Lakewood, New Jersey, April 5, 2004

Vogelsang Corporation announced that is has been awarded a certificate of registration to the international quality standard ISO/TS 16949:2002. Vogelsang joins the elite ranks of company’s certified to this globally recognized automotive quality standard. The Big Three have strongly urged their suppliers to transition to the new standard as soon as possible, but not later than 14 December 2006, with DaimlerChrysler subsequently requiring registration to ISO/TS 16949 by July 1, 2004. It is reported that there are less than 300 organizations worldwide that have been awarded TS certification.
Mr. Armin Wachsmuth, Vogelsang VP/GM, explains that this prestigious certification is part of a systemic evolution at Vogelsang to meet or exceed worldwide customer expectations. “We obtained ISO 9002 certification in 1997 and quickly followed up on that by becoming QS-9000 registered. The ISO/TS 16949:2002 is a result of continuous improvement activities by all team members and is a significant achievement for our organization.” Quality Manager Gene Schror spearheaded the efforts to become compliant to the technical standard and coordinated the on-site audit by TÜV Rheinland of North America. “All in all, it went pretty smoothly,” stated Mr. Schror, “it appears that our processes and procedures already in place and our familiarity with the ISO and QS quality requirements were a big help in obtaining ISO/TS certification”.

Vogelsang is well known in the fastener industry as a leading North American producer of slotted and coiled tension pin fasteners, and in the automotive and off-highway markets for the tension
bushings, tubular parts, and compression limiters they manufacture at their Lakewood, NJ factory.

Contact Vogelsang at 1790 Swarthmore Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701; phone - (732) 364-4422; fax - (732) 364-8111; www.rollpin.com.