News and Press Releases

June, 2005

Calnetix was awarded the People's Choice Award at the ASME Turbo Expo held June 7^th -9^th in Reno, Nevada.  The booths were voted on by all of the attendees as well as the exhibitors at the show.  Calnetix has sponsored the Cyber Café for the last 4 years at both the US and European ASME shows.  The announcement of the award came just before the closing of the show on June 9^th.  Kevin Gaffney and Stephanie Sears who organized the Turbo Expo presented the award to Wendy Orman, the Marketing Manager and trade show coordinator for the company.

Calnetix is very excited to have received this award as this show is a very important one for the company.  The quality of people that attend the technical sessions and walk the exhibition are the best found at any trade show that Calnetix attends.  Next year Calnetix will again be sponsoring the Cyber Café in Barcelona, Spain.  The company anticipates another great show in 2006!

About Calnetix, Inc.
Calnetix, a privately held high tech company based in California, USA, is the industry leader in high speed motors, generators, magnetic bearings, and integrated magnetic drive systems. The company's products are utilized in distributed power generation, power conditioning, gas processing, semiconductor manufacturing, automotive, medical equipment and other industries worldwide. Additionally, Calnetix provides a unique cost effective solution for Power Quality and UPS applications through its subsidiary Vycon, which manufactures energy storage flywheel based UPS systems.

About ASME/IGTI

Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today's ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community. ASME conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations, holds numerous technical conferences worldwide, and offers hundreds of professional development courses each year. ASME sets internationally recognized industrial and manufacturing codes and standards that enhance public safety.

The work of the Society is performed by its member-elected Board of Governors and through its five Councils, 44 Boards and hundreds of Committees in 13 regions throughout the world. There are a combined 400 sections and student sections serving ASME's worldwide membership.  To learn more about the ASME organization, visit http://www.asme.org..  Any questions regarding this press release or the ASME Turbo Expo, please contact Stephanie Sears at searss@asme.org.

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