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Press Release


Company Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: Beth Nicholson 508.497.0335 beth.nicholson@ctc-control.com
DATE: December 10, 2008


Bay Advanced Technologies Becomes CTC Distributor
Adds new sales and customer support to Northern California


Bay Advanced Technologies logoHOPKINTON, MA – Control Technology Corp., a leading manufacturer of automation controllers that integrate motion control, I/O, user interfaces, and enterprise connectivity, announces that Bay Advanced Technologies of Newark, CA has signed on to be its distributor. A former CTC distributor for more than 15 years, Bay will be working once again with CTC Western Regional Manager Martin Umeh, who like Bay, has recently returned to CTC.

"We are delighted to have Bay rejoin us as a distributor," said CTC President Tom Schermerhorn. "Bay brings a wealth of experience with both the Northern California customer base and with CTC products."

Bay Advanced Technologies' Peter Madison, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, concurs. "Bay Advanced Technologies is extremely excited to be reunited with Control Technology Corporation. Bay Advanced Technologies is very selective in our approach to supplier partners and an important criterion is that there needs to be a compelling 'Technology Advantage' to ensure value to our customers. Control Technology Corporation provides this value with product solutions that are unique and compelling within the Automation and Hi-Tech Industries. We appreciate the opportunity to provide CTC products to our mutual customers and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship."

Founded in 1963, Bay Advanced Technologies creates and markets solutions for automation and manufacturing by offering cost effective, innovative, quality automation components, systems and assemblies that enhance productivity. Bay Advanced Technologies works closely with major OEMs, in semiconductor, life sciences, electronics and automation markets to provide both component level application assistance as well as customized and innovative turnkey solutions.


About Control Technology Corporation – Control Technology Corp. (CTC) is redefining programmable control. Its innovative line of advanced programmable automation controllers combine high performance control with integrated motion, flexible programming options, and quick customization for OEM applications. The company’s Blue Fusion™ controllers feature sophisticated state logic that ensures consistent, high performance control. The QuickBuilder™ graphical programming software simplifies application development by replacing arcane and cumbersome relay ladder logic. CTC provides control solutions to a variety of OEMs in numerous industries, including medical, environmental, computer disk, semiconductor, water management, and packaging industries. Founded in 1975, CTC is the leader in web-enabled automation and has been issued numerous patents in this area. For more information, see www.ctc-control.com.

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