New Facility Is Fully Operational

Randolph, MA-- April 14, 2000-- The growing demand for electromagnetic absorbing materials, particularly by the wireless telecommunications industry is being met by the new, state-of-the-art, Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products' production facility.

Products manufactured here include the entire ECCOSORB line of resistive carbon impregnated microwave absorbers. This includes the ECCOSORB LS, a broadband high loss carbon-impreganted foam absorbers is cost effective for applications where interference caused by RF leakage and cavity resonance are present. This product is also available with a peel and stick adhesive. Applications include: lining housings of; CATV mixer housings, frequency converters; housings of base station amplifiers and computer housings. Also useful for the lining of cavity backed spiral antennas; and lining of base station equipment cabinets.

The ECCOSORB AN of Carbon-Impregnated Foam Microwave Absorber materials is also available. These products are lightweight, offer excellent broadband absorption and are easily cut to specific shapes. ECCOSORB AN products can be supplied in pre-configured shapes to meet customer specifications. They are available with peel and stick adhesives, with a coating to reduce dusting, with metal backing and with an dielectric film layer. For outdoor use, the weatherproofed AN-W series is available.

Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products, Inc., an ISO 9001 company is a world leader in the development and manufacture of ECCOSORB, microwave absorbing materials; ECCOSTOCK microwave circuit board and electric insulation materials; and ECCOSHIELD, shielding materials. Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products, maintains manufacturing plants in Randolph, Massachusetts (U.S.) and Westerlo, Belgium. For over 40 years, the company has produced leading edge materials and engineered solutions for the Wireless Communications, Military, Automotive, Aerospace and Biomedical markets. For additional information, contact the company in North America at Tel: 1-800-650-5740 or 781-961-9600; Fax: 781-961-2845; in Europe at Tel: +32-(0) 14-56 25 00; or point Internet browsers to www.eccosorb.com

Attendees at the MTT-S International show held June 11-16 may visit Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products in booth # 208 .

Editors may access photography for publication use at www.eccosorb.com/mediakit.htm

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