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AMETEK Names James Visnic as Vice President and General Manager Of Its U.S. Gauge Division

18 February 1998

AMETEK Names James Visnic as Vice President and General Manager Of Its U.S. Gauge Division

    PAOLI, Pa., Feb. 18 -- AMETEK Inc. today
announced that it has named James E. Visnic as vice president and general
manager of its U.S. Gauge Division, effective immediately.  He reports to
Robert W. Chlebek, president of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group.
    "We are pleased to welcome Jim Visnic to AMETEK," said Frank S. Hermance,
president and chief operating officer.  "He has an extensive background in
both electro-mechanical and electronics manufacturing, and his experience
implementing flow manufacturing and continuous improvement programs is an
excellent fit with our Operational Excellence initiatives at U.S. Gauge."
    Mr. Visnic, 42, joins AMETEK from Wabash Magnetics, a division of Kearney
National and a manufacturer of automotive and heavy-truck fuel injector
components and sensors, where he was vice president, operations, since 1995.
His prior experience included vice president, operations, and other
manufacturing management positions with Ranco North America, a producer of
electromechanical and electronic controls, from 1992 to 1995.  He holds a
bachelor's degree in material science/metallurgical engineering from
Youngstown State University and a master's degree in business administration
from the University of Southern California.
    U.S. Gauge is a division of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group.  With
operations in Sellersville and Feasterville, Pa., and Bartow, Fla., U.S. Gauge
is a leading manufacturer of pressure and temperature gauges, electronic
transducers, transmitters and controllers.  The Electronic Instruments Group,
which had sales approaching $400 million in 1997, is a leader in the
manufacture of sensing, calibrating and display devices for the aerospace,
process, and heavy-vehicle industries.  AMETEK is a leading global
manufacturer of electric motors and electronic instruments; about one-third of
sales are to markets outside the United States.  Sales from continuing
operations reached $848 million in 1997.
    AMETEK's Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies:
Operational Excellence, New Products, Strategic Acquisitions & Joint Ventures,
and Global & Market Expansion.  Its objective is double-digit earnings per
share growth and a superior return on total capital.

SOURCE  AMETEK, Inc.