Laser Guidance Takes a Quantum Leap

Released on: November 19, 2007, 8:11 am

Press Release Author: Jeff Rothe

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: A-Metrics, LLC and SEO Precision, Inc. have announced a
partnership to advance fast steering mirror (FSM) technology with "order of
magnitude" accuracy increases for laser guidance products with many government and
commercial applications.

Press Release Body: A-Metrics, LLC and SEO Precision, Inc. have announced a
partnership to advance fast steering mirror (FSM) technology with "order of
magnitude" accuracy increases for laser guidance products with many government and
commercial applications. Executives in the partnering organizations said their
electro-optical solutions will dramatically improve the current technology and
vastly enhance product performance.

A-Metrics owns patented technology to produce ultra-precision displacement
transducers with Angstrom sensitivity. SEO will design and develop FSM products
using A-Metrics transducers in applications such as customized directed energy
weapons systems, laser communications, and biometrics.

In directed energy weapons systems, used to defend against ballistic and cruise
missiles and disable air, ground, and sea transport vehicles, fast-steering mirrors
help mitigate the "jitter" inherent in high energy laser beams. This is essential
for maintaining the accuracy required to hit targets at great ranges, and for
reducing system costs. Fast steering mirrors also diminish "pointing jitter" in
laser communications applications, which ensures the extreme accuracy essential for
high capacity data transmission rates. "Our new joint capability will enable
customers to focus on the head of a pin from 1,000 miles away, opening new frontiers
in reconnaissance and laser communications," said Bruce Fagerland, CEO at SEO
Precision.

In the biometrics arena, SEO and A-Metrics are jointly developing technologies that
will push the limits of existing iris-scanning capabilities - providing extremely
precise stand-off iris scanning from over 100 meters for greatly improved security
identification and other purposes.

"Our new products will also enable customers to resolve to a nanometer from one
meter away," noted Ludwik F. Zon, A-Metrics CEO and general manager. "This creates
opportunities for applications not yet imagined in nanotechnology, semi-conductor
manufacturing, and a wide range of emerging applications in telemedicine. Our
combined capabilities provide opportunities to customize our technology for many
commercial applications," Zon continued.

SEO Precision, Inc., located in Crosby, N.D., has more than two decades of
experience in successful space and defense programs, and leads the industry in
innovative fast steering mirror design. Contact Bruce Fagerland, Chief Executive
Officer, 701-965-5653, www.seoprecision.com.

With patents in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, Charlotte, N.C.-based
A-Metrics LLC makes their transducer technology available to companies and
institutions worldwide for licensing, purchase, or joint ventures. Contact Ludwik.
F. Zon, CEO and General Manager, 704-307-2443, www.a-metrics.net.

Web Site: http://www.a-metrics.net

Contact Details: A-Metrics, LLC: 7804 Fairview Rad, Suite 317, Charlotte, NC 28226
SEO Precision, Inc.: 101 South Main Street, Crosby, ND 58730

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