AMS Controls Announces Hiring of New Embedded Software Engineer

ST. LOUIS – January 16, 2007 – AMS Controls, a leading provider of state-of-the-art electronic machine controls, announced it has hired Galen Sinkey as an Embedded Software Engineer in its growing engineering group.

Mr. Sinkey brings over 16 years of software development experience with him to AMS Controls. Most recently, he completed a 7-year stint at Boeing , where he worked the F/A-18 jet's Advanced Mission Computer project, developing new fuel and engine control software while serving as technical lead on the software build and delivery team. Prior to Boeing, he held software development positions at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA and IDEA Courier in Tempe, AZ.

He will be applying his extensive project management and design architecture experience toward AMS Controls’ new product lines and functional areas as the company’s expansion moves further into the global markets.

AMS Controls is a leading provider of state-of-the-art electronic controls exclusively designed and engineered to meet the needs of metal forming operations, including blank fed and coil fed machines, cut-to-length machines, folding machines, and extrusion lines. For more information about AMS Controls, call 314-344-3144 or access the company's Web site at www.amscontrols.com.

CONTACT: Patrick Dorsey 314.344.3144 pdorsey@amscontrols.com

SOURCE: AMS Controls