For Immediate Release Ceres Technologies Offers Complete Outsource Manufacturing Solutions Saugerties, NY - April 2012 Ceres Technologies is a value-added contract manufacturing solutions provider offering design, engineering and manufacturing services for advanced process tool development and integration. Product design, engineering and manufacturing includes tool sub-assembly and module fabrication through full turn-key builds for Semiconductor & Nanotechnology, Life Science & Industrial Process and Renewable Energy industry customers. Chris McGrath, Engineering Manager at Ceres explains, “Ceres is structured to provide an array of custom product development and manufacturing solutions that interface with our customers at any phase of their product life cycle, whether it is a brand new concept or an existing legacy tool. Our Engineering to Order group provides direct design and engineering services and is the most common initial point of interface. The goal of the ETO group is to successfully commercialize our customers’ product, offering full mechanical, electrical and software design to match the project requirement. Our Manufacturing to Order group provides engineering assimilation for manufacturing build of designed products, supplied by our customers or by our ETO group. MTO products are scrutinized for available cost reductions, economies of scale, simplicity of fabrication and reliability and labor reduction through assembly efficiency. Ceres commitment is to deliver world-class manufacturing services and products that are globally competitive in technology, performance and cost.” Ceres integrated value engineering, program management and equipment manufacturing solutions offer core capabilities that include system engineering and controls, process gas, vapor, liquid and chemical delivery systems, high vacuum process systems integration, turn-key design and manufacturing of complex process equipment, instrumentation design and manufacture, UHP orbital welding, clean room fabrication and electro-mechanical assembly and automation and motion control. Terry Brady, Operations Manager at Ceres added, “We deliver solutions to complex equipment design and manufacturing challenges through product improvement & cost reduction. Coupled with integrated MRP and Supply chain & inventory control management, Ceres provides high quality first articles and subsequent production ramps for volume manufacturing while maintaining quality control and on-time deliveries. Our first and foremost goal is to be a lean efficient manufacturing arm to our customers.” Ceres Technologies is an ISO 9001-2008 and ISO 13485-2003 certified global provider of outsource manufactured, state-of-the-art process equipment for the world’s leading equipment suppliers. Ceres Technologies also offers ultra high purity specialty gas and chemical handling products and measurement and metrology systems in support of these process critical applications. Additional information on Ceres Technologies’ can be found at www.cerestechnologies.com T.845.247.4701 www.cerestechnologies.com 5 Tower Drive, PO Box 209 Saugerties, NY 12477 T.845.247.4701 F.845.247.4707