Avidyne 'Takes Flight' With MSL; Flight Company Awards Avionics Contract to MSL.

Business/Technology Editors

CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2001

Manufacturers' Services Ltd. (MSL) (NYSE: MSV) today announced an agreement with Avidyne Corporation to provide electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for Avidyne's flight deck technology for business and commercial aircraft.

MSL provides OEMs with virtually integrated manufacturing services to support each product's unique lifecycle demands. MSL's expertise includes product design, new product introduction, assembly, test and distribution services.

"MSL has proven to be a very flexible partner for Avidyne," said Steve Schott, vice president of operations, Avidyne. "MSL's responsiveness and commitment allows us to better react to market conditions and helps us approach larger potential customers for business."

Avidyne Corporation is leading the avionics industry with innovative products that greatly enhance pilots' situational awareness and safety during every phase of flight. Avidyne Corporation is the lead developer of NASA's "Highway in the Sky" (HITS) program which calls upon Avidyne and its partners to design the general aviation aircraft cockpit of the future in an effort to significantly increase utility, safety and ease-of-flying.

"MSL is engaged with Avidyne at both our award-winning Westford, Mass. design services center and our new Lowell, Mass. manufacturing facility. The combined work of these two MSL facilities will provide Avidyne with complete Printed Circuit Board layout, manufacturing and box assembly capabilities that will help them deliver product to market with greater speed and meet customer demand," said Bob Donahue, president and COO of MSL. "This business is confirmation that our avionics market focus and expertise is delivering results."

About MSL:

Manufacturers' Services Ltd. (MSL) (NYSE:MSV) is a leading global provider of advanced electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company has established a global network of manufacturing facilities in the world's major electronics markets - North America, Europe and Asia. MSL has developed relationships with leading OEMs in rapidly growing industries such as wired and wireless communications, networking and storage equipment, computer systems and peripherals, consumer electronics, industrial equipment and commercial avionics. MSL provides integrated supply chain solutions that address all stages of the product life cycle, including engineering and design, new product introduction, materials procurement and management, testing, printed circuit board assembly, product assembly and systems integration and assembly, order fulfillment, distribution and after-market support.

MSL differentiates itself by providing exceptional customer service, by broadly and deeply integrating our services into our OEM customer's operations, and by leveraging information technology to connect a global network of supply, purchasing and fulfillment sites. MSL is headquartered in Concord, Mass. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.msl.com.

About Avidyne:

Based in Lincoln, Mass., Avidyne Corporation (www.avidyne.com) is revolutionizing the future of flight for business and commercial aviation through the power of today's most advanced technology. The company is leading the avionics industry with innovative products that greatly enhance pilots' situational awareness and safety during every phase of flight. Avidyne's core situational awareness tool, the FlightMax Flight Situation Display (FSD), is a highly flexible, open-systems solution for displaying and managing vital weather and navigation information through a full-color, five-inch LCD display. The FlightMax FSD is a very cost-effective, space-efficient situational awareness product that can be easily upgraded to incorporate future technologies such as datalink graphical weather. Avidyne Corporation is the lead developer in NASA's "Highway in the Sky" (HITS) program. Under this program, Avidyne is designing an integrated glass cockpit for general aviation aircraft which will significantly increase utility, safety and ease-of-flying.