Tantaline CVD Announces Distribution Agreement with ME-Metals & Technologies

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ:CVV),
a leading provider of chemical vapor deposition systems and materials,
announced today that its subsidiary CVD Materials Corporation through
its Tantaline CVD group has entered into an agreement with ME-Metals &
Technologies (“ME-Metals”) to market CVD’s Tantaline® anti-corrosion
tantalum surface treatment services across The Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

This is Tantaline CVD’s first distributor in Europe and is part of CVD’s
global growth strategy to deliver quality corrosion resistant
applications and components to more industrial companies around the
world through immediate replies and rapid turnaround.

Emanuel Lakios, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of CVD Equipment
Corporation stated, “We are pleased to have ME-Metals as one of our
global distribution agents and expect the relationship to fuel the
development of additional applications.”

ME-Metals has 25 years experience in the corrosion-resistant equipment
and tools industry with its production facility centrally positioned in
Western Europe. Its location allows the accessibility, on-site support,
and communication which demanding engineering applications require.

ME-Metals is a company with new ideas, based on efficiency, innovation,
and quality. Tantaline® is a new product for them, aligned with the
vision and strategy of their Company.

Mat Hurkxkens, owner and CEO of ME-Metals & Technologies stated, “We are
proud to become the official Distributor of Tantaline CVD. With this new
product we see great potential and opportunities in European business.”

About CVD Equipment Corporation

CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ:CVV)
designs, develops, and manufactures a broad range of chemical vapor
deposition, gas control, and other state-of-the-art equipment and
process solutions used to develop and manufacture materials and coatings
for research and industrial applications. This equipment is used by its
customers to research, design, and manufacture these materials or
coatings for aerospace engine components, medical implants,
semiconductors, solar cells, smart glass, carbon nanotubes, nanowires,
LEDs, MEMS, and other applications. Through its application laboratory,
the Company provides process development support and process startup
assistance with the focus on enabling tomorrow’s technologies™. Its
wholly owned subsidiary CVD Materials Corporation provides advanced
materials and metal surface treatments and coatings to serve demanding
applications in the electronic, biomedical, petroleum, pharmaceutical,
and many other industrial markets.

About Tantaline CVD

Tantaline CVD is a producer of surface alloys for corrosion resistance
in harsh environments. Through its innovative tantalum surface alloy
technology, Tantaline® delivers the most corrosion resistant coating
that is commercially available today. With superior corrosion
performance and affordability compared to nickel alloys, titanium, and
zirconium metals, Tantaline® helps businesses, ranging from global
manufacturers to laboratories, reduce costs, increase productivity, and
improve safety. The Tantaline® treatment expertise is applicable in
industries such as chemical processing, pharmaceutical, mining, oil &
gas, and energy industries.

About ME-Metals & Technologies

ME-Metals & Technologies is an established company active in the field
of corrosion-resistant materials. ME-Metals offer services and products
in various industries, including the galvanic and chemical industries.
The commitment to the client's project creates a confidential bond that
leads to a win-win situation.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe
harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in
this press release (as well as information included in oral statements
or other written statements made or to be made by CVD Equipment
Corporation) contains statements that are forward-looking. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are hereby
identified as “forward-looking statements, “as such term is defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such
forward looking information involves a number of known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those discussed or anticipated by management. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, among other factors, conditions, success of CVD
Equipment Corporation’s growth and sales strategies, the possibility of
customer changes in delivery schedules, cancellation of orders,
potential delays in product shipments, delays in obtaining inventory
parts from suppliers and failure to satisfy customer acceptance
requirements.

Contacts

CVD Equipment Corporation
Gina Franco, 631-981-7081
Fax:
631-981-7095
[email protected]