Prab Purchases Kalcon Business
July 2000 Kalamazoo, Michigan – Prab, Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal chip processing systems and conveyors, announces the purchase of the Kalcon™ (Kalamazoo Conveyor Co.) business from Lafourche Manufacturing Corp.

The purchase includes the Kalcon (Kalamazoo Conveyor Co.) metal chip processing product lines, consisting of push-bar conveyors, steel belt conveyors, and Heli-Flite™ conveyors, and all the associated tools, dies, molds, drawings, engineering prints, job files, specifications, machinery, equipment, inventory, patents, trademarks, and customer orders.

For over twenty-five years, Kalamazoo Conveyor (Kalcon) has been a respected name in the metal chip processing business. The addition of Kalcon gives Prab, which recently celebrated its 50th year in business, an expanded customer base and provides Kalcon customers with the same level of support excellence that Prab's customers enjoy.

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Prab, Inc. operates two divisions, Prab Conveyors and Hapman Conveyors. Prab Conveyors manufactures a complete line of conveyors and systems for the handling and processing of metal scrap, serving the metal machining, metal stamping, die casting, automotive, appliance, solid waste handling, and resource recovery industries. Hapman Conveyors manufactures bulk material handling conveyors and equipment for the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. Prab is a Kalamazoo based public company with its stock (symbol: PRAB) regularly quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).

For Additional Information Contact:
Robert Klinge, CFO
(269) 382-8200