Leica Geosystems Receives Chinese Outstanding Product Award

Leading Chinese Trade Magazine Awards Top Honors to Innovative Leica Laser Tracker, T-Probe & T-Scan Universal CMM Solution

Beijing, China -- December 19, 2005 -- Leica Geosystems’ innovative line of Universal CMM products was recognized by a leading Chinese trade magazine, “Automobile Industry,” for its leadership in promoting new technologies and manufacturing equipment in the automobile industry. The award ceremony was held on November 30, 2005 in Shanghai’s Intercontinental Hotel.

Wanting to recognize and encourage technological progress in the automotive industry, the publication had launched a 3-month-long selection process that involved a team of 67 industry experts who looked at 250 select companies. At the same time, an online survey was conducted among the readership. All opinions and survey results were tallied and evaluated, and a list of 10 finalists was made public. Leica Geosystems emerged at the top and received recognition for its innovative line of Universal CMM products, including the Leica Laser Tracker, Leica T-Probe II and Leica T-Scan.

“Leica Geosystems was recognized for our groundbreaking technologies that combine large measurement ranges, true portability, top accuracy capabilities and imperviousness to environmental influences, giving us a large share of the global industrial metrology market. We have delivered over 60 installations in China alone, which puts us in the number-one position on the Chinese market. In addition to the “2004 Industrial Automation Product Innovation of the Year Award” from Frost & Sullivan, the 2005 “Automotive Industry Outstanding Product Award” is another piece of evidence that our hand-held probing and scanning solutions are at the absolute cutting edge of today’s industrial metrology technologies,” said Connie Zhang, Marketing Manager Greater China for Leica Geosystems.

About the Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems is a global supplier of comprehensive hardware and software packages to the industrial metrology market. These products integrate with popular CAD programs, various build-and-inspect tools, and reverse engineering software. Using state-of-the-art laser technology, Leica’s industrial measurement products make quality control, part mating, assembly and construction of large and small parts easier and more accurate than ever. Leica’s laser tracker technology is most widely used, with over 1,600 installations worldwide. In addition there are about 1,500 Industrial Theodolite Systems in use, which customers confirm are the most accurate in their category.

Leica Geosystems – a portrait With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information even in 3D. Those who use Leica products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Heerbrugg in Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by 2,400 employees in 21 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world.