NEWS RELEASE
846
investorrelations@elecsyscorp.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ELECSYS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR REMOTE MONITORING
UNITS FROM MAJOR COLOMBIAN PIPELINE
Olathe,
Kansas (November 24, 2009) - Elecsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ESYS) announced today
that it has received an order from sales partner Tecnologia Total of Bogota,
Colombia for its NTG WatchdogCP™ II Remote Monitoring System. The order, for approximately $100,000 of WatchdogCP™ II remote monitoring units, will be provided to
Transportadora de Gas Internacional (TGI) and represents the Company’s first deployment of WatchdogCP™ II units in South America. The units will monitor cathodic protection
rectifiers on the Cusiana - Apiay -
Bogotá Pipeline operated by TGI, one of the major natural gas pipeline
operators in
After conducting thorough tests of competitive
systems in the harsh environment of the
“The voltage and current sensor modules
are physically and electrically isolated from the main base station, so the
risk of lightning damage has been reduced tremendously. Also, the ability to
expand the system to transmit additional field measurements such as pressure
and temperature will be extremely useful,“ stated
William Acevedo, Support Engineer with Technologia Total. He added, “From the website we can quickly select a group of rectifiers and
schedule a GPS-synchronized interruption session. This is very useful for close
interval surveys (CIS) and routine ON/OFF potential monitoring. We can also turn off rectifiers remotely via
the web when maintenance work must be done on the line. Additionally, field technicians can receive
text messages to inform them when processes are complete or a system is down."
“We are excited about the
enthusiastic efforts of the sales team at Tecnologia Total in
Tecnologia Total, a cathodic protection engineering
firm with offices in
About
Elecsys Corporation
Elecsys Corporation provides machine to machine
(M2M) communication technology solutions for critical industries where high
quality, reliability, and innovation are essential. Elecsys designs,
manufactures, and supports proprietary equipment and services that include wireless
remote monitoring, ultra-rugged mobile computing, and radio frequency
identification (RFID) technologies. In
addition, Elecsys designs and manufactures custom electronic assemblies and liquid
crystal displays (LCDs) to numerous industries worldwide. Primary markets
include critical infrastructure related to energy production and distribution, agriculture,
natural resources, and transportation.
Elecsys markets and supports its proprietary technology and products
under its DCI,
NTG,
Radix,
and eXtremeTAG
brand names. For more information, visit www.elecsyscorp.com.
About TGI
Transportadora
de Gas Internacional
Safe-Harbor StatementThe discussions set forth in this press release may contain forward-looking comments based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking comments. The difference could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to the factors and conditions that are described in Elecsys Corporation's SEC filings, including the Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009. The reader is cautioned that Elecsys Corporation does not have a policy of updating or revising forward-looking statements and thus he or she should not assume that silence by management of Elecsys Corporation over time means that actual events are bearing out as estimated in such forward-looking statements. # # #
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