MagneMotion Researchers to Present Papers on Urban Maglev Project Results at Automated People Movers Conference in Orlando, May, 2005

Acton, Massachusetts (January 24, 2005)

MagneMotion announced today that Dr. Brian Perreault and Dr. Tracy Clark will present papers detailing its Urban Maglev System (M3) at the Automated People Movers Conference (APM05) in Orlando, May 1-4, 2005. The papers jointly describe M3’s suspension, propulsion, control system, guideway, and vehicle design, and discuss how M3 is a safe, cost effective, fast and environmentally friendly urban maglev solution. Contributions will be made during the presentations by, Mr. Robert Wind of TPI Composites, and Mr. Walter Eggers, of Earth Tech. M3 was developed as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s Urban Maglev Development Project.

Dr. Brian Perreault, VP of Controls at MagneMotion, and Robert Wind, Transportation Sales Manager at TPI Composites, will present the paper on M3 vehicle design and system control. Key points include the advantages of composite vehicle construction, effective vehicle clustering approaches, position sensing, and wayside vehicle control systems. The paper explains how MagneMotion’s approach to these issues successfully meets safety, reliability, efficiency, flexibility and fault handling goals. The paper was written by Dr. Perreault, Mr. Wind, James Wieler, VP Engineering at MagneMotion, and Chris Raine, Project Engineer at TPI Composites.

The second paper, presented by Dr. Tracy Clark, VP of Technology at MagneMotion, and Walter Eggers, Bridge Engineer at Earth Tech, will address M3 suspension, propulsion and guideway design. Its key points include ride quality and guideway tolerance solutions, the use of permanent magnets, guideway based propulsion and control components, and how to effectively address power distribution and efficiency issues. The paper was written by Dr. Clark, Mr. Eggers, Dr. Richard Thornton, Chairman of MagneMotion, and Dr. R. Scott Phelan, Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University.

“Presenting our papers at APM05 is a great opportunity for MagneMotion to spread the word about our success with the M3 Urban Maglev Project.” Says Dr. Perreault, “Our results will have a significant impact on the industry.”

Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A period where the four authors of each paper will field questions according to their areas of expertise. The date and time of each presentation at the conference will be posted on the conference website.

The 10th annual Automated People Movers Conference, APM05, is organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers with the goal of exploring the impact of APM systems on mass transit and the transportation industry, and how driverless systems affect operators, passengers, and the larger urban community. For more information on the conference, visit www.asce.org/conferences/apm05/index.cfm.

MagneMotion is an industry leader in the development of linear synchronous motor (LSM) and magnetic levitation (maglev) technologies. Founded in 1996, MagneMotion is developing an urban maglev solution in cooperation with the FTA, an advanced weapons elevator for the US Navy in cooperation with Northrop Grumman Newport News, and Federal Equipment, and the QuickStick LSM, an industrial-based solution ideal for Material Handling and Assembly Automation applications.

For more information on MagneMotion Inc., please visit the company website: www.magnemotion.com, or contact MagneMotion at info@magnemotion.com.