Press Release announcing Caster Concepts Inc. has joined with Kettering University to offer engineering internship positions at their Albion, MI location.

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Caster Concepts/Kettering University Engineering Internship Program

(Albion, Michigan) – April 17, 2008 - Caster Concepts Inc. has joined with Kettering University to offer engineering internship positions at their Albion, MI location.

In the Fall of 2007, Caster Concepts began offering undergraduate engineering co-op positions through Kettering University based in Flint, Michigan. Caster Concepts currently has two paid first year interns enrolled in the program. Austin Pratt form Muskegon, MI and Will Bartels of Albion, MI have both accepted 5 year positions with the company. Both interns rotate every 3 months between their work responsibilities at Caster Concepts and their on campus studies at Kettering. Both Mr. Pratt and Bartels are first year students and are enrolled in Kettering's 5 mechanical engineering program. While on campus at Kettering, they will be attending classes in mathematics, manufacturing, design, and engineering. While at Caster Concepts, they are exposed to and develop real world skills in the areas of CAD software, design, manufacturing technology, and general engineering principles.

Caster Concepts has developed a world class engineering group over the past 4 years. Staff engineers include graduates from some of the finest engineering schools including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan. Caster Concepts believes that the future of our manufacturing business is embedded in the ability to develop engineering skills and staff that can compete and communicate with the very best technical minds in any business.

"We are excited and eager to have Austin and Will working at CCI," says Dr. Elmer Lee, director of the internship program. "Both are very bright, hard working and quick learners. They have become a valuable part of the CCI engineering team. We hope to provide them with a well-rounded educational experience."

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Caster Concepts, Inc. is an ISO 9001-2000 certified designer and manufacturer of a comprehensive line of industrial casters, ranging from a medium-duty series to a heavy-duty series to meet any application. CCI also manufactures caster wheels to withstand impact, corrosion, temperature extremes and chemicals found in harsh industrial environments. These multi-functional casters and wheels serve a variety of applications in the industrial, automotive, food service, aerospace, material handling and other demanding markets. Learn more about the entire family of Caster Concepts companies – Reaction Industries, LLC, The Machine Center, Fabricating Concepts, LLC, and Triple E Manufacturing, by visiting the most comprehensive web site in the caster industry at: www.casterconcepts.com.

For More Details Contact:
Dr. William Dobbins, President
bdobbins@casterconcepts.com
517-629-8838