LAI to exhibit manufacturing services
at Power-Gen in New Orleans

Display featured at Booth No. 5274

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2007 — LAI International, Inc., a leader in advanced contract manufacturing services for the power generation industry, will feature its latest manufacturing technology in booth 5274 at Power-Gen International in New Orleans, La., Dec. 11-13.
With five production facilities across the United States, LAI specializes in fabrication of finished assemblies for the power generation industry.
LAI uses advanced abrasive laser, waterjet and electrical discharge machining technology to process precision components for industrial and aerospace gas turbines. LAI's specialized operations, which cut slots in spacer bands and rings, excel at near-net cutting of difficult-to-machine materials, including stainless steel, Inconel and titanium. The world leader in precision shaped hole drilling with abrasive waterjet technology, LAI processes blades, buckets, blisks, shrouds, nozzles, vanes, impingement plates and other precision turbine parts.
LAI has pioneered development of porcessing shaped cooling holes using an enhanced abrasive waterjet milling technology that eliminated thermal distortion, re-cast layers and the need for secondary operations. LAI's Drill-to-Flow Abrasive Waterjet Process drills precision shaped holes to diameters as small as 0.018 inches. This innovative process provides a number of advantages over non-traditional machining methods, including:

• - Superior hole quality.
• - Greater design freedom.
• - Tighter flow control.
• - Improved hole profiles.
• - No re-cast or globules.
• - Lower processing cost.
• - Drilling through thermal-barrier-coated parts.

About LAI International

LAI is an approved supplier for large potential growth manufacturing programs, including projects in green power plant technology, aircraft parts and sub-assemblies, and defense components. Revenues are forecast to reach $58 million in 2008, with an employment base projected at 350 by the end of the year.
LAI continues to execute its strategy of expanding its capabilities by taking on more of its customers' supply chain. LAI's acquisition in 2007 of RTI, Scarborough, Maine, expands its capabilities in manufacturing power generation and rotating equipment. In addition, LAI operates four other manufacturing facilities, dispersed in key manufacturing regions across North America, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson and Westminster, Md.
LAI is known for its experience in supply chain management of complex manufacturing processes and its technical expertise in advanced waterjet cutting, drilling and five-axis machining, as well as precision laser processing, including laser cutting, drilling, welding, heat-treating and five-axis machining. The company also offers high-speed CNC machining, electrical discharge machining, including wire, plunge and hole-drilling EDM processing, five-axis grinding, welding, conventional machining and certified gage calibration. Additional capabilities include sheet metal fabrication, tool design and air-flow inspection.
LAI was acquired in 2005 by Spell Capital Partners, LLC, Minneapolis, Minn. Its corporate headquarters are located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
For more information, see LAIco.com.

Quick Facts: LAI International, Inc.
Founded: 1979
Mfg. facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
Headquarters: Scottsdale, Ariz.