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NORTH AMERICAN HEAT-EXCHANGER MANUFACTURERS CHOOSE BRAZED COPPER-BRASS FOR NON-ROAD DIESEL APPLICATIONS

Young Touchstone and RADAC Are Among Early Adopters

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 15, 2005) — The CuproBraze Alliance announced today, at the start of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005, that CuproBraze® heat exchangers are now being produced by several manufacturers in North America. Among the early adopters of the technology are Young Touchstone, who makes large heat exchangers primarily for OEMs; and RADAC, who has established an excellent reputation for supplying heat exchangers to the aftermarket.

“Because operating temperatures and cooling requirements are so much higher today than they were in years past, especially in the diesel-driven heavy-duty equipment on display at ConExpo, the level of interest in the CuproBraze process has skyrocketed,” said John Hipchen, representing the CuproBraze Alliance in North America. “CuproBraze heat exchangers not only can handle the increased temperatures but also are proving to be considerably stronger and more durable than the traditional products.”

“The CuproBraze heat-exchanger joints are so strong that designs previously considered to be 'not feasible' are being tested again but with the CuproBraze process,” said Gert Lundmark, executive director of the CuproBraze Alliance. “Some of those designs are working much better than traditional designs and they can also be produced at a lower cost. In other words, the CuproBraze process is opening doors that could not be opened in the past."

North American Manufacturers

After eight years of product development and testing, last year Young Touchstone unveiled a CuproBraze production facility in Jackson, Tennessee. The company designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of heat-exchanger cores, including FLAT-ROUND CuproBraze radiators incorporating its FLAT-ROUND ® technology, which provides the advantages of flat tubes (for superior airflow and heat transfer) and round tube-ends (for exceptional durability of tube-to-header joints).

Meanwhile, RADAC also adopted the CuproBraze process last year, and it is now selling CuproBraze heat exchangers to radiator shops, end-users and distributors. It is the first company to make plate-fin radiators using the CuproBraze process. “Our brazing processes are working better than we could have imagined when we began looking at the technology,” says James E. Cornwell, vice president of manufacturing. Cornwell sees CuproBraze opening up new markets for brazed copper-brass radiators with serpentine-fins; and brazed copper-brass charge air coolers with internal fins. According to Cornwell, the company is receiving requests from customers for CuproBraze in practically every product category, including construction equipment, forklifts, commercial trucks and power generators. “Our customers demand the superior performance so it’s only natural that they would demand CuproBraze,” he says.

For more information about Young Touchstone, visit www.youngtouchstone.com, call (731) 424-5040 or write to Young Touchstone, 200 Smith Lane, P.O. Box 7568, Jackson, TN 38301. For more information about RADAC, visit www.radac.com, call Toll free: (800) 436-5200, or write to Jim Cornwell, VP of Manufacturing, RADAC Corporation, 1231 Fourth Avenue, Dayton, Kentucky 41074. Email: cornwellj@radac.com.

For more information about CuproBraze visit www.cuprobraze.com.

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