Pacific Design Engineering 2000 Exhibitor Profiles A-K; Conference and Exposition to be Held Jan. 18-20 in Anaheim, Calif.

Business/Health Tech Writers

Pacific Design Engineering 2000

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 17, 2000

Pacific Design Engineering 2000 (PDE) Conference and Exposition starts Jan. 18 and runs through Jan. 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Listed below are profiles from companies participating in PDE 2000. These profiles and additional exhibitor news releases and advisories are available at www.tradeshownews.com.

Company:  Advanced Foam Inc.
Booth:    5667
Contact:  Bettye Valadez  Phone:    800-FOAM-PACK

Advanced Foam is a fabricator of foam plastics based in Gardena,
California. Fabricated foam packaging is custom-designed and produced
with inexpensive dies or CNC foam-cutting machines and accommodates
the unique shape and fragility of your product.

Applications:
Electronics
Medical Equipment
Machinery
Glass Products

Company:  Agile Software
Booth:    5406
Contact:  Yvonne Reopelle  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.agilesoft.com

Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL) provides collaborative
manufacturing commerce solutions for the e-supply chain. The company's
Agile Anywhere product suite allows supply chain partners to leverage
the Internet and form virtual manufacturing networks for product
introduction, manufacture, and change. Agile Buyer enables
Internet-based demand aggregation, RFQ processes, and online
procurement of direct (production) materials. Agile Anywhere is 21 CFR
Part 11 compliant for electronic records and electronic signatures
with a proven validation methodology. Headquartered in San Jose,
California, Agile has offices around the world. For more information,
see Agile's web site at www.agilesoft.com.

Company:  Alinabal Inc.
Booth:    5815
Contact:  Jeryl L. Ventura  Phone: [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.alinabal.com

Engineered Products Group - Vice President & General Manager - Paul M.
Kelley, Engineering Manager - Brian Fournier, and Customer Service
Manager - Jeryl Ventura. Precision Devices, Complex Mechanical
Assemblies and Custom Components. The Engineered Products Group
provides a wide range of manufacturing capabilities from simple
stampings to complex assemblies to a wide range of OEM markets which
include medical, commercial, aerospace, electrical, industrial,
automotive and defense. Products meet the highest quality levels using
statistical process control, technical engineering and prototype
development from design concepts. Alinabal is your best single source
for manufactured products. ISO 9002 Registered.

Company:  American Rotational Molding
Booth:    5445
Contact:  Gordon Sanden  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.rotomolding.com

American Rotational Molding is the oldest custom rotational molder in
the Western United States. Established in 1957, we have received more
awards from the International Association of Rotational Molders than
any other company in the west. The awards included Product of the Year
as well as one for manufacturing the best looking rotationally molded
part in the world. Recently, we became the first company in the U.S.
to receive an award for rotomolding a product which contained 25
percent post-consumer recycled plastic. Our five machines are capable
of rotomolding items as small as 1/3 of a pound and up to 16 feet in
length.

Company:  American Tool And Engineering Corporation
Booth:    5861
Contact:  Kaz Fukukura  Phone:  [phone] x3049
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.amertool.com

AT&E is a reputable high quality sheetmetal fabricator located north
part of San Diego. We can manufacture to your print or design to your
need. We have full capabilities from CAD design, CNC punching,
forming, welding, industrial painting and to assembling. We work well
from very small boxes to very large enclosures up to 40' long. We
handle large or small volume of production run. We have been
concentrated our effort with highly limited customer basis in the
past. Contact us, you will be pleasantly surprised to find San Diego's
well-hidden truly dependable fabricator.

Company:  ANT Computer Inc.
Booth:    5738
Contact:  Red Guevarra  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.antcomputer.com

Develop, manufacture, and marketing of industrial and embedded
computer products. Providing a wide range of industrial and embedded
computer equipment from single board computer (SBC), embedded computer
components, passive backplanes, and industrial rackmount and wallmount
chassis. All boards support PC/104, and ISO 9001 certified.

Company:  Astro Met Inc. (Advanced Ceramics Division)
Booth:    5782
Contact:  Frank Gorman  Phone:  [phone] x105
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.astromet.com

Advanced ceramic components manufactured from AmAlOx 68 99.8 percent
alumina ceramic, AmZirOx 86 yttria stabilized zirconia, ZTA-96
zirconia toughened alumina, and Macor machinable glass ceramic
components are typically precision machined to tight tolerances and
customer specification and focus on applications that require wear
corrosion resistance, thermal stability, high stiffness to weight
ratio, high dielectric strength, chemical inertness, and
biocompatability.

