ARIES ELECTRONICS NAMES ROBERT BATIS INC. AS HIGH FREQUENCY TEST SOCKET REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA

ARIES ELECTRONICS NAMES ROBERT BATIS INC. AS HIGH FREQUENCY TEST SOCKET REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA

Frenchtown, NJ, May 2002 -- Aries Electronics, an international manufacturer of standard, programmed and custom interconnection products, has appointed Robert Batis Inc. as its representative for Northern California and Nevada, excluding Clark County. Robert Batis will work with Aries to market the companys innovative high frequency test sockets to the electronics industry throughout the region.

Robert Batis, President, stated, The newer sockets that Aries is developing are set to provide superior quality and performance to the semiconductor industry. Our goal is to establish a network that enables customers in the region to take advantage of these new products as well as Aries existing line of RF sockets."

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Aries Electronics President and CEO William Sinclair said, A critical component to serving our customers effectively is an established network, so we can quickly deliver our products to our customers. Robert Batis will help us achieve this network and provide our customers throughout the region with the new and existing high frequency test sockets that we have developed."

In addition to high frequency test sockets, Aries produces several patented concepts for BGA (ball grid array), Chip Scale, and LGA (land grid array) sockets as well as Correct-A-Chip intelligent connectors that incorporate both passive and active components. Aries product line also includes adapters, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) test sockets for DIP, PGA, PLCC and SOIC devices, as well as DIP, SIP and special purpose sockets, headers and covers. The company manufactures programmable devices, jumper and cable assemblies, flexible cable products, square pin connectors, and specialty electronic connectors.

Headquartered in Castro Valley, CA, Robert Batis represents electronics companies throughout the Northern California area. In addition to the electronics and semiconductor industries, the company serves clients in the industrial machining industry.

For additional information, contact Aries Electronics, Inc., P.O. Box 130, Frenchtown, NJ 08825. Tel: 908/996-6841; Fax: 908/996-3891; E-mail: info@arieselec.com;
Web: www.arieselec.com.

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