Australia — July 3, 2010 — As a renewable, sustainable natural fibre to live with, Australian
Merino wool has been showcased at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

With 40,000 visitors to the Australian Pavilion every day and close to 3 million visitors
since the Expo began in May, it was a perfect platform to communicate the benefits of living with
wool throughout life. Its natural attributes being perfectly suited for baby and children’s wear,
casual mens and womenswear, officewear as well as sports/outdoor wear.

At the Australian Merino Forum, leading Chinese wool companies, Australian woolgrowers,
brands and designers all spoke on a range of wool industry topics to a wide audience of onlookers
and media.

Woolgrower Helen Cathles outlined the natural and sustainable environment in which wool is
grown, while Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Country Manager-China Sam Guthrie discussed the
importance of innovation and partnerships within the industry.

In thanking Austrade for the opportunity to champion Australian wool, Mr Guthrie added how
the fibre and the country were closely linked.

“The diversity of the Australian landscape provides a wonderful metaphor to Merino wool –
which we think is the most diverse natural fibre on the planet; worn for its performance, its
beauty and the natural protection it provides us for every stage of life,” he said

Woolmark Prize winner and high profile designer Qiu Hao joined some of the largest Chinese
manufacturers of wool products such as Jiangsu Sunshine, Shandong Ruyi and Zhejiang Xinao to
outline the latest fibre innovations and technology.

The event is supported by AWI and partners which include Austrade, Australian Superfine
Woolgrowers Association, Chinese Wool Textile Association, Hangzhou JNBY Apparel Co. and Donghua
University.  

For more information from the Australian pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai:
http://www.australianpavilion.com.

FAIRFAX, Virginia — June 29, 2010 0 — SGIA is now accepting entries for its esteemed 2010 Golden
Image Competition, which annually recognizes the most innovative work in the digital and screen
printing marketplace. Entrants will be honored at the 2010 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 13-15).

This is a great opportunity for SGIA members to compete against the best in the specialty
imaging community and display their work to thousands of Expo attendees. Winners receive industry
respect and gain extensive media coverage.

“Our work was compared to the best in the world and we came out on top! That’s quite an
accomplishment,” said 2009 Golden Image award winner Keith Rosenthal, Mcloone (La Crosse,
Wisconsin).

In its 30th year, the Golden Image Competition distinguishes industry-leading excellence and
includes almost every item created by the specialty imaging process – no matter how complex.
Entries will be judged by a panel of industry peers who will determine a winner in each of the
40-plus categories, and every entry is considered for the “Best in Show” award (digital and screen
printing) and the “Best in Creativity” award (digital printing).

Online entries and payments must be submitted to SGIA no later than midnight, September 24,
2010 EDT. For more information about the Golden Image Competition and to enter, visit
SGIA.org, Keyword: GoldenImage.

SGIA – Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community “Specialty
imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA
members use, including those they’ll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and
technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including
point-of-purchase displays, signs, advertisements, garments, containers and vehicles. Make the most
of your specialty imaging business.

Posted on July 6, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of SGIA

NATICK, Mass. — June 2010 — Cognex Corporation has announced enhancements to its DataMan® 100 2D
Data Matrix code quality verifier. 

The DataMan 100 Verifier has been redesigned for faster setup and easier operation with a new
lighting assembly, adjustable 30 and 45 degree angle lighting, an optional height-adjustable stand,
and a new part positioning guide for easier location of codes. 

The DataMan 100 verification system provides compliant grading to the ISO15415, AIM DPM and
AS9132 code quality standards and guidelines, and has been tested for compliance to the ISO 15426-2
standard for verification systems.  Compliance to the ISO15426-2 standard was made possible in
December, 2009 with the release of GS1 Judge Certified Test Cards that have been tested on the
recently completed 10x capability industry benchmark verification system. 

