The plant will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon for Iwatani’s growing
industrial gases business in China. SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) will provide the ASU on an EPC basis with the plant scheduled to be in full operation in first half of next year.

The design, engineering of the ASU, and procurement of equipment will be accomplished at the SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) engineering center with key components manufactured at the Company’s factory in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province. Installation of the ASU will be in partnership with a local design and construction firm.

This is the second merchant liquid ASU the Company has supplied to Iwatani, and
highlights the preference by independent industrial gases companies for ASUs
designed and manufactured by SIAD. SIAD Macchine Impianti and subsidiaries have supplied over 500 ASUs worldwide with many of them delivered to other
independent industrial gases companies. With nearly 100 years of extensive
experience in the industrial gases industry, SIAD Group understands the unique
needs of the independent industrial gases companies as SIAD owns and operates
ASUs in Italy and certain Eastern Europe countries to supply local customers their
liquid and on-site and pipeline gas requirements.

This is the fourth ASU that SIAD has supplied in China along with the 14 ASUs
SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) has supplied outside of China in recent years.

“In the last year alone, SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) has grown substantially,
having won orders for 8 ASUs. These wins are a result of our strategy to provide the
independent industrial gases companies with cost effective, high quality merchant
liquid and on-site ASUs, in addition to providing specialized highly engineered
gaseous ASUs to customers with unique requirements” stated Claudio Sangaletti,
General Manager of SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. and SIAD Engineering Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..

SIAD Engineering (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (SEH) (www.siadmi.cn/hz/) is the China
subsidiary of SIAD Macchine Impianti dedicated to the design, engineering,
manufacturing and marketing of cryogenic Air Separation Units and reciprocal
compressors. The company operates under the trademark “SIAD” for the China
market and also supports the parent company’s sales in Asia and other markets.
SEH is an ISO 9001 certified company, holds the China Pressure Vessel GB D1/D2
licenses and has ASME ‘U’ stamp accreditation. The Company has an engineering
and global procurement center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and a wholly owned
factory in Deqing County, Zhejiang, China witha sales and trading company,
SIAD Engineering Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in the Shanghai Pudong EFTZ.

The features of this new VITO generation include:

1. Greater efficiency
   • the efficiency of the condensation separators has been largely improved by a new design that eliminates traces of carry-over and guarantees conditions with air treatment to ensure dry, oil-free air with an extremely low dew point.
   • the cylinder cooling system has also been improved: the water-flow is optimized and is based on the ambient conditions in which the installation is located.
2. Extended lifetime
   • use for the cylinders of improved materials, perfectly resistant to corrosion, which prolong the product’s lifetime and reduce wear and tear (instead of the protective film treatment currently universally used).
3. Greater reliability and improved performance
   • the mechanical and structural resistance to vibrations of the components installed in each compressor has been considerably increased, thanks to a new and stronger design of the base-plate and the redesign of components including : suction filters, transmission unit protection, pipe fastening systems etc.
4. New optional features to enhance performance
   • Our “Lower-noise Package”: the level of noise has been optimized thanks to a new and highly efficient filter-silencer unit for suction.
   • Our “Low Vibration Skid”: the stability of the compressor has been increased thanks to the new design that makes the base more robust and includes a greater number of anti-vibration elements. This results in a reduction of the vibrations in the compressor as well as a reduction of the specific static weight on the supporting surface. This optional feature is recommended in certain demanding conditions, as, for example, in the case of installations on elevated floors.

The development team at SIAD MI has created innovative solutions for implementing the improvements required to make the VITO range of PET and PLA compressors even more productive and reliable - and therefore of even greater advantage to users.

VITO NEXT : the best investment for great results, today and tomorrow.