Company:  Automated Industrial Systems Inc.
Booth:    5829
Contact:  Tonia Frank  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.erie.net/~ais

Automated Industrial Systems (AIS) has been a leading manufacturer of
custom equipment for over 20 years. Our Seal and Cap Installation
product lines consist of equipment to automatically install O-rings,
end caps, and other seals quickly and efficiently. Our Marking Product
line includes equipment used to mark and decorate virtually any part
using either pad printing, hot stamping, or laser marking technology.
The common thread that ties all of AIS's product lines together is our
custom automation capabilities. We can provide just the right amount
of automation -- from benchtop machines to full turnkey systems. Stop
by our booth for a demonstration.

Company:  Bassick Casters/Kaspar Wire Works
Booth:    5764
Contact:  Greg Chumchal  Phone:  [phone] or 800-227-7425
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      Www.bassick.com

In 1897, August Kaspar first used smooth wire, discarded with the
coming of barbed wire, to make corn shuck baskets and horse muzzles.
Today, this company manufactures thousands of wire, tube, sheet metal
products, material handling products and maintains its niche as a
manufacturer of custom products.

Bassick Casters, a ISO 9001 manufacturer, has the capability to
satisfy virtually all requirements for casters, wheels, glides,
clamps, sockets and floor locks. With its advanced manufacturing
plant, testing facilities and large experienced sales staff, Bassick
Casters is able to provide their customers with the best in products
and service.

Company:  Belt Technologies Inc.
Booth:    5655
Contact:  Tim Potrikus
Phone:    [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.belttechnologies.com

Belt Technologies Inc. is the leading manufacturer of steel and metal
belts. Unique properties of metal belts provide ideal solutions to
motion control and positioning applications in aerospace, medical,
electronics, food processing and precision manufacturing applications
worldwide. At Pacific Design, Belt Technologies will showcase
pre-engineered components, which can be used to reduce lead times and
lower costs. An ISO-9001 company, we provide design and manufacturing
capabilities for prototype and production quantities. Specialized
coatings, perforations, and attachments can be added to the belts to
change surface characteristics or positioning performance attributes
of the metal belts

Company:  CANTHERM (Canadian Thermostats & Control Devices Ltd.)
Booth:    5433
Contact:  Gilbert Lacoste
Phone:    [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.cantherm.com

Since the acquisition of MSD by Microtherm GmbH, we have also adopted
the entire Microtherm product line. CANTHERM now also produces a wide
variety of snap-action, temperature limiting, bimetallic thermostats
that have been designed with the electrical and coil winding
industries in mind. Devices are available for the protection of
electric motors and transformers, variable speed drives, motor
controllers, power supplies, anywhere that heat could become a
problem.

Cantherm and Microtherm are geared for a global market with
manufacturing plants in 7 countries and sales offices around the
world. With free global trade on the horizon, we are preparing
products that will be acceptable anywhere in the world. We presently
have agency approvals for our products according to the new IEC
requirements and EN specifications.

Company:  Caradon Mideast Aluminum
Booth:    5601
Contact:  Dan Nudo  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.mideastaluminum.com

Mideast Aluminum has long been recognized as an industry leader in the
extrusion and fabrication of aluminum shapes - specializing in solid
and hollow shapes of up to 8-1/2" circle size and a maximum of 10
pounds per foot. We consistently run 1/4 commercial tolerance and
provide finishes of 32 microinch Ra or less. Our quality and
environmental systems are ISO 9002 and 14001 certified, with many of
our systems QS-9000 compliant. Combining our extrusion capabilities
with anodizing, finishing, painting and extensive fabrication
services, we offer a total aluminum extrusion model that will help
drive your project from Concept to Application.

Company:  Data Circuit Systems Inc.
Booth:    5650
Contact:  Mike Kadlec  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.datacircuits.com

Total Interconnect Solution. Specialized in short cycle fabrication of
high density multilayer PC Boards. Technology includes 1-24 layers,
immersion white tin, micro BGA & SMT, 3 mil trace & space, 4 mil vias.
Corporate strategy ensures one to three day turns. Leaders in on-time
performance.