“The DataMan 100 verification system has been significantly improved to offer superior ease
of use, while building on the reliable grading performance of the original system,” said Carl
Gerst, Business Unit Manager for Cognex ID Products.  “Customers now get a true turnkey system
which leverages high-performance Cognex software along with advanced optics, lighting and
calibration features to ensure reliable verification on the widest range of mark types and
surfaces.” 

Highlights of the new DataMan 100 verification system include: Integrated, adjustable 30/45
degree low-angle lighting and integrated 90 degree DOAL lighting; A multi-hole mounting plate for
direct attachment of verifier assembly to a fixed mounting location or to the optional adjustable
stand; Clear part positioning guide with open window for easy and consistent code location; Control
box with integrated I/O Module, power supply and quick connect lighting cable for easy setup;
10-inch X-Z adjustable stand kit with large base plate for standalone use (optional). 

The DataMan 100 Verifier is available now.  For more information, visit
www.cognex.com/verify.

About Cognex

Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision sensors and
systems, or devices that can “see.” Cognex vision sensors are used in factories around the world to
automate the manufacture of a wide range of items and to assure their quality. Cognex is the
world’s leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 500,000 machine vision
systems, representing over $2.5 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company’s founding in
1981. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional
offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Visit Cognex on-line at
http://www.cognex.com/.

Posted on July 6, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Cognex Corp.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — June 30, 2010 — Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company, today
announced that for the first time in its two decades of business it is opening up its proven suite
of RFID hardware and supply chain software tools to developers who want to leverage them for their
own market applications.

Called the Savi Developer program, solution providers can now gain quick access to component
technologies that have made Savi Technology a leading provider of active RFID-based supply chain
and asset management solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide.  Savi
Developer Tools, which can be ordered online, include:

• Web Services API (Application Program Interface), which utilizes Savi’s broad portfolio of
  supply chain software web services to build web-hosted software products.
• Adaptive Applications, which leverage the functionality of Savi SmartChain® software
  applications to develop asset management and supply chain management solutions.
• RFID Hardware Components, which enable developers to embed DASH-7 (ISO-18000-7) products into
  their own hardware and software products.

(More about the Savi Developer program and a new RFID system-on-a-chip will be explained today
at 2pm (EDT) in an “RFID Independence Day” webcast  hosted by the “RFID Journal” that includes
executives from Savi, Comtech Mobile Datacom and ODIN Technologies).

Online orders include access to the Savi Developer forum, hardware and software development
tools, software source code, protocols for technical interfaces and OEM components for Savi’s RFID
readers and tags.   More information about the program can be found by clicking here.

“The Savi Developer program will help to accelerate deployment of RFID-based solutions to
meet growing demand in a market that continues to mature,” said David Stephens, Chief Executive
Officer, Savi Technology.  “This is a milestone event for Savi Technology and the industry
because it helps to rapidly extend proven real-time solutions into existing and completely new
supply chain, manufacturing or consumer goods markets.”

Stephens emphasized that the Savi Developer program will make it easier for other RFID
developers to embed standards-based technology either as complete products or component parts
within a full solution to diverse markets, whether it’s tracking automotive parts for assembly,
food and beverages moving through the supply chain or pharmaceutical goods in a distribution
center.  Currently, Savi Technology’s solutions provide real-time visibility on the location,
security and condition of supply chain assets for industries such as defense, chemical, retail,
transportation, oil and gas, and emergency relief.  

Tools available under Savi’s program are composed of hardware and software.  The
hardware, which operates on the 433.92 MHz frequency, has proven to be a low-power technology with
long data transmission ranges that perform in all kinds of harsh or heavy metal environments, and
forms the backbone of the U.S. Department of Defense’s In-Transit Visibility network – the world’s
largest RFID cargo tracking system. Savi SmartChain software transforms automated data into
actionable information to monitor the location, security and condition of assets while in-transit
or on-site.

