ESE Recognized as Integrator of the Year Finalist

ESE, Inc. Recognized as Integrator of the Year Finalist

Control Engineering Ranks ESE One of Nation's Top System Integrators

Marshfield, WI - December 8, 2009 - ESE, Inc., the Engineering Solutions Experts, announced today that it has been recognized by Control Engineering as a 2010 Integrator of the Year Finalist. Control Engineering's 4th annual System Integrator of the Year competition recognizes the best integrators in the automation business and features them in the Automation Integrator Guide

- December 2009 edition.

Award recipients are evaluated on three criteria including business skills, technical competence, and customer satisfaction. One of the key areas Control Engineering strongly considered when awarding ESE this honor was their certification in CSIA - Control System Integrators Association. ESE successfully documented the company's level of attainment in each of these areas and customer references underscored ESE's achievements.

"We are honored to receive this nomination from Control Engineering," stated Tom Walther, President of ESE, Inc. "Being a CSIA certified integrator since 2005, we consider our certification an important part of our business and in how we service our customers. ESE is only one of two companies in the state of Wisconsin and one of 96 in the world that holds the CSIA certification. Becoming a finalist for the Integrator of the Year award highlights ESE's unwavering commitment to ensuring our customers' automation projects are successful. May the best integrator win."

About ESE

ESE has been at the forefront of designing and commissioning innovative plant automation systems for food and beverage applications since 1981. ESE tightly integrates leading-edge analytical instruments with best-in-class control systems and sophisticated software resulting in improved plant utilization, increased yields, better product quality, and faster delivery.

The cornerstone of ESE's instrumentation line is the family of Q5 Near Infrared Analyzers designed for lab, in-line and at-line environments. In use at major production facilities across the country, Q5 analyzers provide fast and accurate analysis of liquids, solids, slurries, and powders. For more information visit us on the web at www.ese1.com.

For more information contact:

Kevin Nowack

ESE, Inc.

3600 Downwind Drive

Marshfield, WI 54449 USA

Phone: 715.387.4778 Ext. 224

E-mail: nowackk@ese1.com

PR Office:

Juliann Grant

Telesian Technology Inc.

49 Midgley Lane

Worcester, MA 01604 USA

Phone: 978.687.4262

E-mail: julianng@telesian.com