Komax shows impressive powers of innovation at the Productronica

Komax is presenting a host of new products at the Productronica, the
top trade show for the wire processing industry held every two years.
In doing so, the global market leader in wire processing is
underscoring its potent powers of innovation.

The Productronica held every two years in Munich is the most
important trade show in wire processing. Komax will be on hand again
to present a number of product innovations in this sector. Despite
the difficult economic climate, Komax has energetically pushed
development work on new products. It therefore offers customers
innovative solutions that will prepare them for the coming upturn.
Innovations revolve primarily around miniaturization, quality
control, flexibility and increased production output.

Ultra-flexible product development
The new product innovations from Komax come mainly in response to new
trends in the market. Komax is therefore presenting new machines at
the Productronica or building on established advances to make proven
equipment even better. As always, we focus on generating even more
benefits for our customers with our new products.

In general, there are four prominent trends right now for which Komax
is presenting innovations:

Miniaturization: The Komax machines have been newly developed to
allow the processing of even smaller sized cables, particularly for
insertion in miniaturized housings. For instance, the new Zeta
633/656 processes conductor cross sections of 0.13mm2 and
miniaturized housings with a grid spacing of 1.25 mm. Manual loading
of these housings ranges from difficult to impossible and is highly
prone to error. Komax meets this challenge with the Zeta 633/656, a
model that can even produce harnesses with small components fully
automatically.

Quality optimization: CFA+, a new generation of crimp force analysis,
combines quality with high production output. This feature helps in
determining the optimum setting parameters and in detecting setup
errors. CFA+ ensures optimum monitoring during production and is so
easy to understand and to operate.

More flexibility: The new automatic crimping machines are fitted with
optimized open interfaces, so they remain flexible in accommodating
the mounting of processing modules. One example is the new Alpha 355
S, a model now positioned between the Alpha 355 and the Alpha 356.

Larger production output: Komax strives to boost the performance of
existing products while making them easier for users to operate. The
Alpha 355, Alpha 356 and Alpha 455 machines have been optimized in
ways that improve their productivity and the monitoring of machine
performance while making inkjet marking even more flexible.

Multi-conductor twisting with the new semiautomatic bt 188 is another
example of an innovation from Komax. It features excellent twisting
quality at a high rate of speed. With the option for precise
multi-conductor twisting on the new bt 188, Komax offers a solution
that is efficient in terms of quality and economy. This product is a
great value for the money. This option and its clever design allows
three or four conductors to be twisted with no pitch errors.

The new ims 295 inkjet marking system has an impressive scope of
application. It can be used as a fully integrated inkjet in all fully
automatic Komax wire processing machines or as an offline inkjet. For
the first time, Komax is also presenting a laser marker capable of
marking wire while it is being drawn in to the machine.

With its new Zeta 633 L, Komax offers a model that expands the range
of use of the Zeta systems. The additional processing stations reduce
the required material changes and interruptions to production. For
many applications, no extension is needed and the overall cost of
investment is substantially lower. This makes the Zeta 633 L the
perfect system for the production of wire harnesses for control
cabinet construction.

Last but not least, Komax will unveil the new Kappa product family of
automatic cut and strip machines. The five new machine types have
unique functions, such as the automatic measurement of the conductor
diameter at the press of a button.

Komax constantly refines and expands the solutions it offers, so its
customers benefit from the highly flexible and efficient uses to
which the various systems can be put.

Please feel free to pay a visit to Komax at the Productronica in
Munich from 10 to 13 November: hall B4, stand 325.

Change in Group Management

At the end of March 2010, Josef Zumstein, a member of Group
Management and Head of Sales and Marketing in the Wire business unit,
will be taking early retirement at his own request. Mr Zumstein has
been with Komax for 30 years. CEO Beat Kälin will remain Head of the
Wire business unit.

Background information about the Komax Group

Komax is the world's leading maker of crimp-to-crimp machines in the
wire processing market, commanding a market share of 40 percent.
Komax equipment ranges from wire cutting and stripping machines to
systems for the fully automatic manufacture of entire harnesses.

In the photovoltaic sector, Komax sells machines the world over for
the manufacture of crystalline and thin-film modules. Its objective
is to extend its Number One position in stringing to further segments
in the product portfolio.

In the medical equipment sector, Komax produces machine systems for
the manufacture of inhalers, for example, or insulin administration
or injection systems. Komax is also a leading medical technology
supplier in the global market.

The Komax Group operates manufacturing plants in Switzerland, France,
the United States, Malaysia and China. Komax is also impressive in
its ability to provide competent service in more than 50 different
countries.

Person to contact:

Komax Holding AG Phone (direct-dial) +41 79 236
52 64
Dominik Slappnig Fax +41 41 450
10 24
Head of Investor Relations & dominik.slappnig@komaxgroup.com
Corporate Communications
www.komaxgroup.com

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