Press Release

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Stork Cellramic, Inc. a division of Stork Materials Technology Announces New Operations Manager

MILWAUKEE , WI., - January 4, 2005 Stork Cellramic, Inc. a nationally recognized leader in thermal spray coatings for the printing, converting, and industrial gas turbine industries is pleased to announce the addition of Dennis Gaber as Operations Manager for their Milwaukee facility. Gaber possesses a Master of Science degree in Polymers and Coatings and brings 17 years of research, manufacturing and management experience to the company. His many years experience in the printing and packaging industry will serve to support Stork’s strong position as a leading supplier of anilox rolls and ancillary equipment into narrow and wide web applications and his industrial experience will support the Engineered Coatings side of the business. Gaber joined the company the first week of January and states that he is very excited to join Stork, a successful, growing company whose significant recent growth and future growth potential are high.

General Manager Frank van den Berge, who has been managing both Stork Cellramic and Stork Technimet in New Berlin, Wisconsin, will focus his efforts on Stork Technimet, a leader in the complex material analysis and failure mode investigation field.