ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION - Press Release
		ETC's Sterilizer Division Awarded Contract for Multiple Steam Sterilizers
		July 19, 2005
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (Amex: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Sterilization Division announced today it has been awarded a major contract from Duke University, Durham, NC, to supply two specially constructed cage & rack steam autoclaves as part of their new Global Health Research Building project. ETC's consultative engineering approach and ability to provide the largest capacity equipment specifically designed to fit within the confines available gave them a noticeable advantage over many other autoclave manufacturers. ETC worked in close cooperation with Bovis Lend Lease, the project management group, in custom designing the most optimal sized unit before being selected for the job. Mark Compo, Director of Sterilizer Sales, commented, "This award is exceptionally pleasing to our division based on the due diligence and preparation put into this tremendous opportunity. Together with the extremely talented team from BLL and Duke, we were able to hammer out the most optimal unit available for the University's application. This project again highlights ETC's competence and versatility bringing tremendous value to our clients through our open-minded design approach. This contract supports ETC's design and manufacturing flexibility for which we are clearly recognized as an industry leader." William F. Mitchell, ETC's President and Chairman, stated, "We are very happy to add Duke University to our long customer list of academic institutions who utilize our flexible sterilizers for these applications. I look forward to a continuing and satisfying relationship with Duke." ETC designs, develops, installs and maintains aircrew training systems, public entertainment systems, process simulation systems (sterilization and environmental), clinical hyperbaric systems, environmental testing and simulation systems, and related products for domestic and international customers. This press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward- looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any other future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "continue," or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, contract cancellations, failure to obtain new contracts, political unrest in customer countries, unfavorable results in litigation, general economic conditions, and those issues identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other public documents, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 25, 2005.
CONTACT: Duane D. Deaner, CFO of Environmental Tectonics, 215-355-9100, ext.1203, fax 215-357-4000 or email: ddeaner@etcusa.com www.etcsterilization.com