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Su-Dan Corporation Selects Plexus Online for a Total Manufacturing Performance Solution

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 17, 2006 -- Plexus Systems, LLC, providers of Plexus Online, the on-demand manufacturing performance system, announced today that Su-Dan Corporation will streamline operations by implementing the Plexus Online Manufacturing System to manage its entire enterprise.

Plexus Online will help advance Su-Dan's ability to track and manage its entire automotive supply business in real time. Plexus Online allows Su-Dan to integrate all operations -- from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and sales to purchasing, production, quality, shipping and accounting. Plexus Online also helps manage growth, maintains lean practices and reduces costs.

"Our vision is to become the 'supplier of choice' for our customers," said Dennis Keat, chief executive officer, Su-Dan. "We can only do that by continually exceeding our customers' expectations. Plexus Online will help us accomplish that goal by improving our quality and delivery and providing a seamless single online system."

"Su-Dan is committed to flawless program management and supply chain management within a Zero Defect Culture," said Mark Symonds, president, Plexus Systems. "We are pleased that Plexus Online has been chosen to help deliver on that commitment."

The Su-Dan Corporation (Rochester Hills, Mich.) is a design, engineering and manufacturing company that excels in the specialized fields of precision metal stampings, technical plastic insert, injection and over molding, welding, riveting, staking, spinning, and assembly. The company has five manufacturing operations in Rochester Hills and Orion, Mich., and in Belton, S.C.

About Plexus Systems

For over a decade, Plexus Systems (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements in the manufacturing sector from the shop floor to the top floor. Plexus Online(TM) is the first true on-demand manufacturing performance system. It delivers a powerful, real-time interface to the total manufacturing process. With the ability to manage a single facility or an entire enterprise, Plexus Online allows manufacturers to closely track critical aspects of their operation, anywhere, anytime. Plexus Online consists of over 350 functional modules allowing companies instant access to vital information using a simple web browser. Plexus Online includes shop floor control, traceability, quality management, EDI, accounting and many other capabilities configured as a fully integrated system or as a point solution to augment other ERP software. http://www.plex.com/ .