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MTS Receives $4 Million Order for New Tire Tester

2 February 2000

MTS Receives $4 Million Order for New Tire Tester

    EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 2-- MTS Systems
announced today receipt of a $4 million order for a new version of its
patented Flat-Trac(R) dynamic tire test system.  The order, placed by a global
manufacturer of automotive tires, is for a larger, higher performing system
than previous tire test systems engineered by the company.
    "Our customer needs a system for dynamic tests on high performance tires,
specialized racing tires, and tires for light truck and sport utility
vehicles," said Sidney W. Emery, Jr., chairman and CEO of MTS.  "This new
system, which will involve substantial mechanical engineering design work,
will be almost twice as large as our current Flat-Trac designs and will open
up a new area of dynamic testing for this important tire maker."
    Over the years, MTS has developed a continuing evolution of Flat-Trac
systems.  All use sophisticated proprietary application software for control,
data acquisition, and data analysis.  The automation is paired with a stiff,
robust test frame, advanced measurement devices, and a revolving, continuous
stainless steel belt that provides a flat simulated road surface.  This
technology offers tire and vehicle makers tools to determine critical
knowledge of tire behavior while operating at speed, under load, and
simulating actual driving maneuvers.  Car makers use versions of the Flat-Trac
system to match suspension and tire characteristics for optimized vehicle
handling and operation.
    This system is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2001.
    MTS Systems Corporation manufactures computer-based testing and simulation
systems for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and
structures, and measurement and control instrumentation products for the
automation of the manufacturing processes.  The company had 2,400 employees
worldwide and revenues of $390 million in the fiscal year ending September
1999.  Additional information on MTS can be found on the worldwide web at
http://www.mts.com