Matthews Laser Marking Systems Provide
Flexible & Economical Coding Solutions

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, 27, 2001, -- Matthews International Corporation introduces four new laser marking systems for permanent and consistent marking. The new systems offer high speed coding of several lines of text matching the performance requirements of the world's fastest production lines. These systems produce superior quality marks for precision bar codes, texts, and identification marks including complex logos.

Some universal features of the new laser product line include creative design capability, easy creation of messages, high speed marking, low cost reliable operation, practically maintenance free and environmentally friendly to operate with no consumables.

Matthews offers two styles of laser systems; a Scanning Laser and a Dynamic Laser. Scanning lasers operate by steering a single beam with two galvanometric mirrors essentially drawing with a single beam of light. A dynamic laser prints in a dot matrix pattern with 18 dots top to bottom allowing for one, two or three lines of marking.

CO2 and YAG systems have the ability to mark static products or on-the-fly in fast production lines. The CO2 laser is used for soft materials such as paper, wood, light plastics, leather, painted metals, glass and ceramics. The YAG laser is used for reflective surfaces or hard materials such as steel, aluminum, titanium, glass and plastics.

What follows are some features that are unique to each of the lasers. These systems offer clear, hi-resolution marking and creative design capabilities. The Dynamark7 laser system comes remote control operation that allows the operator to control the marking process of one or more lasers from a hand-held terminal. The Halley 3 dot matrix laser coder enables you to solve very complex marking problems because of its high speed coding and solid-state technology with no moving parts to guarantee trouble-free operation. The Scriptmark, Dynamark and Halley 3 are all CO2 lasers. The Linemark YAG laser system can mark on a wide range of materials and obtains excellent results even on highly reflective surfaces. It also features a highly compact design that enables installation on production lines where space is a problem.

For additional information please contact: Matthews International Corporation, Marking Products Division, 6515 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Telephone: 412-665-2500. Fax: 412-665-2550.