Savi Web Services are state-of-the art Web Services for developers who want to build Web
Applications with market-leading Item Unique Identification IUID and Supply Chain Management
capabilities.  Savi SmartChain Adaptive Applications gives developers the framework to adapt
software applications to their specific market needs.  The Savi OEM Reader board allows users
to build active RFID read capabilities into their own RFID products.  The reader boards
support both ANSI 256 and ISO 18000-7 (DASH7) standards, the latter of which the company helped to
define.  The Savi OEM Tag Module gives developers all the core components for an RFID tag, and
enables tag-to-tag communications with GPS, Satellite Communications and other Automatic
Identification and Data Collection devices.

Based on industry standards, the availability of these applications and kits will allow
providers to rapidly develop interoperable solutions for the benefit of commercial and government
markets worldwide.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], Savi Technology is a leading
provider of supply chain information and technology solutions and services.  These
capabilities include real-time solutions based on active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and
other Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies that improve the visibility,
management and security of supply chain assets, shipments and consignments.  For more
information, visit
www.savi.com.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs
about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The
corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.

Posted on July 6, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Savi Technology

The Switzerland-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has released its 32nd
annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS) report, covering spinning,
texturing, weaving, large circular-knitting, flat-knitting and finishing machinery. Compiled with
the participation of some 112 textile machinery manufacturers around the globe, the survey
represents a comprehensive evaluation of world production, according to ITMF.

ITMF reports that as in 2008, 2009 saw a sharp reduction in global shipments of new textile
machinery in most segments, with only texturing spindles and circular knitting machines recording
increases. The organization attributes this continued decline mainly to the effects of the global
financial and economic crisis.

Spinning

Global shipments of short-staple spindles in 2009 dropped by 17 percent to 7.2 million
spindles, following a much larger drop of 33 percent in 2008. Asia absorbed 7 million or 97 percent
of all short-staple spindles, with China installing 5.04 million or 70 percent of global shipments;
followed by India, 1.37 million or 19 percent; Vietnam, 111,000 or 1.5 percent; Bangladesh, 108,000
or 1.5 percent; Myanmar, 89,000 or 1.2 percent; Turkey, 85,000 or 1.2 percent; and Turkmenistan,
82,000 or 1.1 percent.

Long-staple spindle shipments plunged in 2009 to 32,000, a 78-percent drop. Shipments to Asia
fell by 85 percent to 16,800. Shipments to Europe, including Turkey, decreased by 43 percent to
10,600, and shipments to South America decreased by 30 percent to 4,600. As in the previous year,
2009 saw no investments in long-staple wool spindles in Africa or North America.

Following a significant 2008 decrease of open-end (OE) rotor investments, 2009 investments in
OE rotors also fell, decreasing 26 percent to 144,500. Asia absorbed 120,300 or 83 percent of OE
rotors. China installed 79,000 or 55 percent of global shipments; followed by India, 12,600 or 9
percent; Brazil, 11,500 or 8 percent; Kazakhstan, 6,400 or 4 percent; and Indonesia, 6,100 or 4
percent.

Texturing

Shipments of single-heater draw-texturing spindles for polyamide filaments fell by 45 percent
to 2,880 in 2009. China and Korea were the only investors in this type of machinery, with 2,640 or
92 percent, and 240 or 8 percent, respectively. Shipments of double-heater draw-texturing spindles
for polyester filament increased by 52 percent to 248,000, back to 2007 and 2006 levels. China
again led the investments, with 139,00 new spindles or 56 percent; followed by India, 41,500 or 17
percent; Thailand, 16,300 or 7 percent; Brazil, 10,500 or 4 percent; and Russia, 3,200 or 1.5
percent.

Weaving

Investments in shuttleless looms decreased in 2009 by 3 percent to 43,300 machines, the
lowest level since 2000, the year shipments from China’s textile machinery manufacturers were first
included in the survey. Asia absorbed the largest number of shuttleless looms, with 41,750 or 96
percent. China installed 25,600 or 59 percent of total shipments in 2009; Bangladesh, 8,400 or 19
percent; India, 3,450 or 8 percent; Indonesia, 1,760 or 4 percent; and Vietnam, 750 or 2 percent.



