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September 4, 2007

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts, September 4, 2007   Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), a leading developer of high performance three-dimensional (3D) digital shape scanners, has recently completed a series of exercises that provide very positive results with regards to product performance and accuracy.  DPI's scanners are based on a revolutionary technology called Accordion Fringe Interferometry (AFI) developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

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JULY 31, 2007

WILMINGTON, MA, JULY 31, 2007.  NeoMetrix Technologies, a leading metrology sales and service organization in the Southeastern US, and Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), a leading producer of high performance digital shape scanners, have formed a sales & support partnership around DPI’s AFI 5000 product line. Florida-based NeoMetrix was established in 2003 by Dan Perreault, an expert in digital shape scanning who has been active  in the industry for more than a decade. Dan Perreault has worked on projects for leading industrial manufacturing and engineering firms, including companies in the aerospace, automotive and power generation industries. According to Dan Perreault, “The AFI 5000 will add a high-end scanner to our line of products available to solve customer problems.  Now, we can provide high-quality, high-accuracy data that is second to none.”  “DPI is very pleased to have a distribution partner with NeoMetrix’s background in the shape scanning industry,” says Olaf N. Krohg, Chairman and CEO of DPI.  “We look forward to a close, long-term relationship and are particularly interested in pursuing uncharted opportunities based on our AFI 5000 family of products.”

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JANUARY 31, 2007

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December 31, 2006

WILMINGTON, MA, December 31, 2006. Quality Measurement Technology (QMT), an advanced metrology sales & service organization, and Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), a leading producer of high performance digital shape scanners, have formed a sales & support partnership around DPI's AFI 5000 product line.

QMT has been serving the coordinate metrology needs of customers such as Boeing and Northrop Grumman for more than 20 years. Explains Tom Demogines, President of QMT, "digital shape scanning is fast becoming a critical coordinate measuring technology in the aerospace industry.  With the AFI 5000 product line in our portfolio, we can support customers who need quick, dense, 3D measurements of closely toleranced composite and metal components."  According to Alex Demogines, Technology Manager of QMT, "The AFI 5000 digital shape scanner delivers advanced levels of speed and accuracy for inspection, reverse engineering, process control and all types of 3D communication applications. QMT will provide onsite service, benchmark tests, product demonstrations, installation, training and technical support for AFI 5000 customers in the western region of the United States."

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August 29, 2006

An AFI 5000 digital shape scanner integrated with a ComScan robot will demonstrate engine block scanning at the International Machine Technology Show, IMTS 2006, in Chicago, IL. The ComScan robot is produced by Gaspardo & Associates, Inc of Aurora, IL. The digital shape scanner is produced by Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI) of Wilmington, MA.The integrated system will be demonstrated at Gaspardo’s IMTS booth (D-4429) from September 6 through 13, 2006.

According to Steve Gaspardo, founder and president of Gaspardo & Associates, “Individual scans take only a few seconds, but when an object requires 10 to 15 scans, or more, repositioning the part or scanner has a big impact on time and throughput. With ComScan, most components can be scanned without manual repositioning of either the part or scanner.” Gaspardo notes that ComScan makes multiple part color map inspection projects practical and cost efficient. “With ComScan, companies can do more reverse engineering and inspection projects faster with less direct labor expense.”

Wilmington, Massachusetts, July 15, 2006. Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), producer of high-performance digital shape scanners, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Konica Minolta to distribute the AFI 5000P along with Konica Minolta's Vivid 9i scanner.

"With the AFI 5000P in our product portfolio," explains Marty Chader, Konica Minolta's 3D business manager in the Americas, "we will be better able to serve customers who need shape scanning of large, closely-toleranced industrial parts of all sorts. The AFI 5000P has attributes that are particularly valuable to our customers. For example, the AFI 5000P can scan dull to shiny parts including machined surfaces better than any technology I've seen to date, with or without spray and targets. Further, the AFI5000P is relatively unaffected by the ambient light conditions that plague white-light scanners."

Wilmington, Massachusetts, July 14, 2006. A team of advanced technology companies have joined forces to improve the process of repairing defects and damage in large composite aircraft structures. The Advanced Defect Repair Inspection (ADRI) team is comprised of:

• American GFM (AGFM), six axis ultrasonic cutting, scarfing and system integration, Chesapeake, VA www.agfm.com/
• Abaris Training: Advanced composite manufacturing and repair training, Reno, NV www.abaris.com/
• Assembly Guidance Systems (AGS): Laser projection and automatic ply verification (APV), Chelmsford, MA www.assemblyguide.com/
• Dimensional Photonics (DPI) non-contact digital shape scanning, Wilmington, MA www.dpi-3d.com/

The ADRI team has demonstrated a proof of concept system that automatically generates digital models of "as damaged", "as prepared for repair" and "as repaired" parts utilizing the DPI AFI 5000P. These models are used to plan repairs (Abaris) and carry out high precision automated scarfing and repair kit cutting with AGFM cutting systems. The manual repair processes are guided by the AGS LASERGUIDE with documentation of accurate repair generated with AGS Automatic Ply Verification (APV).

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June 5, 2006

BOSTON, June 5, 2006. Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), a leading provider of digital shape scanning systems to global industry, announced today that it will launch a new product designated "AFI 5000P" at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) in July 2006.

"Digital shape scanners snap 3D " 'photos' of objects almost as simply as your digital camera snaps family photos," according to Olaf N. Krohg, DPI's Chairman & CEO. "3D photos are essentially CAD (computer aided design) models of objects. Our 'photos' are accurate to microns (a human hair is about 25 microns thick) and can be taken in as little as ten seconds."

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May 1, 2006

BOSTON, May 1, 2006. Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI) announced today that a multi-year project with GFM of Steyr, Austria and its US subsidiary, American GFM (AGFM), Chesapeake, VA to produce digital shape scanners for automated composite repair workcells is nearing completion. DPI expects to launch the new scanners, designated AFI 5000P, this summer to support composite repair workcells and related automation systems.

The concept of the Inspection and Repair Preparation Cell (IRPC) was publicly introduced by GFM's Frank Elliott at a recent conference hosted by AGFM at its plant in Chesapeake, VA. According to Mr. Elliott, "the purpose of IRPC systems is to automatically detect and repair sections in composite parts such as C-130 nose radomes and F-15 speed brakes that may contain flaws of some sort. An IRPC system consists of one or more digital shape scanners, nondestructive testing (NDT) sensors and GFM automated machining centers. The scanner(s) feeds precise surface contour information to the work cell, NDT sensors locate potential flaws and the machining centers cut plies and core plugs in order to repair composite parts. The IRPC concept is the latest in an ongoing series of programs championed by the GFM organization to address the need for keeping military aircraft flying-while minimizing repair down time."