AMI DODUCO Chooses OEM as Maquiladora Rep.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

EXPORT, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2003

AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol company (NYSE:TNL), announced that it has hired OEM Components Sales to represent the business in the Maquiladora region of Mexico.

"As our customers increasingly expand into the U.S. - Mexico border region, the timing was appropriate to increase our coverage there," said Albert Thorp, III, President of AMI Doduco. "We chose OEM for its experience with and knowledge of key customers, and we're confident that this arrangement will help us maintain prosperous, long-term customer relationships."

Established in 1977, OEM represents mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic product lines from companies engaged in metal stamping, machining, die casting, metal injection molding and printed circuit board assembly. The agency also offers automated and semi-automated subassembly manufacturing.

"Our product and service offerings are complementary to AMI DODUCO's and allow us to add value at multiple levels of the customer's project management cycle," said OEM President Alan Bledsoe. "We are pleased to represent an industry leader like AMI Doduco, and excited about the global manufacturing capabilities they have to offer to the Maquiladora customer base."

Headquartered in Export, Pennsylvania, AMI DODUCO is a global leader in electrical contact technology and fabrication. The company supplies contacts and assemblies, contact materials, thermostatic and laminated metal products, electroplating and surface treatment services, and precious metal refining and recycling to more than 3,000 customers. AMI DODUCO operates from locations in North America, Europe and Asia. The company's website is www.amidoduco.com.

Cautionary Note: This message contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially. This release should be read in conjunction with the factors set forth in Technitrol's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2002 in Item 2 under the caption "Factors that May Affect Our Future Results (Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the 'Safe Harbor' Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)."