CeramTec's Ceramaseal Division Launches New Web Site

New Lebanon, NY, March 31, 2003 -- CeramTec North America's Ceramaseal Division, the world leader in the manufacturing of hermetically sealed electrical & optical components, has launched a new/updated web site. The new site can still be found at the same URL (http://www.ceramaseal.com). This new site features a complete online catalog, which includes all of the new parts that are in Ceramaseal's 376-page print catalog. The online catalog is displayed in a user-friendly format that is consistent with the new print catalog and it includes an online ordering capability. The site's new user-friendly navigation bar allows you to easily navigate the site and find the products or information you are looking for with fewer clicks. Searching the Ceramaseal web site has never been easier with the use of the updated Search function. You can search by part # or description.

As always, Ceramaseal remains committed to serving the demanding needs of today's high technology markets through custom design and development. Our custom capabilities are unparalleled and world-renowned. If for some reason you can't find the electrical or optical component that you are looking for on the new web site, you need a slight modification to a standard part, or if you need a complete custom assembly, submit a Custom Quote Request from the site.

From its North American operations in Laurens, SC and its Ceramaseal Division in New Lebanon, NY, CeramTec manufactures and distributes a wide range of ceramic products. Combined with other factories located in Europe and Asia, CeramTec products include, piezoceramics, hermetically sealed electrical & optical components, faucet control discs, pump parts, electronic and electrical application ceramics, substrates, nozzles, ceramic cutting tools, and many others. These products are used in a wide variety of applications, including automotive, electronic & electrical, structural, hermetic, functional, and mechanical.

For more details about CeramTec visit www.ceramtec.com or www.ceramaseal.com.