Netherlands Institute for Safety Awards Contract to Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Simulation Division to Upgrade Their Advanced Disaster Management Simulator

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division, located in Orlando, FL., is pleased to announce that the Netherlands Institute for Safety (NIFV), has contracted ETC Simulation to expand their existing Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS) system. NIFV has been utilizing the ADMS system for 10 years, with more than twenty (20) ADMS-COMMAND systems currently in use across the Netherlands. ADMS is used by NIFV within their training and research programs. NIFV also provides use of their ADMS system to other emergency management organizations, including the Police Academy and various Safety Regions throughout the country.

The new contract includes the delivery of ADMS-Europe, with more than 70 Dutch response vehicles and crews, and high-fidelity incident locations including a City, Residential Area, Industrial Area, Port, and Airport. At these incident locations, NIFV will be able to create unlimited exercises with the new ADMS Scenario Generator. A diverse library of objects has been defined for incorporation within these locations, including crowds, victims, vehicles, aircraft, fire, HAZMAT leaks, fencing and debris fields. The objects are embedded with the same dynamic simulation capabilities for which ADMS is known, allowing the virtual responders, and the incident, to progress based solely on the decisions made by the commanders.

"This is the next generation ADMS that we and our Dutch clients have been looking for.  The scenario generating tools will allow us to create any scenario needed, and will increase the instructional staff's control over the development of the exercise. At the same time, the quality of the overall simulation and visualization are improving, resulting in greater on-scene dynamics," said Eric Didderen, senior trainer and ADMS Project Manager at NIFV. "Trainees will definitely benefit from this as we will be able to add new, thought-provoking conditions into an even more life-like scene. Our objective at NIFV is to prepare responders and incident commanders for live exercises, and ultimately real world events. ADMS helps us do that."  

Marco van Wijngaarden, President of ETC Simulation, stated, "NIFV's decision to continue their long-standing relationship with ETC Simulation is a notable milestone for us. We strive to provide the most advanced training solutions to our clients and to develop lifetime relationships with them through our unrivaled commitment to total support. This contract validates that we are achieving our goals. NIFV has demonstrated their confidence and trust in both our company and the ADMS training system. We look forward to celebrating our ten year relationship at this year's International Users Conference in Orlando, Florida."  

The ADMS virtual reality team training system provides emergency responders, from tactical to strategic levels, a highly efficient and cost-effective solution for their training needs.  Due to the high-end simulation of incidents, personnel and resources, trainees are immersed within the training exercise while in a controlled and safe environment. ADMS combines physics-based simulation, embedded artificial intelligence, photorealistic visualizations, and ambient sounds into a very realistic and interactive training environment.   First introduced in 1994, ADMS is utilized worldwide for emergency management training on local, regional and national levels, enhancing the all-hazard, all-agency objective of preparedness.

Environmental Tectonics Corporation was incorporated in 1969 in Pennsylvania, USA. For over forty years, we have provided our customers with products, service and support.  Innovation, continuous technological improvement and enhancement, and product quality are core values and critical to our success. We operate in two business segments – Training Services Group ("TSG") and Control Systems Group ("CSG"). Our core technologies in TSG include the design, manufacture and sale of training services which includes (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation, and; (3) driving and disaster simulation systems, and in CSG include: (1) steam and gas sterilization; (2) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry, and; (3) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. Product categories included in TSG are Authentic Tactical Fighting Systems (ATFS), Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) and disaster management systems (ADMS). CSG includes sterilizers, environmental control devices and hypo/hyperbaric chambers along with parts and service support.

Discussions of some of the matters contained in this press release  may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as such, may involve risks and uncertainties. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events or future financial performance, which include implementing our business strategy, developing and introducing new technologies, obtaining, maintaining and expanding market acceptance of the technologies we offer, and competition in our markets. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ETC and its subsidiaries that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's vision, mission, strategies, goals, beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the Company, including, but not limited to, (i) projections of revenues, costs of materials, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital expenditures, growth prospects, dividends, capital structure, other financial items and the effects of currency fluctuations, (ii) statements or plans and objectives of the Company or its management or Board of Directors, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions of customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities, (iii) statements of future economic performance, (iv) statements of assumptions and other statements about the Company or its business, (v) statements made about the possible outcomes of litigation involving the Company, (vi) statements regarding the Company's ability to obtain financing to support its operations and other expenses, and (vii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "future," "predict," "potential," "intend," or "continue," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2010, in the section entitled "Risks Particular to Our Business."  Shareholders are urged to review these risks carefully prior to making an investment in the Company's common stock.

The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors that could affect forward-looking statements by ETC is not exclusive. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

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SOURCE Environmental Tectonics Corporation

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