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Vergason Technology Appoints Leaptech Exclusive India Agent

Van Etten, NY – April 25, 2007 Vergason Technology Inc. (VTI) announces the appointment of Leaptech Corporation as its sales and service representative for India. Effective immediately, Leaptech, based in New Mumbai, will act as the exclusive VTI sales agent throughout India. After completing the training program at VTI’s Van Etten, NY location, Leaptech service engineers will also provide first-level field service support for all VTI equipment.

“India has demonstrated tremendous growth in the Information Technology sector, and is rapidly becoming a major player in other manufacturing arenas such as automotive,” comments Mark Fitch, VTI’s Director of Sales & Marketing. “After visiting last year, we decided the time was right for VTI to enter India. Leaptech was selected as our partner after conducting an extensive search of many candidate companies. With locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore & Chennai, they are well positioned geographically with respect to the primary areas of industrial manufacturing and growth.”

“We are excited by the opportunity to expand our business through the addition of VTI’s product line,” states Suresh Nair, a Principal Partner at Leaptech. “Leaptech has been very successful serving the capital equipment needs of electronics manufacturers & auto ancillary industries, but we were looking for the right partner to help us expand into new markets. I personally have an extensive background in PVD vacuum coating prior to starting Leaptech, and was aware of VTI due to their strong world-wide reputation for producing quality equipment. We are eager to begin selling VTI products into this important market.”

Leaptech Corporation, www.leaptech.in, was established to help electronics and semiconductor manufacturing companies in India achieve global standards by adopting the latest technologies available worldwide. The company represents the world’s leading companies offering automation equipment for PCB assembly, semiconductor and automotive manufacturing.

Vergason Technology, Inc. www.vergason.com, is a leading global innovator in thermal evaporation, cathodic arc, and sputtered thin film coating technologies. The company's client list includes a diverse market base such as automotive, medical, tooling, molds, dies, electronics, consumer lighting, decorative hardware, awards, packaging, sporting goods, appliances, toys and more.