TriMas' Monogram Aerospace Fasteners Achieves One Million Hours Without Lost Work Day Injury

TriMas' Monogram Aerospace Fasteners Achieves One Million Hours Without Lost
Work Day Injury

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriMas Corporation
(Nasdaq: TRS) - a diversified manufacturer of engineered and applied products
- today announced that its Monogram Aerospace Fasteners manufacturing plant in
Los Angeles, California has passed the one millionth- hour mark without having
a injury that resulted in a lost work day. This accomplishment represents
validation of a program that was started two years ago to improve safety
awareness in the manufacturing operations.

"This milestone was achieved through the combined efforts of all of the
employees at this location through a renewed focus on the importance of
working safely, enhanced by ongoing training programs and recognition,"
commented Larry Alvarado, Monogram Aerospace Fasteners Human Resources
Manager. "We are all very pleased to achieve this significant accomplishment
and are committed to providing an environment that promotes continuous
improvement in all that we do."

"This accomplishment is all about employees working together with a common
focus on the importance of safety," added Brian McGuire, Monogram Aerospace
Fasteners President. "This milestone is indicative of the overall commitment
of everyone at Monogram to the success of the company. I am very proud to be
part of this organization."

About Monogram Aerospace Fasteners
Monogram designs, develops and manufactures highly-engineered specialty
fasteners for the aerospace industry as well as replacement and
maintenance parts for its aftermarket. The company is also the leader
in permanent blind bolts for aircraft assembly and temporary fasteners for
aircraft construction. Products include Visu-Lok®, Composi-Lok®, and
Radial-Lok® blind bolts; as well as the OSI-Bolt® fastener, the first
one-sided fastener approved to replace traditional two- piece fasteners on
primary aircraft structure.

About TriMas
Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation
(NASDAQ: TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets
worldwide. TriMas Corporation is organized into five strategic business
segments: Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components and
Cequent. TriMas Corporation has approximately 4,000 employees at 70 different
facilities in 11 countries. For additional information, please visit
www.trimascorp.com.

CONTACT: Sherry Lauderback
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
(248) 631-5506
sherrylauderback@trimascorp.com

SOURCE TriMas Corporation

Sherry Lauderback, Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications,
+1-248-631-5506, sherrylauderback@trimascorp.com