March Plasma Systems Announces New Representative in Europe to Serve the Life Science Market

March Plasma Systems today announced it has established a new
partnership with 2Spring based in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Starting
on March 1, 2007, 2Spring will be responsible for sales and service
for the Life Science Market in Europe of the March Plasma Systems
family of gas plasma surface treatment systems typically used in the
manufacture of catheters, implantable device, ocular products, and
filter media.

"We are very pleased to have 2Spring partner with March. Their 10
years of rapid growth has gained 2Spring a wealth of experience and
success in supplying the medical device industry," said Peter
Bierhuis, President, March Plasma Systems. "2Spring will support
equipment sales and customer service throughout Europe for all of
March's Life Science products, including the FlexTRAK automated plasma
system and the newly redesigned AP-1000 batch plasma system. March
customers in Europe will greatly benefit from having a single point of
contact for both sales and service support."

"The March product line is an excellent fit in the broad spectrum
of 2Spring's product offerings," said Tim Appels, Managing Director,
2Spring B.V. "We have witnessed a growing adoption of plasma surface
treatment prior to bonding and coating processes throughout Europe and
are excited to promote these applications to our European customer
base."

Customers in Europe may immediately begin to contact 2Spring in
regard to March's equipment and applications capabilities.

2Spring is located at Wilhelminapark 16, 5041 EA Tilburg, The
Netherlands. For more information on 2Spring, please visit:
http://www.2spring.com

About March Plasma Systems:

March Plasma Systems is the global leader in plasma processing
technology for the life science, semiconductor, and PCB industries.
March has offices and applications laboratories worldwide, including
California, Florida, Europe, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea and
Taiwan. With over 20 years of continuous innovation, March designs and
manufactures a complete line of award-winning and patented plasma
processing systems. An expert staff of scientists and engineers is
available to assist in the development of plasma processes that
improve both product reliability and increase production yields.