Despatch Industries Sells Custom Nitrogen Ovens to Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Minneapolis, Minn., - May 15, 2007 – Despatch Industries, a world leader in thermal processing and environmental simulation, announced today the immediate sale of multiple custom nitrogen atmosphere ovens to an international semiconductor manufacturer. The customer has secured orders for additional units as they plan to expand their facility in the near future.

Despatch designed and manufactured the LND Nitrogen Atmosphere oven with customer-specific features including modified shelf spacing, variable speed drive to allow for increased airflow in the oven and a newly developed humidity sensor to control the amount of moisture in the oven. The customer will utilize the LND for drying and curing boards with multilayers of polyimide or epoxy and copper laminates prior to performing the sputtering process. All Despatch nitrogen atmosphere ovens offer industry-leading technology and performance enhancing features such as the ability to maintain oxygen content as low as 100 or 50 parts per million and a secondary fresh air purge system.

“Because we were able to offer a system with the best performance with verifiable consistency for the customer’s specific needs, they chose Despatch over a lower-priced competitor,” says Steve Eul, Inside Sales. “Our goal is always to provide our customers with the highest quality product with unique features and performance to provide the best possible solution for their process requirements.”

Despatch Industries is a leading worldwide provider of thermal processing and environmental simulation solutions. Founded in 1902, closely held Despatch Industries is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs through innovative research and development. Through its two primary product lines, Despatch and Ransco, the company serves customers in a number of industries including: semiconductors, electronic components, photovoltaics, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive and industrial materials.

For more information on Despatch visit our website: www.despatch.com

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