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SCS Opens New Coating Center on Mainland Europe

February 25, 2010

New facility expands SCS worldwide Parylene coating capabilities

(Plzeň, Czech Republic) – Specialty Coating Systems is pleased to announce the opening of their newest Parylene coating facility, located in Plzeň, Czech Republic, approximately 100 km southwest of Prague. According to Kevin Walker, Managing Director, Europe, “The new coating facility in Plzeň will meet the needs of SCS’ mainland Europe customer base and enable the company to provide high quality Parylene coating services to a broader regional group of medical device, electronics, automotive and military/aerospace customers.”

The 930 sq-m facility is SCS’ third European coating facility, joining existing sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and represents the company’s tenth coating center worldwide. The two-level facility is comprised of dedicated rooms for shipping/receiving, cleaning and component preparation, and a large production area for coating, in addition to several offices and a conference room.

“This expansion into mainland Europe is an outgrowth of SCS’ commitment to our customers,” said Terry Bush, SCS President and CEO. “We take pride in supporting our worldwide customers with regional state-of-the-art coating facilities, which are able to support the high quality services and standards that customers have come to expect from SCS.”

For more information about SCS Parylene conformal coating services and the company’s worldwide locations, visit www.scscoatings.com.

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About Specialty Coating Systems
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, SCS is the worldwide leader in Parylene conformal coating services, systems, and materials.  SCS has nearly 40 years of application experience and expertise in the medical device, electronics, automotive and military industries.  With ten coating facilities throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, SCS leverages its worldwide Parylene coating resources in order to meet its customers’ needs on a global basis.  The company also offers industry-leading liquid coating systems, including spray, spin and dip coating systems, and ionic contamination test systems.  To find out more about SCS and its industry-leading product lines, visit the company’s website at www.scscoatings.com.