Hexagram to modernize Streamwood, Ill., water meter reading system

Hexagram Inc., a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies Inc., will provide an automatic meter reading (AMR) system to replace obsolete meter-reading equipment in the Village of Streamwood, Ill., located approximately 33 miles northwest of Chicago in Cook County. The village, with a population of 36,500, wanted state-of-the-art technology and noted Hexagram as the preferred vendor for its patented STAR® Wide Area Fixed Network. The three-part network starts with a reading taken directly...

July 23, 2007

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BEACHWOOD, OH, July 23, 2007 -- Hexagram Inc., a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies Inc., will provide an automatic meter reading (AMR) system to replace obsolete meter-reading equipment in the Village of Streamwood, Ill., located approximately 33 miles northwest of Chicago in Cook County.

The village, with a population of 36,500, wanted state-of-the-art technology and noted Hexagram as the preferred vendor for its patented STAR® Wide Area Fixed Network. The three-part network starts with a reading taken directly at the water meter by an attached transmitter. Readings are then forwarded via an FCC-licensed radio frequency to a data collector that in turn forwards the information to the water utility, which provides information and billing to its customers.

Hexagram's partner, Neptune Technologies Group, will supply new water meters through local Chicago distributor Water Resources Inc. The Village of Streamwood Department of Public Works expects the project will be completed by September, 2008.

Hexagram Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a leading supplier of innovative fixed-network AMR systems to meet the ever-changing needs of municipal and investor-owned utilities. Hexagram's STAR® Network delivers actionable intelligence about customer water, gas, and electric usage and the condition of the meter infrastructure.

ESCO, headquartered in St. Louis, is a proven supplier of special purpose communications systems for electric, gas, and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications. In addition, ESCO provides engineered filtration products to the transportation, healthcare, and process markets worldwide and is the industry leader in RF shielding and EMC test products.

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