AlliedSignal to Produce Induction Cores For U.S. DOE National Laboratories; Cores To Be Used in Advanced Electron Beam Accelerator Program.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 1999--

AlliedSignal Inc. (NYSE:ALD) Friday said that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will use induction cores wound with its METGLAS(R) amorphous metal alloy in an advanced electron beam accelerator project involving Lawrence Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratories.

The cores will be installed in a high intensity electron beam accelerator being used by DOE in its Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) program. The DARHT effort is an element of the DOE's science-based program designed to ensure the safety and reliability of the country's nuclear weapons stockpile without the need for underground nuclear testing.

AlliedSignal expects to provide more than 300 amorphous metal induction cores over the life of the program, with a total anticipated value of approximately $6.7 million.

"AlliedSignal is the first amorphous metal manufacturer to build induction cores that can support the energy requirements of the programs like DARHT," said Bruce Fisher, vice president and general manager of AlliedSignal Amorphous Metals.

"We have invested in technologies that give our customers dependable, high-quality efficient solutions. Our work with the DOE national laboratories is an excellent example of our commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation."

The DARHT program is being implemented in two phases. The first phase involves the construction of the DARHT building and one of two sophisticated X-ray machines, which will be located at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Design and fabrication of the accelerator for the second phase X-ray system is the responsibility of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This equipment will be part of an X-ray system capable of generating a 20-million volt, 2,000-to-4,000 ampere, 2-microsecond electron beam that will be converted into four burst of intense X-rays.

Fisher said that AlliedSignal's METGLAS amorphous metal alloys are a unique line of alloys whose molecular structure enables easy magnetization and de-magnetization and creates improved mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties. "The innovative structural benefits of METGLAS amorphous metal alloys will enable the accelerator to efficiently transfer energy to the electron beam," he added.

"DARHT is a key Department of Energy stockpile stewardship project and these cores are critical components of the program," said Michael J. Burns, DARHT project director at Los Alamos National Laboratory. "The METGLAS cores will enable us to achieve the long-pulse accelerator performance we need to meet our objectives."

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories house world-class facilities where more than 30,000 scientists and engineers perform cutting-edge research spanning the department's science, energy, national security and environmental quality missions.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a multi-program laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the University of California. The oldest of the DOE labs, it conducts unclassified research in the biological, physical, materials, chemical, energy and computing sciences.

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary, multi-program laboratory whose central mission revolves around national security. Managed since its inception by the University of California, Los Alamos uses its core technical competencies developed for defense and civilian programs to carry out both national security responsibilities and broadly based programs in energy, nuclear safeguards, biomedical science, environmental protection and cleanup, computational science, materials science and other basic sciences.

AlliedSignal Electronic Materials serves the electronics industry with material and service solutions used in the production of semiconductor devices, printed wiring boards, advanced packaging for silicon chips and in amorphous alloy products.

The business (www.electronicmaterials.com) employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide. With headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., ASEM operates globally via facilities in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, India and Singapore.

AlliedSignal is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services, automotive products, chemicals, fibers and advanced materials. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

The company employs 70,400 people in some 40 countries. Additional information on the company is available on the World Wide Web at www.alliedsignal.com.

AlliedSignal was named the best diversified company by Forbes Global magazine; the most admired aerospace company by Fortune magazine, both globally and in the United States; and one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune.