XTech Launches AdvancedTCA® Front Panels

June 22, 2004

Chicago, IL, SUPERCOMM Booth 13540U - XTech, a leading manufacturer of custom aluminum enclosures and front panel systems for electronics equipment, today introduced a comprehensive line of AdvancedTCA front panels. Available in both standard and customized profiles, the new XTech front panel line is compatible with all AdvancedTCA® enclosures, handles and gaskets. XTech uses extruded aluminum to manufacture its AdvancedTCA front panels, which are lighter than stainless steel.

"XTech is one of the few firms that can provide near unlimited configuration flexibility for its customers," said Rick Winter, XTech sales and marketing director. "Our extruded aluminum process delivers a contemporary, high tech look and feel for our customers' products. XTech can also handle orders of any size, which lets us turn around requests for prototypes or production units in just a few weeks - and affordably."

Totally compatible with AdvancedTCA® chassis, racks, ejectors, handles, or gaskets, XTech AdvancedTCA front panels offer multiple options for configuration with embedded electronics systems. Using its own extrusion press and finishing equipment, XTech designs, finishes and assembles fully customized, affordable variations, as well as machining of all standard profiles.

XTech aluminum front panels are lighter in weight than steel, yet extremely rugged. They require no forming or bending, and can be shaped into numerous design variations: square corners for a crisp look; detents for plastic labeling, or offsets for EMI shielding strips or clips. With punch tooling and CNC machining, XTech adds connectors, hoods or LED configurations to the face or fasteners to the legs.

About XTech

Founded in 1945, XTech is a leading supplier of extruded aluminum front panels, Compact PCI front panels and enclosures for the electronics, telecommunications and networking industry. Its products are used with modems, computer peripherals, medical electronics, electronic instruments, instrument cases, keypads and hand held controllers. Compared to other materials, extruded aluminum offers superior RFI/EMI shielding, heat dissipation, ruggedness, lighter weight, fewer assembly steps and lower system costs. XTech clients in the telecommunications and electronics industries include: Lucent Technologies, 3Com, Cisco Systems, Marconi, Solectron, and Flextronics. For more information, contact XTech at 781-963-7200, or visit its website at www.xtech-outside.com.

Contacts:
Rick Winter Director, Sales and Marketing Extrusion Technology 781-963-7200, ext. 112 rwinter@extrutech.com	Bob Boucher Cole & Co., Inc. 617-236-4699 bobb@cole-co.com