AMI DODUCO Achieves ''A1'' Supplier Rating at Electrovac

    Business Editors

    PFORZHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol (NYSE:TNL) company, announced that it has achieved "A1" supplier status at Electrovac, one of its longtime customers. In its most recent rating period, Electrovac awarded AMI DODUCO a perfect score of 100 percent, based on price, quality and delivery performance.
    Based in Salzweg, Germany, Electrovac produces hermetic microelectronics packages and thermal management products. AMI DODUCO provides Electrovac with silver/nickel contact tips, which are used in high-temperature control devices for glass/ceramic cooking surfaces.
    "We are pleased, that our products meet the high quality standard of this important customer," said Karl-Heinz Funke, AMI DODUCO's Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, "and we are gratified in knowing that our own high standards are contributing to the excellence of Electrovac's products."
    Headquartered in Export, Pennsylvania, AMI DODUCO is a global leader in electrical contact technology and fabrication. The company supplies contacts and assemblies, contact materials, thermostatic bimetal and clad metal products, electroplating and surface treatment services, and precious metal refining and recycling to more than 3,000 customers. AMI DODUCO operates from locations in North America, Europe and Asia. The company's website is www.amidoduco.com.

    Copyright (C) 2005 AMI DODUCO, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders.

    Cautionary Note: This message contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially. This release should be read in conjunction with the factors set forth in Technitrol's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 1, 2004 in Item 2 under the caption "Factors That May Affect Our Future Results (Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)."

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CONTACT: AMI DODUCO, Export Tom Bametzrieder, 724-733-8332

KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA GERMANY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS MINING/METALS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT SOURCE: AMI DODUCO

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