Caterpillar of Chile Selects SI Technologies'

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Caterpillar of Chile Selects SI Technologies'

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Caterpillar of Chile Selects SI Technologies'
Equipment For Copper Mining Operation

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000--SI Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SISI - news), which designs,
manufactures and markets high-performance industrial sensors, weighing and factory automation equipment and systems, and
related products, today announced that Caterpillar of Chile has selected SI/Allegany Technology, a subsidiary of SI
Technologies, Inc., to supply a one million pound capacity MT 1000 Mining Truck Scale to Finning S.A.'s Santiago copper
mining operation in that country.

``Caterpillar's selection of SI/Allegany equipment reinforces our leadership position as a global supplier of 'special application'
industrial scales and weighing systems,'' stated John Riley, President of SI/Allegany Technology, Inc. ``The order illustrates the
progress which SI Technologies has made in the development of cross-selling synergies among its subsidiaries as a result of the
business combinations announced last year. As a result of such business combinations, SI/Allegany Technology has emerged as
a world leader in dynamic and mobile weighing equipment and systems.''

The MT 1000 system will be utilized by Caterpillar's newest and largest off highway truck, the model 797, and requires a total
of four weighing bridges. The Full Function digital indicator supplied with this system has the ability to read individual scale
pads, axle weights, and/or total vehicle weights. The unique system, which has been designed to work with four weigh bridges
and one indicator, can be easily transported to other locations which may require only two of the four weigh bridges, while
utilizing the same single indicator.

Finning S.A. will use this system to measure its output both before and after the crushing process to prohibit overloading the
massive 797, prolonging both tire and vehicle life while maximizing production efficiency. SI Technologies' MT 1000 is the
world's lightest-weight portable platform scale. Similar installations are currently in use in Brazil, Mexico and Peru.

SI Technologies, Inc. is a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance industrial sensors,
weighing and factory automation equipment and systems. Its proprietary products enjoy leading positions in their respective
markets, while sharing common technologies, manufacturing processes, and customers. Recent acquisitions have diversified the
Company's revenue base and positioned SI Technologies as a consolidator of technologies, products and companies which are
involved in the handling, measurement and inspection of goods and materials. SI Technologies' products are used throughout
the world in a variety of industries, including aerospace, aviation, food processing and packaging, forestry, manufacturing,
mining, transportation, warehousing/distribution, and waste management. The Company is headquartered in Tustin, California,
and its common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol ``SISI''.

This press release includes statements which may constitute ``forward-looking'' statements, usually containing the words
``believe'', ``estimate'', ``project'', ``expect'' or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause
or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the
marketplace, competitive factors, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic
report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

Contact:

For further information, please contact:
SI Technologies, Inc., Tustin
Rick A. Beets, President and CEO
714/505-6483
or
RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., Crested Butte, CO
Investor Relations Counsel
800/377-9893
E-mail: info@rjfalkner.com

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