Circular And Flat Knitting

Circular knitting machine shipments recorded a 20-percent increase to 25,450 over 2008
shipments — the fourth-highest level since 2000 and significantly higher than pre-2004 levels.
Taking 85 percent of shipments, Asia led in investments in circular knitting machines. China
recorded 17,600 or 69 percent of global shipments; Mauritius, 2,300 machines or 9 percent;
Bangladesh, 840 or 3.5 percent; India, 570 or 2 percent; Brazil, 540 or 2 percent; and Korea, 360
or 1.5 percent.

Shipments of electronic flat knitting machines in 2009 were down by 12 percent to 17,840.
Asia received 90 percent; Europe, including Turkey, received 9 percent. China received 10,690
machines or 60 percent; Hong Kong, 4,320 or 24 percent; Italy, 900 or 5 percent; Turkey, 470 or 3
percent; and Cambodia, 200 or 1 percent.

ITMF states the 2009 ITMSS report includes statistics on finishing machinery, however, it did
not include any details about this data in its summary.

June 29, 2010

President Barack Obama’s two top international trade officials appeared at a Senate Finance
Committee hearing on trade relations with China and ran into some strong criticism and a call for
more action by the administration to address trade imbalances.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking Republican member of the committee, charged that
after 17 months in office, the Obama administration’s trade agenda is “adrift.” He said the
president has failed to come up with a credible plan for doubling U.S. exports over the next five
years. He also was critical of the administration’s failure to make “a serious effort” to implement
the stalled free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. “The President’s refusal
to act on our pending trade agreements is inexplicable as a matter of either good trade policy or
appropriate foreign policy,” Grassley said.

Grassley told the administration officials he “emphatically disagrees” with the Treasury
Department’s decision to delay issuance of its biannual report on currency exchange rates, saying
“everyone knows that China is manipulating the value of its currency in order to gain an unfair
advantage in international trade.” He added that China’s recent announcement that it is considering
currency reform does not solve that problem, and he called on the president to initiate a complaint
with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Although he was not as harsh as his Republican colleague, Committee Chairman Max Baucus,
D-Mont., criticized the administration for failing to act more effectively to combat the trade
imbalances between the United States and China. “Our trade imbalance – the focus of this hearing –
results from many factors,” Baucus said. “China continues to erect barriers to U.S. exports. China
infringes U.S. intellectual property at unacceptable rates. China discriminates against U.S.
companies through its so-called ‘indigenous innovation policies.’ China dumps many of its products
on the U.S. market, and China subsidizes many of its exports.”

Baucus said the United States continues to pursue the same dialogues to discuss trade
irritants, but he said “dialogue is not a measurable result.”

Defending the Obama administration’s activities, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk
said the administration is using “enhanced dialogue,” enforcement of U.S. rights within the WTO and
negotiations that include key trading partners whenever possible.

“Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has made many important economic
reforms, removed trade barriers and opened markets to U.S. goods,” Kirk said.  “This has
created new opportunities for Americans, as manufactured goods exports to China have tripled.
China’s strong recovery from the global recession has facilitated recent double-digit growth in
American export sectors from manufactured goods and chemical products to agricultural goods. China
is America’s third-largest export market.”

He said, however, that China’s implementation of its WTO commitments is incomplete, that “we
have serious concerns about Chinese policies,” and “we are addressing these concerns by setting
clear priorities and working on results-driven dialogues.”

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke told committee members, “I agree that we need to work
together to find a way to adjust the course of our economic relationship with China to make that
relationship more balanced.”

He cited what he says are “huge opportunities” for U.S. manufacturers and farmers to trade
with China, saying, “We should neither underestimate the importance of the China market nor the
potential it holds for American exporters who tap into it.”

He echoed the USTR’s concern about problems in dealing with China, saying “we need to address
the real challenges we face in our relations with China that are significant impediments to trade.”

