For Immediate Release April 26, 2006:

Ambrell Broadens its Presence in the European Market


	Dick Rosenbloom, Bruce Stewart, Angelo Meani, Skip Thompson, Fabio Meani

(Rochester, New York) The Ambrell group of companies are pleased to announce the addition of Amind Italia as an Italian distributor. With the inclusion of Amind Italia, Ambrell will now be able to bring its superior line of induction heating equipment to the Italian customer. Amind Italia is located in picturesque Monza, famous for its high speed motordrome, and situated in one of the most industrial areas in all of Europe.

Mr. Bruce Stewart, the VP of Business Development at Ameritherm comments, “We are delighted to add Amind Italia to the Ambrell family. We are confident that they will be a great asset not only to us, but to Italian manufacturers as well. Their profound knowledge of Italian manufacturing coupled with their induction heating expertise makes them the embodiment of the Ambrell goal of making the global local.”Mr. Angelo Meani, President of Amind Italia says “Amind Italia’s partnership with Ambrell provides a broader base of superior induction heating systems to our Italian customers. Together with my Managing Director Fabio Meani, we plan to provide application solutions designed specifically to meet our customer’s needs”. Mr. Meani brings over 20 years of induction heating experience on both the application and technical side.

About the Ambrell Group

Ameritherm, Inc., Cheltenham Induction Heating Ltd. and Ameritherm France SARL are combined under a common banner: Ambrell. These induction heating pioneers provide over sixty years of induction expertise. Products offered under the Ambrell brand are available through offices, distributors or representatives in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Development, manufacturing, sales, application engineering and services at the regional level provide advanced products and solutions. In addition, local experts are available who speak the language of just about any region.Ameritherm has been a leader in the development, manufacture and application of RF induction heating equipment for a wide range of industrial and research applications since 1986. Ameritherm products are manufactured at the ISO 9001:2000 certified facility in Scottsville, NY.

Cheltenham Induction Heating Ltd. (CIH) of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England has 40 years experience in the design and manufacture of high and medium frequency induction heating equipment. CIH products are manufactured at the ISO 9001 registered facility in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.Combined, the two companies have 20 technological patents and installations in over 40 countries. Precision heating solutions include power supplies, custom induction coils, remote heat stations and water-cooling products. Extensive product and applications information including video demonstrations are featured at the Ambrell, Ameritherm and CIH websites, www.ambrell.com, www.ameritherm.com and www.cihinduction.com.

updated: 5/1/2006

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