TRUMPF Inc. Receives Silver Level Innovation Prize for SYNCHRO Production of TruLaser 2025 Product


FARMINGTON, Conn., March 2007 - TRUMPF Inc. has received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award silver level Innovation Prize. The award recognizes TRUMPF Inc. their SYNCHRO production of the TruLaser 2025, an innovative blend of laser resonator, cutting machine and automated material handling.

The company was lauded for its ability to hone, perfect and install ongoing customer-driven features - even in assembly - so that the TruLaser 2025 continually adjusts to ever-shifting customer-driven innovation requirements. The result is a popular product that offers TRUMPF customers significant productivity gains through lights-out operation and reduced labor needs, better uptime, improved material usage and reduced waste, and eliminates secondary cleanup operation, such as slag removal, on parts.

The Connecticut Quality Improvement Award recognizes Connecticut manufacturing and service companies that excel in quality improvements for business success and growth.

This is the fifth consecutive year in which TRUMPF has won a CQIA innovation prize.

TRUMPF is currently a world leader in industrial lasers and fabricating machinery. The U.S. subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group, TRUMPF Inc. invests heavily in research and development - devoting more than 70 jobs and $15 million in R&D in the last year. Already one of the largest Nd:YAG and CO2 laser manufacturing facilities in the United States, TRUMPF is constructing a new building in Connecticut that will be dedicated to laser technology and applications.

TRUMPF is one of the world's largest producers of fabricating machinery and a world market leader in lasers used for industrial production technology. Additional company information is available at: www.us.trumpf.com

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Catherine Flynn

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TRUMPF Inc.

Direct: 860-255-6112 (For media requests only please. Advertising representatives should contact the Marketing Manager at 860-255-6110.)

Main: 860-255-6000

Fax: 860-255-6424

Catherine.Flynn@us.trumpf.com

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