Mechdyne Receives 2008 Award for Excellence in AV From ARCHI-TECH Magazine and InfoComm

MARSHALLTOWN, IA, Jun 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
Mechdyne Corporation today announced that its work on the C6 Virtual
Reality Room at Iowa State University received a 2008 ARCHI-TECH AV
Award. Presented on Wednesday by ARCHI-TECH Magazine in conjunction with
InfoComm, the award recognizes Mechdyne for its integration of advanced
technology and design in the C6, the world's highest resolution virtual
environment.

At a ceremony today during the annual InfoComm Show in Las Vegas, five
projects were honored as outstanding examples of the creative and
effective integration of audiovisual technology into otherwise traditional
construction and design projects. Mechdyne was recognized for its
management of the complex retrofit installation, the innovative first ever
use of Sony cinema quality projectors for immersive stereo display, and
integration of a state-of-the-art graphics computing cluster to produce
nearly lifelike 3D images.

The C6 uses 24 Sony SXRD projectors to deliver 100 megapixel per eye
imagery in a fully-enclosed cube located within the Iowa State University
Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC). Conceived as an upgrade to an
earlier-generation VR room, the C6 is housed in an enclosure architected
to mimic the tornados that are indigenous to the Ames, Iowa region in the
spring and summer of the year. A key restriction was that this enclosure
and the center could not be expanded or altered in any way. The center
also had to continue operation as a research and learning facility
throughout the upgrade. With extensive experience in system engineering
and staging, the Mechdyne team readily met the challenge of working within
the architecturally designed space.

"The success of the C6 project was the result of exceptional effort and
team work with our partners at Sony and the ISU staff, including a
mechanical engineering team that redesigned the HVAC plant to accommodate
increased thermal loads," said Chris Clover, President and CEO of
Mechdyne. "Sony worked with us to engineer a graphics-ready version of
its SXRD projector that allowed us to far exceed the resolution of any
previous display system. And the University had the vision to support the
development of a new technology approach that defined a new
state-of-the-art in advanced visualization."

About ARCHI-TECH AV Award

ARCHI-TECH, a publication with an exclusive focus on combining the
elements of design with the rapidly evolving technologies used in
non-residential buildings, presents the annual AV Award in conjunction
with InfoComm International, the leading organization serving the
professional AV communications industry worldwide. The C6 and other
projects named as 2008 Award recipients will be featured in the
July/August print edition of ARCHI-TECH, which can be found at
www.architechmag.com

About Mechdyne Corporation

Mechdyne Corporation is the world's largest company dedicated to
consulting and development of immersive, networked and collaborative
visualization systems. The company addresses complex projects where an
in-depth understanding of user requirements leads to the development of
products and customized solutions involving elements of visual, software
and support systems. Mechdyne's product divisions provide advanced
display technology, audio/visual systems design, and implementation
services, as well as immersive and interactive software development and
support. Headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, Mechdyne's customers
include leading government laboratories, military research programs,
energy companies and a variety of 'edutainment,' manufacturing, and other
users of visualization technology. More information is available at
www.mechdyne.com.

NOTE: For more information about the C6 and Virtual Reality Applications
Center, visit: http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/c6.php

For more information:

Jeff Brum
Mechdyne Corporation
519-664-0036, ext. 221
Email Contact

Matt Schmidt
FS Communications
650-345-3549
Email Contact

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