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EG&G Sells Automotive Testing Unit to GenTek Inc

8 July 1999

EG&G Sells Automotive Testing Unit to GenTek Inc

    WELLESLEY, Mass., July 7 -- EG&G, Inc. , today
announced the sale of its automotive structural testing division, Structural
Kinematics, to Defiance Testing and Engineering Services, a subsidiary of
GenTek Inc. , Hampton, New Hampshire.  Both Structural Kinematics
and Defiance are based in Troy, Michigan.  The terms of the sale were not
announced.
    "We feel that with the ongoing consolidation within the automotive
supplier industry, divesting Structural Kinematics to Defiance will benefit
customers, who increasingly seek larger suppliers that deliver a broader range
of testing and engineering services," said Gregory L. Summe, EG&G chairman and
CEO. "In addition, the divestiture allows EG&G to focus our resources on high-
growth opportunities in other portfolio areas," he said. Structural Kinematics
services the Big Three automakers and their key Tier 1 (preferred) suppliers.
    "The divestiture of Structural Kinematics does not affect our lubricants
testing business, which we intend to grow aggressively," said Robert J.
Rosenthal, president of EG&G Instruments.
    Structural Kinematics is a major, independent vehicle testing
organization, which performs over 300 tests per year on cars, trucks,
industrial and agricultural components and other vehicles.  In business for
nearly 20 years, the company conducts tests that are pivotal to the
introduction of new automobile models. The division maintains three test
laboratories, which house 14 full-vehicle simulators, and a variety of
hydraulic test equipment that performs structural durability, fatigue testing,
and safety testing.
    EG&G, Inc. is a global technology company based in Wellesley,
Massachusetts, that provides products and systems to medical, telecom,
aerospace, semiconductor, photographic and other industries. It delivers
skilled support services to government and industrial customers.