Asymtek Announces Changes to Its Executive Management Team.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Asymtek, a Nordson company, today announced a series of executive management changes that maintain continuity in the organization's leadership needed for long-term success for the precision dispensing company. The organizational changes include:

Robert L. Ciardella is transitioning from his presidential duties at Asymtek and will act as an advisor to the company. Under his leadership, Asymtek has become a leading supplier of precision automated dispensing equipment for the semiconductor, medical, automotive and electronic packaging industries since he co-founded the company in 1983.

John Byers has been promoted to president of Asymtek, succeeding Ciardella. He will report to Andy Dunn, vice president of Nordson Corporation's Advanced Technology business segment. Byers joined Nordson in 1994 as engineering manager for the Electronics Systems business and was subsequently promoted to lead that business. Byers has also managed Asymtek's worldwide technical support organization and served as business unit manager of its Conformal Coating Group. In 2001, Byers was promoted to director of Supply Chain Management for Nordson Corporation and, in 2003, was named director of Corporate Development. Since November 2005, Byers has served as business unit director for Asymtek's Spectrum Business Group.

Alec Babiarz has been promoted to president, Business Development for Asymtek, also reporting to Dunn. Babiarz will continue to oversee Asymtek's sales and marketing functions, working closely with Byers.

Martin Stone will continue to serve as vice president of Operations for Asymtek. He will also continue to lead the Technical Support, Engineering Services groups and manufacturing fabrication operations.

Greg Hartmeier has been promoted to vice president, Business Units, reporting to Byers. In this role, he will lead the Spectrum Business Group and continue overseeing Supply Chain Management, Logistics and the Spares Group. Since joining Asymtek in 1989, Hartmeier has held positions of increasing responsibility in operations functions. Most recently, he served as business unit director for the Century Business Group.

Greg Wood has been promoted to vice president, Sales, reporting to Babiarz. Wood is currently responsible for sales in the Americas and, in his new role, will add global account management to his responsibilities.

Sherry DeLoach has been promoted to vice president, Finance. DeLoach was previously director of Finance. DeLoach will report to Byers. DeLoach will continue to lead Asymtek's Finance, Customer Service and Information Systems groups.

Tom Ratledge has been promoted to vice president, New Product Development. Ratledge joined Asymtek in 1995 as technical manager. He has also served as director of Engineering. Throughout his career at Asymtek, he has played a key role in developing new product platforms, software and dispensers. In addition to having overall responsibility for all new product development projects and strategy, Ratledge will continue to lead the flat panel display venture team and the Common Modules Group.

Photos available at:

John Byers: http://www.asymtek.com/images/john-byers.jpg

Alec Babiarz: http://www.asymtek.com/images/alec-babiarz.jpg

Robert L. Ciardella: http://www.asymtek.com/images/bob-ciardella.jpg

About Asymtek

Asymtek, a world leader in automated fluid dispensing and pioneer of jetting technology, designs and manufactures a full line of dispensing and conformal coating systems for semiconductor package and printed circuit board assembly as well as automotive, medical, aerospace, disk drive, flat panel display, optoelectronic, appliance and other precision industrial manufacturing applications. Asymtek products deliver a wide variety of fluids, including glues, epoxies, solder pastes, coatings and gasketing materials. Founded in 1983 and acquired as a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq:NDSN) in August 1996, Asymtek is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. Asymtek has received numerous awards, including Intel's 2003, 2004 and 2005 prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement awards. For more information, visit www.asymtek.com.

About Nordson Corporation

Nordson Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations. The company also manufactures technology-based systems for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson has more than 3,600 employees worldwide, and direct operations and sales support offices in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.nordson.com.