STIZ Scientific Technologies

Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq:STIZ), a leading North American provider of automation safeguarding products, has partnered with Allied Electronics, Inc., a leading worldwide distributor of electronic components and related products, for the distribution of STI safety products throughout North America. Allied Electronics will sell STI's most popular machine safety products including safety light curtains and other optical-based safety devices, as well as interlocking solutions tailored to MRO needs. Allied Electronics offers a single-source based system catering to user and facility operations environments. They offer more than 281,000 parts for online purchase, and their print catalog includes more than 135,000 products. Specifying engineers often look to Allied Electronics for prototyping due to their extensive range of available technology solutions. "We are delighted to join forces with a respected distribution partner in Allied Electronics. Their experience and mode of operation has proven effective in penetrating the vast user and MRO areas of the machine safeguarding market. Coupled with our comprehensive line of automation safety products and commitment to making people safe and productive, this should prove to be a win-win relationship," said James A. Lazzara, Senior Vice President of Sales for STI. About Allied Electronics In business since 1928, Allied Electronics, Inc. is a North American leader in industrial distribution of electronics and electromechanical components, and the North American Division of Electrocomponents plc, the leader in catalog component distribution worldwide. For more information contact: Allied Electronics, 7410 Pebble Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76118; 800-433-5700; www.alliedelec.com. About Scientific Technologies Inc. Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI) is a North American leading provider of automation safeguarding products and services through its Safety Products Group. STI's Optical Sensor Division (OSD) provides safety products that are used to protect workers around machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots. Our products serve a wide variety of applications and markets, including semiconductor, automotive, electronics manufacturing, packaging and consumer markets. STI's Machine Services Division (MSD) provides safety services such as: safeguarding equipment installations, machine safety assessments, and the design and custom fabrication of guarding solutions. MSD specializes in machinery services including the repair, relocation, installation and service of fabricating machinery. MSD serves customers in a variety of industries, including metal fabrication, aerospace, electronics, building materials, automotive and food processing. Our web site is located at www.sti.com. STI's Automation Products Group serves the factory automation, semiconductor, transportation, oil and gas, consumer and food processing industries with a diversified offering of sensing technologies. Products include level, flow, pressure sensing, positioning transducers, vehicle separation, profiling and ultrasonic sensors and controls. Further information is available at the Group's web sites: www.automationsensors.com, and www.stiscanners.com.