Arcelor-Mittal decides for Parsytec surface inspection systems

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Aachen/Germany (euro adhoc) - 19 January 2007. Arcelor-Mittal will employ
Parsytec espresso SI surface inspection systems for several hot strip mills in
America and Europe. espresso SI was chosen for its outstanding image quality,
superior classification, best integration and advanced services. The first of
intended five systems has now been ordered for the Burns Harbor (Indiana, USA)
hot strip mill.

Arcelor-Mittal, the world’s largest steel maker, decided for Parsytec hot mill
inspection systems based on technical merit after a thorough evaluation with
several trial installations. The first of a total of five systems has now been
ordered for installation in Burns Harbor, IN, USA.

The key features for this decision have been the espresso SI digital cameras
with unsurpassed image clarity, the fully Ethernet based system architecture
dramatically reducing maintenance efforts, the fully capsulated sensor design
minimizing integration effort, the new classifier and imaging software boosting
the recognition performance as well as simplifying the quality management job.

With this order, Arcelor-Mittal recognizes Parsytec’s continued innovation,
advanced services and the experience from 60 hot mill installations in the
industry.

Learn more about Parsytec’s leading inspection products at www.parsytec.de.

Parsytec AG is the world's largest vendor of surface inspection systems: today,
all of the top 10 steel producers and 15 of the top 20 paper producers apply
Parsytec products. With more than 400 installations worldwide, espresso by
Parsytec is the most advanced surface inspection system providing Parsytec
customers with reliable and comprehensive information about the relevant surface
defects at all production steps. The innovative software platform parsytec 5i
enables customers to easily create individual surface quality yield management
applications and integrates surface quality data with process data. Parsytec is
headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and maintains subsidiaries in North America,
Korea and China.

Further inquiry note:
Parsytec AG
Investor Relations
Tel ++49(241)9696-200
Fax ++49(241)9696-500
e-Mail: ir@parsytec.de
Internet: www.parsytec.de

end of announcement euro adhoc 19.01.2007 11:22:14
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phone: +49 (0)241 9696-200
FAX: +49 (0)241 9696-500
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WWW: http://www.parsytec.de
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