Metal Improvement Company Publishes Ninth Edition of Shot Peening Applications Guide

21 November 2005

News Release

November 21, 2005

Paramus, NJ, Nov. 21 – Metal Improvement Company (MIC) has published the ninth edition of its Shot Peening Applications Guide, also known as the “MIC Green Book”.

MIC’s Shot Peening Applications Guide is a comprehensive technical resource on shot peening and covers the process’s theory, response to metals and effectiveness in various applications. The 64-page publication is available in four-color hard copy format, or you can download the entire manual or select chapters of interest in PDF format through the company’s web site (www.metalimprovement.com).

Metal Improvement Company provides precision metal finishing services, including shot peening, laser peening, coating services and heat treating, through a network of over 50 facilities in North America and Europe. Metal Improvement Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW).

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, headquartered in Roseland, NJ, is a diversified company that designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications in addition to providing metal treatment services. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.curtisswright.com.