PVA TePla America Announces Representation in the United Kingdom, Ireland and India

Corona, CA, April 2007 – PVA TePla America (PTA) today announced it has established a partnership with Production Equipment Sales, Ltd. (PESL) based in Eastbourne, Great Britain. Having started in March, 2007, PESL will be responsible for sales and service of PTA’s family of gas plasma surface treatment systems used in a variety of Industrial and Medical applications.

“We proudly welcome PESL as the newest member to our global team of experts. PESL will support equipment sales and service in the UK, Ireland and India and will bring local representation for products, including the M4L™, Plasma Pen™ and i-Mod™ treatment systems. We feel our customers will greatly benefit from having PESL’s expertise in these ‘key’ regions,” said John C. Roe, President, PVA TePla America.

Customers in these regions can immediately begin to contact PESL for applications support, equipment and services.

Contact Information for PESL is:

Production Equipment Sales, Ltd.
Units 1-3, 3 Courtlands Road
Eastbourne, E. Sussex BN22 8TR

Tel: 44 (0) 1323 645300              FAX: 44 (0) 1323 644550

www.pesl.net

About PVA TePla America:

PVA TePla America (PTA) is a global leader in gas plasma processing technology for Medical Diagnostics, Medical Device, Optics, Electronics, Optical Disk Mastering and the Semiconductor Industries. For over 35 years, PTA has been a proven and trusted resource for high-quality, cost-effective Gas Plasma Systems and Contract Processing Services worldwide.

PVA TePla America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PVA TePla AG, Asslar, Germany (Deutsche Borse Prime Standard; Symbol: TPE) a world leading supplier of hard-metal sintering furnaces, crystal growing systems and gas plasma systems to the Semiconductor, Automotive, Medical and Solar Industries.

For further information contact:

PVA TePla America, Inc. (US Headquarters)
251 Corporate Terrace
Corona, CA  92879
Tel: (951) 371-2500

www.pvateplaamerica.com