AMETEK Names John Wesley Hardin Vice President And General Manager of Its Dixson Division

    PAOLI, Pa., Jan. 30 AMETEK Inc. today
announced that the Board of Directors has elected Mr. John Wesley Hardin, Vice
President and General Manager of AMETEK's Dixson Division, effective
immediately.  Mr. Hardin was previously Business Unit Manager at Dixson with
responsibility for its Heavy Vehicle business.
    Frank Hermance, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am
pleased to announce Wes' promotion to Vice President and General Manager.  His
leadership in the design and marketing of Dixson's INTERLINK(TM) Next
Generation Instrument line has been superb.  It demonstrates his ability to
profitably grow this business in the future."
    Mr. Hardin joined AMETEK in December 1998 as Director of Sales and
Marketing for the Dixson Division.  In May 2000 he was named Business Unit
Manager for the Division's Heavy Vehicle segment.  Prior to joining AMETEK,
Mr. Hardin held positions as Director of Engineering and Sales and Marketing
Manager with Furon Company and was a Senior Project Engineer for McDonnell
Douglas.
    Mr. Hardin holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Master of Business Administration
degree in Marketing from Webster University.
    AMETEK Dixson is the leading U.S. manufacturer of custom dashboard
instruments and displays for heavy trucks, construction, and agricultural
equipment.  It is a unit of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group, which had
2000 sales of $510 million and manufactures electronic instruments and
monitoring systems for the aerospace, process and industrial markets.

    Corporate Profile
    AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments
and electromechanical products with sales of more than $1 billion.  AMETEK's
Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies:  Strategic Acquisitions
& Joint Ventures, Global & Market Expansion, New Products, and Operational
Excellence.  Its objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per
share and superior return on total capital.  The common stock of AMETEK is a
component of the S&P MidCap 400 and the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

    CONTACT:  William J. Burke of AMETEK, 610-889-5249.