CFS RECEIVES SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM FSI INTERNATIONAL FOR ON-TIME DELIVERY, QUALITY AND SERVICE

CHANHASSEN, MN (Nov. 30, 2005) - Custom Fab Solutions, LLC (CFS), a custom plastic/metal fabricator and systems integrator serving technology industries, today announced it received a Supplier Excellence Award from FSI International. FSI is a global supplier of wafer cleaning equipment and technology to microelectronics manufacturing companies.

This is the third year FSI has presented supplier excellence awards. To qualify for this award, the supplier must be a strategic supplier and must maintain at least 95% on-time delivery performance for the year. CFS maintained 100% on-time delivery. Suppliers must have quality performance of at least 98%. CFS' quality performance was 98.7%. The supplier must also meet service expectations including flexibility to meet rush requirements and reschedules; demonstrate a commitment to "lean" initiatives to improve cost and cycle time; and to demonstrate overall responsiveness to requests from FSI.

"CFS has done a great job responding to the dynamic requirements of FSI. They maintained perfect delivery performance for the past 19 consecutive months and demonstrated continuous quality improvements to a point where we can count on their reliability," stated Jeff Papke, FSI materials manager. "They very effectively use our supplier portal to balance production and plan future requirements."

"We are gratified to receive this award because FSI recognizes only the highest performing suppliers and we understand that the competitive demands of the global semiconductor industry require excellence from its suppliers," said Bill Braunwarth, CFS director of sales and marketing. Receiving this award is proof that CFS is committed to continued customer satisfaction. Our goal is to be responsive to all of our customers' by ensuring we meet their quality and delivery requirements."

About FSI International. FSI International, Inc. is a global supplier of surface conditioning equipment technology and support services for microelectronics manufacturing. Using the Company's broad portfolio of cleaning products, which include batch and single-wafer platforms for immersion, spray, vapor and CryoKinetic technologies, customers are able to achieve their process performance, flexibility and productivity goals. The Company's support services programs provide product and process enhancements to extend the life of installed FSI equipment, enabling worldwide customers to realize a higher return on their capital investment. FSI maintains a web site at http://www.fsi-intl.com.

About Custom Fab Solutions. CFS is a Minneapolis-based fabricator of plastics, Teflon® and PFA. The company offers metal fabrication, electro-polishing services and is a systems integrator serving technology markets. The company combines its capabilities with its customers' needs to integrate customer-specified instrumentation and controls into a ready-to-use product. CFS primarily serves the semiconductor, disk drive, electronics, medical, pharmaceutical and aerospace industries, where precision and contaminant-free material/products are required. The company web site is located at: www.CustomFabSolutions.com.

Contact: Amber Mohlman
Phone: 952.227.6600
e-mail: TechnicalServices@CustomFabSolutions.com