ETC Announces a “Sectional” Solution to Sterilization Equipment

Southampton, PA, April 01, 2009 – Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC:AMEX) (“ETC” or the “Company”) has been utilizing its extensive engineering skill to harness new and unique capabilities. One such innovation provides a unique solution to a growing problem. This involves the fabrication and installation of bulk size sterilizers in “Sections.”

Research facilities, primarily located in old, ivy covered university buildings, as well as older Government facilities like the NIH (National Institutes of Health) face serious problems when attempting to replace large, bulk size sterilizers installed many years ago. These locations are simply no longer accessible without costly demolition of existing walls, which is expensive and disruptive to the over all operation of the facility. ETC has engineered the unique capability of manufacturing, delivering, and installing these large size sterilizers in modular segments, or “Sections.” After taking careful measurements of the area and proposed route, these sections, either 2 or 3 depending on the situation, are carefully navigated through the existing facility. The sections travel through narrow corridors and doorways, into old, narrow elevators, and around corners to the final destination. The sections are then rigged into the existing footprint and welded together (no flanges or gaskets) to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code on site. Under ETC’s unique approach, the customer’s old bulk autoclave is replaced without knocking down facility walls, saving them time and money.

One of ETC’s important customer contacts, Lindsay Barnes, a Director of Research for Johns Hopkins University, recently commented on the sectional units that ETC provided to the University. “I was skeptical at first, but as I personally watched the expertise of the ETC’s manufacturing staff including their welders, my concerns immediately subsided. After operating this unit for four years, there was absolutely no hesitation when I decided to purchase a second unit for another renovation with similar spatial constraints.”

John Bucar, Senior Technical Specialist at ETC for over 30 yrs, stated, “By utilizing our unique capabilities, ETC now solves problems and provides solutions that are simply not available from other sterilizer manufacturers.”

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