Company:  Deccofelt Corporation
Booth:    5844
Contact:  Kathy Smith  Phone:  800-54-Decco
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.deccofelt.com

Foam, Felt, Cork, Rubber, Vinyl, Film a We adhesive coat, laminate ,
die cut, slit and sheet. We are a converting house that has been
helping companies for 50 years with the products you don't think of.
We laminate foam for orthopedic braces. We coat and die cut foam
products for laryngectomees. We apply adhesive to carpet for panels.
We slit rubber for weather-stripping. We die cut cork for gaskets,
along with many other products. Deccofelt strives to provide quality
parts on time while offering our customers and our employees a company
that cares. How can we help?

Company:  Delvest Inc.
Booth:    5809
Contact:  Maria Micola  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.delvest.com

Since our beginning in l970, Delvest has honed the delicate blend of
ancient skill and modern technology to produce state-of-the- art
precision investment castings. The combined experience of our
management staff exceeds 200 years employing the "lost wax" casting
method. This process allows maximum freedom in gating and cluster
assembly, both critical to casting integrity and cost effectiveness.
Delvest is committed to maintaining the highest quality standards in
the industry by providing their customer with quality products,
on-time delivery, and competitive pricing. Delvest produces castings
varying from less than one ounce to 250 lbs. Delvest offers an
in-house tool shop with prototype through production, engineering and
design assistance. Products are all air melt alloys.

Company:  Designhaus Inc.
Booth:    5695
Contact:  LeRoy LaCelle
Phone:    [phone] or 888-323-6565
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.designhausinc.com

Designhaus is a quality-award winning Industrial Design and
Engineering firm, who's services support national corporations in
consumer, business equipment and medical products markets.

For 21 years, Designhaus creative staff have been developing and
implementing unique design solutions with client partners, utilizing
accurate ergonomic research techniques through to CAD engineering/
Production documentation and prototyping techniques.

Visit us at www.designhausinc.com and at our booth 5695.
Experience the Designhaus quality design approach.

Company:  Desktop Engineering Magazine
Booth:    5401
Contact:  Anthony Lockwood  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.deskeng.com

Desktop Engineering focuses on the latest hardware and software for
mechanical and design engineers in the process and manufacturing
industries, including CAD, data analysis, EDM/PDM, and data
acquisition.

Each issue provides extensive product reviews, comparisons, tutorials,
technology updates, application stories, product resource guides, and
new product reports.

Company:  Dimco-Gray Company
Booth:    5736
Contact:  Phyllis Snell  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.dimco-gray.com

Dimco-Gray Company, founded in 1948, is an ISO 9001 registered
company, planning to be QS 9000 by February 2000, specializing in
custom molded thermoplastic and thermoset insert molded parts,
DimcoGRIPa soft touch knobs and handles, has the widest variety of
stock knobs and handles available anywhere, supports a variety of
industries including lawn and garden, exercise equipment, automotive,
medical and furniture industries. Well known for insert molding,
Dimco-Gray also has a reputation as the finest U.S. manufacturer of
electromechanical and electronic foodservice, sports, industrial and
photographic timers marketed under the name GraLaba. SnapSlidea
fasteners, screw machine parts, cold headed parts, light assembly,
ultrasonic welding, pad printing, hot stamping and
machining/drilling/tapping complete the company's offerings.
Dimco-Gray, an employee owned corporation, is headquartered in
Centerville, Ohio, and employs approximately 205.

Company:  EuroComp/CAMDEN
Booth:    5746
Contact:  Colton Rickert  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.eurocomp.net

EuroComp/CAMDEN offers a full range of European style terminal blocks
and related products which include PCB, Panel, and DIN rail mount as
well as two piece pluggable type connectors. Relay sockets, Interface
modules, Wire Ferrules, Fuse terminal strips, Fuse Holders, Fuses,
Circuit protection devices, DIN rail mount PCB enclosures and

accessories. NEW for year 2000, EuroComp introduces the HydroCon line
of waterproof connectors, circular standard and miniature series.
These products offer engineers a complete source for worldwide
approved products. EuroComp/Camden is an ISO 9002/CE certified
manufacturer which competes favorably with all other European sources
regarding quality, delivery, selection and value. These products can
accommodate 24 through 2/0 AWG wire, up to 155 amps at 600 VAC, and
are available in stock from EuroComp, Inc. the exclusive U.S. agent.
Contact Colton Rickert at EuroComp, Phone [phone], Fax
714-847-8832, e-mail: [e-mail], or www.eurocomp.net.

