Springfield Manufacturing LLC Announces Dennis J. Capilongo as Operations Manager for the Newly Opened Houston, Texas Facility

Clover, SC, December 17, 2008 - Springfield Manufacturing LLC (www.springfieldmfgllc.com) announced today that it has added a key resource to the management team to address the strategic growth in the industrial gas turbine market. Dennis Capilongo from Katy, Texas has joined them as the Operation Manager for the newly opened Houston, Texas manufacturing facility.

Dennis Capilongo will assist Springfield Manufacturing LLC in establishing, growing and operating the Houston facility to support key regional Industrial Gas Turbine customers. Dennis brings over 30 years of operational experience having been Plant Manager at Forge USA and General Manager of Machining at Oil States/Hydrotech. Recently Dennis has worked with Logic Precision, Inc. & Waterjet Division in Customer Relations assisting the owner with business development, growth and productivity improvement initiatives.

Mitch O. Miller, President of Springfield Manufacturing LLC said that, “Dennis Capilongo is coming from a region that we have targeted for expansive growth and we are confident that his experience will lead us in the direction we desire.”

ABOUT SPRINGFIELD MANUFACTURING, LLC – Springfield Manufacturing started as the process development shop for the Huffman Corporation in the late 1980s developing the waterjet machining processes for the customers purchasing Huffman's waterjet machines. In 1996, Springfield Manufacturing, LLC became a separate spin off manufacturing business due to contract machining from Huffman Corporation. Over the last decade Springfield Manufacturing has grown to a 24-hour production shop whose customers read like a who's who of the aero and land based turbine and aerospace industries. The company’s main products are multi-axis precision abrasive waterjet machine systems and the machining of flight, industrial gas turbine, and medical parts. Located in Clover, SC, a suburb of Charlotte, NC, Springfield is an ISO 9001:2000 and CE-approved supplier with global sales and service.