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Oct 3, 2008

Plexus Systems, Inc. to Exhibit at FABTECH International

FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show October 6-8, 2008


AUBURN HILLS, Mich -- Plexus Systems, Inc., providers of Plexus Online software for the manufacturing enterprise, today announced it is exhibiting at FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show, October 6-8, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Plexus Systems representatives will be available at booth 5025.


The FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show is North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, and welding exposition and conference. The event brings buyers and sellers of metal forming and fabricating technologies together in an environment that facilitates and accelerates business relationships.


Attending will be over 20,000 manufacturing professionals from the United States and key international centers of manufacturing activity.


"This is a tremendous venue for attending manufacturers to keep competitive in today’s global marketplace," said Patrick Fetterman, Plexus Systems, Inc. Vice President of Marketing. "Manufacturers can see technology demonstrations of how Plexus Online streamlines the entire manufacturing process, cuts costs, improves quality, and tracks operations from the shop floor to the top floor."


Plexus Online builds on the "software as a service" (SaaS) model. Plexus Online offers more than 350 functional modules, providing companies instant access to vital information and management functions using a simple web browser. The software solution features enterprise resource planning (ERP) functions such as accounting and finance modules, customer relationship management (CRM) features such as order entry and tracking, manufacturing execution systems (MES) functions such as production scheduling and machine integration, and supply chain management (SCM) functions such as supplier quality and traceability.


About Plexus Systems, Inc.
Since 1995, Plexus Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements for manufacturers, from the shop floor to the top floor. Today, Plexus Online also enables manufacturers to manage accounting, financials, regulatory compliance, human resources and other critical priorities, based on real-time, highly accurate data from their manufacturing operations. Plexus Systems serves a global cross section of manufacturing industries (OEM and suppliers), particularly automotive, medical device and aerospace and defense companies. In 2006, Apax Partners (www.apax.com) made a strategic investment in Plexus Systems, joining the founding investment group as stakeholders in Plexus. For more information, visit www.plex.com.