Baucus proposed a four-pronged strategy for bringing about change in U.S/China trade:

1)    The administration must develop a government-wide plan to
improve trade relations with China. This plan would include dialogue, but “it must not stop there.”

2)    The United States must act multilaterally to address trade
issues with China, and develop “robust relationships” with key countries such as India and the
European Union.

3)    The United States must look carefully at and use the tools
offered by international institutions such as the WTO. 

4)    The United States must take strong unilateral actions even as
it pursues multilateral solutions. The Department of Commerce must apply anti-dumping and
countervailing duty laws to dumped and subsidized Chinese imports.

Baucus said the four steps would help achieve measurable results and also help develop a new
balance in trade with China.



June 29, 2010

Italy-based Tecnorama S.r.l. — a manufacturer of color dispensing machinery — has debuted the
Dosorama HS® machine for automatic dispensing of all components of a laboratory dyeing formula.
According to the company, simultaneous dispensing enables the machine’s productivity to be 10 times
higher than the maximum productivity capacity of conventional dispensing machines, which dispense
only one product at a time. The Dosorama HS can perform more than 200 complete recipes in one hour
compared to similar machines that perform 25-30 recipes. Tecnorama’s patented Multijet High Speed
Technology dispensing system allows the machine to dispense the individual component accurately to
within 0.005-0.01 cubic centimeters. The rapid dispensing system also enables just-in-time
preparation of the dye bath, reducing the labor required and simplifying laboratory
organization.  

June 29, 2010

Belgium-based weaving machine manufacturer Picanol NV has introduced a feature for air-jet weaving
machines that enables weaving without the filling catch cord. The Cordless feature has a mechanical
clamp at the right-hand side of the machine that moves along with the reed. According to Picanol,
tests conducted on a range of fabrics have indicated the Cordless design offers advantages
including improved filling tension evenness, decreased air consumption, improved selvage quality,
increased speeds on delicate yarn and significantly reduced filling waste when weaving with elastic
yarns.

The Cordless feature is fully automatic, owing to Picanol’s integrated concept of using a
central microprocessor to process data from sensors and detectors on its machines, enabling
real-time calculations and adaptations to the system’s valve timings. Picanol also reports the
Cordless feature is compatible with all types of reeds.

June 29, 2010

Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN), a Stony Brook, N.Y.-based provider of DNA encrypted and embedded
authentication solutions, has successfully customized its first series of suits containing its
botanical SigNature® DNA marker. Each suit is manufactured in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, where it
is custom-made from woolen yarn, then woven and finished into a pinstripe fabric and made-up by a
master tailor. APDN reports its SigNature DNA marker, which is incorporated seamlessly into the
suit during manufacturing, withstood multiple launderings.

APDN also announced it has received its first order from U.K.-based Textile Centre of
Excellence as part of its participation in a multi-year contract, funded by the European Regional
Development Fund and Yorkshire Forward, in which APDN’s technology will serve as a security
platform
(See ”
APDN’s
SigNature DNA Selected For European Anti-Counterfeit Program,” Aug. 18, 2009). The order,
valued at approximately $50,000, begins the government’s three-year, $1,500,000 commitment to the
program.

“This contribution is designed to generate significant additional investment from the private
sector, which should generate at least 2 million pounds over the three-year lifetime of the
program,” said Bill Macbeth, managing director, Textile Centre of Excellence.

In other company news, APDN and India-based Bilcare Technologies, developer of the
nonClonableID™ solution, have signed an agreement to market an integrated version of their
technologies to provide a unique multi-layered security for brand protection, anti-counterfeiting
and logistic and provenance control. The combination of technologies will enable the companies to
offer real-time identification, authentication and verification of marked products in the field as
well as forensic authentication of the items in the lab.

Marked products can be read by handheld scanners that have data stored on a secure remote
server, enabling items to be scanned from anywhere around the world using mobile phone connectivity
in real-time. Using the track-and-trace system, the client will be able to verify product’s
authenticity as well as its inspection, purchase and return history.

June 29, 2010