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Sypris Test & Measurement and Hi-Rel Laboratories Enter Into a Joint Services Contract

ORLANDO, FL (January 29, 2009) - Sypris Test & Measurement Inc., a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc., and Hi-Rel Laboratories, Inc. have signed a Joint Services Contract that provides for a single point of contact for customers seeking component testing and qualification services. The partnership benefits customers by offering combined expertise as well as a shared history of more than 70 years of reliable performance with semiconductor and passive component testing services.

“Sypris Test & Measurement’s partnership with Hi-Rel Laboratories will provide customers with a unique solution from two industry leaders. Program managers and their teams will now have a single source solution for their complete testing requirements,” commented Kathy Boyd, President of Sypris Test & Measurement.

“It is Hi-Rel Laboratories’ primary goal to serve our customers’ needs. When Hi-Rel can’t supply the testing solution required, we seek out the best partner available to help assist them. We have found that partner with Sypris Test & Measurement,” said Trevor Devaney, President of Hi-Rel Laboratories.

Sypris Test & Measurement, Inc. is a value-added supplier of test and calibration services. The Company provides semiconductor and passive component test, product test & evaluation and repair, calibration and management of general test equipment, both electrical and mechanical, through fixed locations, on-site locations, and mobile calibration facilities nationwide. Sypris Test & Measurement is ISO-9001:2000 registered, DSCC-approved and an A2LA (ISO/IEC-17025) and ISTA accredited company. For more information, please visit www.sypris.com.

i-Rel Laboratories, Inc. is a privately owned corporation focused on the materials evaluation of micro-electronic components used in the commercial, aerospace and defense industries. Beginning in 1973, Hi-Rel Labs realized the potential growth requirements of the aerospace industry for component testing and qualification known as DPA (Destructive Physical Analysis). Hi-Rel Laboratories has spent the last 35 years as the premier provider for DPA, Failure Analysis, and Materials Analysis of electronic components. Hi-Rel is ISO 9001:2000 with AS9100:2004 Rev. B registered. For more information, please visit www.hrlabs.com.