IDEX Rescue Presents Revolutionary Technology for the Jaws of Life and Lukas Brands

IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) IDEX Rescue, a unit of IDEX Corporation, has launched this week the next generation of rescue tools. With the eDRAULIC series, IDEX Rescue frees rescue workers worldwide from hydraulic power units and hoses. The electro–hydraulic rescue tools match the hydraulic performance but now are completely portable units powered by high performance electro-mechanical technology.

The revolutionary eDRAULIC products require only half the space and weight compared to a conventional hydraulic set. With fire trucks often packed to the limits, rescuers are now able to take more lifesaving equipment to the rescue scene. With the lithium–ion energy source, the eDRAULIC tools become completely mobile and enable rescue far off-road or in large–scale accidents.

"This is a global development initiative within IDEX that allows us to revolutionize how power is applied to rescue and make it easier for the user to save lives,” explains Uwe Kirchner, President of IDEX Rescue.

The first eDRAULIC rescue tools will be supplied next month. The technology will be sold globally under IDEX’s Lukas and Hurst rescue brands.

For more information about this revolutionary product line, please visit www.lukas.com or www.jawsoflife.com.

About IDEX

IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ exacting specifications. Its products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX”.

For further information on IDEX Corporation and its business units, visit the company’s Web site at www.idexcorp.com.