Company:  Exact Manufacturing
Booth:    5847
Contact:  Matt Larson  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.Exactmfg.com

Exact is a producer of Ultra Precision aluminum extrusions capable of
holding dimensional tolerances to +/-.001" and achieving wall
thickness as low as .008". With Exact's advanced capabilities, it is
now possible to extrude shapes and tubes to configurations impossible
for other extruders. The Ultra Precision Extrusion(R) process now
gives design engineers the capability to design and manufacture
products that prior to Exact were unattainable to achieve.

Company:  FB Johnston Group
Booth:    5863
Contact:  Bev Vogt  Phone:  [phone] x290
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      fbjohnston.com

FB Johnston Group, ISO 9002 Registered, is a manufacturer of custom
graphic solutions for the OEM marketplace. During this year's show we
are pleased to introduce Polyurethane domed labels. FB Johnston Group
is a full service label and decal supplier who will customize your
graphics and service needs as our vision is "To be held by those to
whom we supply products and services as the standard of excellence for
Innovation, Responsiveness, and Dependability."

Company:  General Foundry Service
Booth:    5482
Contact:  Keith Krook
Phone:    [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.genfoundry.com

Since 1946, General Foundry Service has been providing innovative
solutions to casting needs. We specialize in ready-to-assemble,
premium quality, precise, aluminum castings.

We offer ONE-STOP shopping. We take total responsibility for parts in
prototype, pre-production, or production quantities.

PATTERNMAKING-Our skilled craftsmen have years of experience in making
patterns to exacting tolerances in wood, plastic, or metal.

MOLDING-We offer three complementary processes: Precision Sand, Rubber
Plaster Molding (RPM), or Investment Casting.

SECONDARY OPERATIONS-We offer machining services, using our modern CNC
machining centers.

SPECIALIZING IN PARTS FOR: Medical/Scientific Instrumentation,
Semiconductor Processing Equipment, Electronic Instrumentation, and
Indoor/Outdoor Lighting.

Company:  GOAL Semiconductor Inc.
Booth:    5561
Contact:  Vivienne Feeney  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.goalasic.com

GOAL Semiconductor Inc. design & supply mixed signal ASICs. The
company manufactures a line of highly miniaturized and portable
"integrated systems on a chip" for stimulus, interface, and reading of
sensor types including temperature, humidity, acceleration, chemical,
gas, pressure & flow. GOAL Semiconductor Inc. also provides a range of
prototyping options including low-to-high shared wafer services and
in-house silicon evaluation, packaging & testing. Applications that
the GOAL product family covers: Sensor Readout Electronics,
Transceivers, Level Translators, Switches & Regulators,
Microcontrollers, VoiceROM, CMOS, Infrared & Visible Detectors.

Company:  ITI
Booth:    5607
Contact:  Bert Murray  Phone:  [phone] or 513-576-3900
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.iti-oh.com/pdi

ITI is the world's leading provider of Product Data Interoperability
solutions. ITI tools and services allow companies throughout industry
to share product data regardless of that data's origin or destination.

Our offerings include:
-- CADfix (www.cadfix.com) - CAD model repair & healing software.
-- CAD/IQ (www.cadiq.com) - Detect hidden CAD model errors before
   releasing the model.
-- IGES/Works - View, analyze, and edit problem IGES files.
-- DexCenter - Automate and manage the data exchange process.
-- Services - Legacy Data Migration, Customer/Supplier Integration

Company:  J&J Electronics Inc.
Booth:    5580
Contact:  Frank Matheus  Phone:  [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.jandjelectronics.com

J&J Electronics is a stocking, full service Automation and Control
Distributor specializing in working with small to mid-sized companies.
Sick and J&J are introducing the new, easy-to-use W.1000 Teach-In
Sensor with OneTouch.

-- Teach-in button allows the sensor to automatically sets itself up
for your application -- Teach-in ability is standard on the energetic
proximity and fiber optic sensing modes with no extra cost -- First
stress-free molded lens -- All parts ultrasonically welded -- IP 67
and NEMA 6 enclosure ratings; withstands 1200 psi washdown -- All
adjustments made via wire or sealed push button - no covers to open

Company:  KCA Electronics Inc.
Booth:    5101
Contact:  Michael Bernhardt  Phone:    [phone]
E-mail:   [e-mail]
Web:      www.kcamerica.com

KCA Electronics specializes in design, prototypes and small to medium
volume and assembly of rigid and flexible printed circuit boards.
Korea Circuits specializes in large volume production of rigid and
flexible printed circuit boards and assemblies. Each company
specializes in double-sided to high-tech multi-layers. Technologies
include micro via, micro BGA, COB and CSP. Assembly includes both
turnkey and consignment assembly of SMT type boards.