SPX Contech Cast Pacifica Suspension Links Honored by North American Die Casting Association

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 26 -- SPX Corporation today announced that its Contech business has been selected as the winner of the prestigious 2003 NADCA International Die Casting Competition. Contech's aluminum Process 2000 cast Suspension Links received the award for excellence in Aluminum Die Casting in the Squeeze/Semi-Solid category.

The winning casting is produced for the Chrysler Group using Contech's proprietary Process 2000 technology. These suspension links are used on the Chrysler Pacifica. Contech's Process 2000 has allowed Chrysler Group engineers to move away from more costly aluminum forgings, while simultaneously reducing overall weight and maintaining the necessary product strength.

Jim Peters, President of SPX Contech said, "I am very proud of the entire Contech team and their innovative thinking and customer focus. Our ability to bring world-class high integrity castings to our partners in the automotive market is a result of our technology leadership combined with the efforts of the team."

Contech, a unit of SPX Corporation, is a high quality manufacturer of aluminum, magnesium and zinc close tolerance, complex die-cast components. The technology leader with its proprietary Process 2000 casting process, Contech supplies the global motor vehicle industry with lightweight high strength components.

SPX Corporation is a global provider of technical products and systems, industrial products and services, flow technology and service solutions. The Internet address for SPX Corporation's home page is www.spx.com