Minneapolis, MN, February 16, 2006 — http://www.minco.com - Minco, a designer and manufacturer of critical components for critical applications, was among the top companies honored for best technologies for RTDs (resistance temperature detectors) in CONTROL Magazine’s 14th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

Minco received 6% of the votes in the best RTD supplier category to rank among the biggest names in the process industry in CONTROL Magazine’s annual unaided reader survey.

“We are honored to accept this award,” said Tony Peet, Minco Vice President, “especially since it’s voted on by process industry professionals that actually use these products.”

Minco RTDs are widely used throughout the process industry, building automation and HVAC, and military and aerospace applications. Minco’s diverse line of RTD packages, ranging from standard probes and assemblies, to flexible Thermal-Ribbons and Thermal-Tabs, to miniature embedment and stator sensors, are manufactured to deliver precision accuracy and reliability in a variety of harsh environments.

“We always strive to manufacture industry-leading, reliable RTDs that can be used in a multitude of applications,” said Marty Knutson, Minco Marketing Manager, Sensors and Instruments Division. “We’re very excited to learn that professionals in the process industry think likewise”.

View the CONTROL Readers Choice Awards article at: http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2005/566.html

About Minco
Minco designs, manufactures and markets critical components for critical applications. The company is unsurpassed in its ability to integrate and assemble flexible Thermofoil™ Heaters, Flex Circuits, Sensors and Instruments into a single component for greater efficiency. Minco helps companies minimize the risk of product failure by providing highly reliable components and expert design services. www.minco.com.