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UNIDYNE Unit Agrees For Safety, Emissions Testing Equipment

9 March 1999

UNIDYNE Corporation Unit Reaches Agreement For Safety, Emissions Testing Equipment

    EXTON, Pa., March 8 -- UNIDYNE Corporation
today announced its Maxwell subsidiary has reached an agreement to be the sole
supplier to provide Enhanced Emissions Testing Systems to Bound Brook,
NJ-based Somerset Tire Services (STS), a regional tire and service center
chain.  Terms were not disclosed.
    UNIDYNE, an Exton, Penn.-based manufacturer of dynamometers, emission
testing equipment and specialized electric motors, said the systems will be
installed at STS outlets throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the
next three months.  STS, which presently operates 61 tire and service centers
in the Tri-State area, will use the equipment as part of its effort to provide
full inspection and repairs under the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Enhanced
Emissions Inspection & Maintenance programs.  The New Jersey program is
operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation's Division of Motor
Vehicle Services.
    "This agreement represents an important step for Maxwell," said C. Eugene
Hutcheson, chairman and chief executive officer of UNIDYNE.  "STS is well-
known for its superior service throughout the region, and has a reputation for
buying quality.  We believe the alliance between STS and Maxwell should
provide New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents with efficient, cost-competitive
and accurate emissions testing under the new enhanced Emissions Inspection and
Maintenance programs."
    "We are pleased to have formed this alliance with Maxwell," said Michael
J. Ryan, STS vice president of purchasing and logistics.  "Maxwell's half-
century of experience building dynamometers has enabled them to develop a
high-quality, reliable system that our service centers will use for emissions
testing, as well as on-site safety and performance testing on vehicles.
Performing on-site tests, as opposed to road tests, will enable us to provide
faster and higher quality service to our customers."
    Maxwell's enhanced emission testing systems feature a heavy-duty steel
dynamometer with a unique modular design, which offers simplified installation
and parts replacement.  Each system also includes a five-gas BAR-97 emission
analyzer and Maxwell's proprietary software, designed specifically to meet New
Jersey and Pennsylvania requirements.  The analyzer console includes a Pentium
II IBM-compatible PC with Windows(R) 95 to fully integrate the system.
    "UNIDYNE's investments in engineering and technology, combined with 50
years experience building dynamometers, have positioned us as leaders in the
emissions testing market.  We expect our momentum to continue as single-shop
owners and chain operators such as STS recognize the proven quality and
service of our dynamometers and testing systems," said Hutcheson.
    UNIDYNE also announced that it was notified on February 26, 1999 that it
was one of the first emissions-testing equipment suppliers to be certified for
Phase Two of the Pennsylvania emissions program.  In 1997, UNIDYNE was the
nation's first approved supplier of emissions testing software and equipment
under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly mandated enhanced
testing program, first launched in the state of Pennsylvania.  The EPA's
enhanced program requires repair shops and service centers to use new, more
comprehensive emissions testing equipment like that manufactured by UNIDYNE.
The Company currently is selling and installing emissions test systems for
programs in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey.
    Exton, PA-based UNIDYNE Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture,
sell, service and finance a variety of products, including vehicle emissions
testing systems, specialized electric motors, and variable speed drives and
controls.  UNIDYNE also manufactures engine and chassis dynamometer testing
systems for a variety of large industrial customers, primarily in the
automotive and heavy equipment industries.  The Company employs 230 people at
facilities in Kenosha, WI; San Francisco, CA; Anaheim, CA; Hazelton, PA; and
Exton, PA.
    The statements contained in this news release include certain predictions
and projections that may be considered forward-looking statements under
securities law.  These statements involve a number of important risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including,
but not limited to, the performance of the emissions testing industry, certain
customer and affiliated companies, as well as other economic, competitive,
governmental and technological factors involving the Company's operations,
markets, services, products and prices.