TriMas Corporation's Riverbank, Calif. Facility Receives $3 Million To Upgrade Plant, Produce Artillery Shells for U.S. Army BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TriMas Corporation's Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant in Riverbank, Calif. has been awarded $3 million to install a flexible projectile manufacturing facility to produce artillery shells and parts for the U.S. Army and to upgrade the 34-year old facility. The 170-acre Riverbank facility, which is run by TriMas Corporation's NI Industries, Inc., received the funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2004 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, which was recently signed by President Bush. "NI Industries, Inc. is pleased to receive this funding to continue our support of the nation's armed forces," said Edward L. Schwartz, president of TriMas Corporation's Industrial Specialties Group. "This award will help the Riverbank facility remain competitive and become more technologically advanced, as well as position us for future growth." NI Industries, Inc. will use the funds to upgrade the Riverbank facility for manufacturing of mortars and projectiles for the U.S. Army's new 105- millimeter howitzers, which will be used in future combat systems. Upgrades will include developing a flexible manufacturing environment. This will allow the facility to produce parts ranging in size from 60 millimeters to 105 millimeters, which will include the 60 millimeter and 81 millimeter mortar rounds. Part of the TriMas Industrial Specialties Group, NI Industries, Inc. is the world's largest producer of large caliber cartridge cases and the only domestic commercial or military manufacturing facility producing large, deep- drawn steel cartridge cases. A U.S. Army Replenishment Base Contractor, the Riverbank facility replaces inventories for cartridge cases, mortar rounds and grenade bodies. The TriMas Industrial Specialties Group is comprised of six companies -- Arrow Engine, Compac Corporation, Lamons Metal Gasket, NI Industries, Inc., Norris Cylinder and Precision Tool Company -- with leadership roles in the commercial, construction, defense, electronics and medical markets. Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., TriMas is a diversified growth company of high-end, specialty niche businesses manufacturing a variety of products for commercial, industrial and consumer markets worldwide. TriMas is organized into four strategic business groups: Cequent Transportation Accessories, Rieke Packaging Systems, Fastening Systems and Industrial Specialties. TriMas has nearly 5,000 employees at 80 different facilities in 10 countries. For more information, visit http://www.trimascorp.com/ . DATASOURCE: TriMas Corporation CONTACT: Rich Donley of Bianchi Public Relations, +1-248-269-1122, , for TriMas Corporation Web site: http://www.trimascorp.com/

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