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Excellon and Automa-Tech UV/CO 2 Hybrid Laser System

Suzhou, China – May 18, 2007 – Roy Cripps, Vice President of Sales and Marketing announced today that Excellon has entered into an agreement with its partner Automa-Tech to represent its UV/CO 2 Hybrid Laser System in China and Taiwan.

Sébastien Gautier Automa-Tech’s Asia General Manager states; “The addition of the Excellon products to the Automa-Tech line is extremely complementary. We will be able to offer our customers state of the art hybrid laser systems in addition to our world-class exposure and measurement systems. This is consistent with our company’s strategy of being a world class solutions provider for our customers to meet current and new technologies”.

Mr. Cripps added, “We are excited to introduce Excellon’s UV/CO 2 Hybrid Laser System to the China and Taiwan markets. As the world’s most flexible laser system for the PCB market we offer a high value product for customer’s requiring HDI microvia capabilities as well as those that require the ability to perform complex routing, profiling and micromachining in a broad range of materials, especially flex and rigid-flex. Our strong success globally with the laser machine in North America and Europe demonstrates our ability to handle high precision, complex products and provides a great technology basis for the Asian market.”

About Excellon

Excellon is the world’s leader in via formation solutions, featuring a complete product spectrum including laser and mechanical drilling, routing, and micromachining.

About Automa-Tech

Automa-Tech is the global leader in UV exposure equipment and other imaging systems.