Radio Controller offers enhanced programming support.

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Intended for mobile hydraulic applications, Enrange(TM) MHR controller is available with optional Radio Control Programmer (RCP) add-on that lets user program system settings from Windows®-based PC. System configurations can be created, saved, and transferred among multiple radio controllers. Integrating radio receiver and hydraulic controller components in one unit, MHR can provide total wireless control system for operating mobile equipment when packaged with transmitter.



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Magnetek, Inc. Announces Launch of New Radio Control Programmer



MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - Magnetek, Inc., (NYSE: MAG) today announced the launch of its new Radio Control Programmer (RCP) option for their Enrange(TM) MHR controller for mobile hydraulic applications.

The RCP add-on package allows the user to program system settings for the MHR from a Windows PC. It permits a programmer to easily create and save system configurations for future use. Configurations may also be transferred among multiple MHR radio controllers, saving time and effort.

This add-on package makes the Company's sophisticated MHR radio controller even easier to use. The MHR integrates the components of a radio receiver and hydraulic controller into a convenient single unit, reducing costs and freeing up valuable space. When packaged with one of the Company's transmitters, it provides a total wireless control system for operating mobile equipment including boom trucks, truck mounted cranes, derrick diggers, concrete pumpers, trenchers and more.

"We are very excited to offer this enhancement to our MHR radio controller," said Ben Stoller, radio controls manager for Magnetek. "It makes the MHR even easier to use and integrate into a variety of mobile hydraulic applications."

This new product further expands the wireless control product portfolio offered by the Company, reflecting its commitment to becoming a leading provider of advanced wireless control systems to the mobile hydraulic equipment industry.

For more information about the RCP and MHR radio controller visit the Company's website at www.magnetekmobilehydraulic.com.

About Magnetek
Magnetek, Inc. is a leading provider of digital power and motion control systems used in overhead material handling, elevator, and energy delivery applications. The Company is North America's largest supplier of digital drive systems for industrial cranes, hoists and monorails. Magnetek provides Energy Engineered(TM) drives, radio remote controls, motors, and braking and collision avoidance subsystems to North America's foremost overhead material handling crane builders. Magnetek is also the world's largest independent builder of highly integrated digital motion control systems for high-rise, high-speed elevators. In energy delivery, the Company develops and markets digital power inverters that connect renewable energy sources to the utility grid, and is a leading independent supplier of digital motion control systems for underground coal mining applications. Magnetek is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wis. in the greater Milwaukee area and operates manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Canonsburg, Pa., as well as Menomonee Falls.

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