Los Angeles, CA - March 28, 2007
-- Material Technologies,
Inc. (OTC BB; MTTG.OB - News)
("MATECH" or "the Company"), announces
the completion of an inspection of two bridges in Utah using
its patented Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor System (EFS).
MATECH was retained by HDR Engineering, Inc. at the request
of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to test two steel
girder bridges in the Salt Lake City metro area using its EFS
system. The bridges, in Spanish Fork, each had documented fatigue
cracks in its center girder.
The objective of the EFS inspection and data analysis was to
determine whether these known fatigue cracks were still growing
under ambient traffic flow. Six cracks were inspected on
the northbound bridge and four cracks on the southbound lane
The results of this analysis lead to some important findings.
Eight of the ten crack locations exhibited accelerated crack
growth. Of the other two, one is most likely growing at
a very slow pace but conditions are such that accelerated crack
growth can occur, and it should be carefully monitored. One location
is not exhibiting any crack growth at all; thus repairs are not
necessary at that location at this time. The remaining
crack locations are growing and should be repaired or retrofitted
and then re-inspected to assure their crack growth has been arrested.
Additionally, as fatigue cracks are often difficult to detect,
it was suggested that other similar girder connections be inspected
with EFS on both sides of the girder web at the connection locations
all along each bridge. This detail is used universally
along this bridge structure and is susceptible to fatigue cracking.
These inspections will allow the agency to make repairs at these
locations before they become more expensive problems, to more
effectively deploy funds.
MATECH CEO Robert M. Bernstein commented: "We are extremely
pleased to demonstrate our EFS to UDOT. I am confident that the
EFS will help the State to detect growing cracks in their steel
bridges, greatly increasing their transportation infrastructure
safety and to realize cost savings in their bridge maintenance
budgets."
About Material Technologies, Inc. (MTTG.OB)
MATECH is an engineering, research and development company specializing in technologies to measure microscopic fractures and flaws in metal structures and monitor metal fatigue in real time. The company’s leading edge metal fatigue detection, measurement and monitoring solutions can accurately test the integrity of metal structures and equipment including bridges, railroads, airplanes, ships, cranes, power plants, mining equipment, piping systems and heavy iron.
MATECH owns the only non-destructive testing technology able to find growing cracks as minute as 0.01 inches—critical information that allows structural engineers to isolate and repair the more than 100,000 steel bridges in the U.S. which have been classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete by the Federal Highway Administration. MATECH has exclusive rights to seven patents along with $8.3 million in already completed contracts from the US Government for research, testing and validation of its innovative solutions.
To hear more about MTNA from CEO/President Robert M. Bernstein go to:
http://www.publiccoreport.net/featured/MTNA/company.asp
Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such statements are indicated by words or phrases such as "believe," "will," "breakthrough," "significant," "indicated," "feel," "revolutionary," "should," "ideal," "extremely" and "excited." These statements are made under "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. See the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the Company's recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs, which identify specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Robert M. Bernstein
Material Technologies, Inc.
1.310.208.5589
matech@matechcorp.com |