincides with the development of the sensors' increased
capabilities including enhanced temperature measurement performance and the
availability of the Foundation Fieldbus protocol.

"MTS Sensors has pledged to place considerable marketing efforts behind the
Level Plus brand, which pioneered magnetostriction for level measurement, to keep it as
the market leader while expanding its technical performance," said Lee Aiken, product
marketing manager, MTS.

MTS first invented the Level Plus sensors, the company's sole liquid level
product line, more than twenty years ago. Since that time, innovations such as reading
product, interface, and temperature from one gauge; a flexible sensing element for easier installation; and lengths up to 65 feet for terminals have been developed. While the sensors have been a mainstay in the company's product catalog, the brand name was made less prominent as MTS focused on the performance and application of the line.

"The Level Plus brand introduced these developments and is the leader in
accuracy and reliability," said Aiken. The Level Plus M-Series line of liquid level sensors includes the MG, MR, MC420, and the USTDII. Each sensor utilizes TemposonicsÂ® technology to provide the superior accuracy despite changing environmental conditions such as pressure, temperature, gas layering, foam, or dielectric constant.

The MG and MR sensors monitor the product, interface, and temperature all from
a single process opening. Both are I.S.- and XP-approved. The MG's output can be
either Modbus or DDA, a proprietary ASCII-based protocol. The Modbus protocol also
provides volume measurement with the usage of up to 100-point strapping tables and
temperature correction according to API standards. The output for the MR is one or two
4-20 mA loops with HART.

The MG and MR are available in lengths up to 300 inches in a rigid stainless steel
pipe or with 3A-approved sanitary pipes. Both are also available in a stainless steel
flexible hose, up to 480 inches long for the MR and up to 720 inches long for the MG.
The MC420 is an economical solution for customers needing a 4-20 mA analog
sensor with HART. The USTDII is targeted at the underground storage market with its
ability to output product, interface, and temperature. It is available with the DDA output in lengths to 149 inches. Both the MC420 and the USTDII have received I.S. approval.

MTS Sensors, a division of MTS Systems Corp., is the global leader in the
development and production of magnetostrictive linear-position and liquid-level sensors.

Based on MTS' patented TemposonicsÂ® technology, the Sensors Division is continually
developing new ways to apply magnetostrictive sensing technology to solve critical
applications in a variety of markets worldwide. With facilities in the U.S., Germany and Japan, MTS Sensors Division is an ISO 9001 certified supplier committed to providing innovative sensing solutions that deliver customers with reliable, cost effective sensing devices.

For more information on the MTS Sensors Group and level sensing, please
contact:
Lee Aiken
MTS Sensors Division
3001 Sheldon Drive
Cary, NC 27513.
Phone: (919) 677-2373.
E-mail: lee.aiken@mts.com or
visit www.mtssensors.com.

Patricia Staino
BtB Marketing
PR Account Manager
919-872-8172
patricia@btbmarketing.com