CTS Corporation's Tianjin, China Facility Achieves ISO13485 Certification for Medical Manufacturing.

ELKHART, Ind. -- CTS Corporation (NYSE:CTS), a leading provider of electronics manufacturing services, announced today that the Tianjin, China facility of its Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) strategic business unit, has successfully achieved ISO13485:2003 certification.

ISO13485:2003 is the international quality management standard for designers and manufacturers of medical devices. CTS has actively pursued this certification as part of an ongoing global quality roadmap to meet the needs of customers in the high reliability, high technology medical sector.

Don Schroeder, President of CTS EMS, commented, "CTS is dedicated to offering all of our customers the widest possible range of global manufacturing options for their products, including complex medical devices and equipment. Certification to ISO13485:2003 in Tianjin means that we can now provide medical product manufacturing support from all of our Asian facilities, in China, Thailand and Singapore. Our North American and European based customers can now accomplish their product development and new product introductions in their local regions and utilize our Asian operations for cost effectiveness and Asian market access."

CTS' range of products and services provided to the medical sector includes highly complex, high-reliability SMT assemblies and backplanes, fully integrated box build systems, global NPI to support clinical trials, equipment design, micro-electronic assembly and clean room environments.

About CTS EMS

CTS EMS is a Tier Two provider of electronics manufacturing products and services to a range of markets, including communications, medical, defense, aerospace, and industrial equipment. With headquarters in Moorpark, California, CTS operates eight manufacturing facilities worldwide in Europe, North America and Asia.

About CTS

CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to OEMs in the automotive, computer, communications, medical and industrial markets. CTS manufactures products in North America, Europe and Asia. CTS' stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "CTS." To find out more, visit the CTS Web site at www.ctscorp.com.

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