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AMETEK Acquires Rochester Instrument Systems

6 September 2000

AMETEK Acquires Rochester Instrument Systems

   AMETEK Capitalizing on Growth Opportunities in Utility Deregulation and
           Worldwide Investment in Electrical Power Infrastructure

    PAOLI, Pa., Sept. 6 AMETEK, Inc. today
announced the acquisition of the assets of Rochester Instrument Systems (RiS)
for approximately $19 million in cash.  RiS is a leading supplier of
measurement instrumentation for the electric power generation and distribution
market and complements AMETEK's current product offering in the expanding
market for power instrumentation.  The acquisition also includes the power
instrumentation product assets of a related company, Rochester Instrument
Systems, Ltd.  The acquired businesses of RiS had 1999 revenue of
approximately $33 million and employ approximately 200 people at its locations
in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Mr. Frank Hermance, AMETEK president and chief executive officer, said,
"Utility deregulation and continued worldwide investment in electrical power
infrastructure will provide attractive growth opportunities for this business.
We, therefore, are excited that RiS is now part of AMETEK.  It is a natural
fit with the Electronic Instrument Group's Power and Industrial unit, which
serves the power generation market with a suite of instrumentation for gas
turbines derived from our core aerospace technology.  Together these
businesses provide a broad array of instrumentation to serve the needs of this
growing market.  RiS will be managed as part of an expanded and newly named
Aerospace and Power Instruments Division, reflecting the increased importance
of the power generation market to AMETEK."
    Rochester designs and manufactures a full line of power and process
monitoring equipment, including power quality instruments, power transducers
and meters, event and transient recorders, and annunciators and alarm
monitoring systems.  These instruments are used to measure, monitor and record
variables in the generation and distribution of electric power.

    Corporate Profile
    AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and
electromechanical equipment with 1999 sales of $925 million.  Its Corporate
Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Strategic Acquisitions & Joint
Ventures, Global & Market Expansion, New Products and Operational Excellence.
Its objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share from
continuing operations and a superior return on total capital.  The common
stock of AMETEK is a component of the S & P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell
2000 Growth Index.

    Forward-looking Information
    Statements in this news release that are not historical are considered
"forward-looking statements" and are subject to change based on various
factors and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
significantly from expectations.  Those factors are contained in AMETEK's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.