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Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact: Alan Bortnick

Vice President - Finance

(978) 570-6867

alan.bortnick@accellent.com

For Immediate Release

Accellent Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results

Wilmington, MA. (August 1, 2007)– Accellent Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accellent Holdings Corp. (“Accellent”), announced that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, net sales decreased 4.5% to $119.1 million compared with $124.7 million in the corresponding period of 2006. The previously disclosed ramp-down of a specific product line reduced sales approximately 3.4%, and challenging orthopaedic end market conditions reduced sales approximately 3.4%. These decreases were partially offset by increased net sales from certain endoscopy customers. Net sales improved sequentially by 6.8% during the second quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2007.

The net loss for the second quarter of 2007 was $4.1 million compared to net income of $2.2 million in the corresponding period of 2006. The decrease in net income was primarily a result of reduced gross margin due to lower sales volumes, less favorable product mix and higher manufacturing costs. The second quarter 2007 net loss includes a non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets of $1.3 million to adjust the impairment charge taken in the first quarter of 2007 to the final determined amount and a non-cash charge of $0.6 million for stock-based compensation to non-employees. These charges were more than offset by a $2.9 million credit for employee stock-based compensation and a $1.3 million deferred tax credit recorded in connection with our impairment charge. Net income for the second quarter of 2006 included a charge for employee stock-based compensation of $1.5 million, and a non-cash gain on interest rate hedging instruments of $2.6 million.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $21.3 million or 17.9% of net sales compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $28.5 million or 22.8% of net sales in the corresponding period of 2006. Adjusted EBITDA declined due to the same factors impacting our gross margins.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial statements accompanying this press release.

First Half Results

Net sales decreased 6.4% to $230.6 million in the first six months of 2007 compared with $246.4 million in the first half of 2006. The previously disclosed ramp-down of a specific product line reduced sales approximately 4.2%, and challenging orthopaedic end market conditions reduced sales by approximately 3.8%. These decreases were partially offset by increased net sales from certain endoscopy customers.

The net loss for the first half of 2007 was $89.8 million compared to a net loss in the corresponding period of 2006 of $4.4 million. The 2007 net loss includes a non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets of $82.3 million incurred as a result of reduced growth expectations in the orthopaedic business and $1.0 million of non-employee stock-based compensation. These non-cash charges were partially offset by a credit for employee stock-based compensation of $4.8 million and a $1.3 million deferred tax credit recorded in connection with our impairment charge. The 2006 net income included non-cash inventory step-up charges of $6.4 million related to the 2005 acquisition of the Company by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Bain Capital, a $6.1 million gain on derivative instruments and employee stock-based compensation charges of $3.3 million.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2007 was $43.2 million or 18.7% of net sales compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $54.2 million or 22.0% of net sales in the corresponding period of 2006. Adjusted EBITDA declined due to lower sales volume, less profitable sales mix, and higher manufacturing costs, partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial statements accompanying this press release.

Conference Call

Ken Freeman, Executive Chairman, Alan Bortnick Vice President of Finance and Tim Mathews, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer will discuss second quarter results in a conference call scheduled for today, August 1, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The teleconference can be accessed live on the Internet through the Investor Relations section of the Accellent website at www.accellent.com or by calling (866) 800-8651 pass code 13123202. Please visit the website or dial in 10 to 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the conference call will be available via www.accellent.com or by telephone at (888) 286-8010 pass code 27063466.

About Accellent

Accellent Inc. provides fully integrated outsourced manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry in the cardiology, endoscopy and orthopaedic markets. Accellent has broad capabilities in design & engineering services, precision component fabrication, finished device assembly and complete supply chain management. These capabilities enhance customers’ speed to market and return on investment by allowing them to refocus internal resources more efficiently. For more information, please visit www.accellent.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations are disclosed in the risk factors contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2007. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors.

Accellent Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Net sales	$	119,081		$	124,727		$	230,565		$	246,408
Cost of sales		88,756			85,196			169,103			175,545
Gross profit		30,325			39,531			61,462			70,863
Selling, general & administrative expenses		11,740			16,278			24,227			33,259
Research & development expenses		611			896			1,351			1,872
Restructuring charges		36			568			708			2,297
Amortization of intangibles		3,735			4,301			8,036			8,602
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		1,287			--			82,340			--
Income (loss) from operations		12,916			17,488			(55,200	)		24,833
Interest expense, net		(16,757	)		(16,312	)		(32,914	)		(32,073	)
Gain on derivative instruments		142			2,646			58			6,100
Other expense		(115	)		(395	)		(94	)		(421	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(3,814	)		3,427			(88,150	)		(1,561	)
Income tax expense		274			1,190			1,686			2,864
Net (loss) income	$	(4,088	)	$	2,237		$	(89,836	)	$	(4,425	)

Accellent Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Net loss	$	(4,088	)	$	2,237		$	(89,836	)	$	(4,425	)

Income tax expense		274			1,190			1,686			2,864
Interest expense, net		16,757			16,312			32,914			32,073
Depr. and amortization		8,683			8,479			17,736			16,652
EBITDA (1)	$	21,626		$	28,218		$	(37,500	)	$	47,164

Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles		1,287			--			82,340			--
Restructuring charges		36			568			708			2,297
Employee stock-based compensation		(2,890	)		1,547			(4,761	)		3,261
Inventory step-up		--			--			--			6,422
Gain on derivative instruments		(142	)		(2,646	)		(58	)		(6,100	)
Non-employee stock-based compensation		567			--			1,041			--
Other		792			806			1,389			1,155
Adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	21,276		$	28,493		$	43,159		$	54,199

(1) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA presented in this press release are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

EBITDA represents net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to give effect to unusual items, non-cash items, the pro forma effect of acquisitions as if they had taken place at the beginning of the periods covered by the covenant calculation and other adjustments, all of which are required in calculating covenant ratios and compliance under the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes and under our senior secured credit facility. For the periods presented, Adjusted EBITDA includes adjustments for: restructuring and other related charges, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, gains and losses from derivative instruments, gain on sale of property, non-operating currency transaction losses, certain stock compensation related charges, severance, write-off of inventory step-up, executive relocation, CEO search costs, non-cash consulting expenses and management fees.

We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about the calculation of certain financial covenants in the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes and under our senior secured credit facility. Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of these covenants. We also present EBITDA because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our performance and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of high yield issuers, many of which present EBITDA when reporting their results.

Accellent Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	June 30, 2007		December 31, 2006
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,381	$	2,746
Accounts receivable, net		51,544		49,994
Inventories		65,963		57,962
Prepaid expenses and other		4,255		4,169
Total current assets		130,143		114,871
Property and equipment, net		130,887		128,573
Goodwill		798,827		847,213
Intangibles, net		216,914		258,904
Deferred financing costs and other assets		25,382		24,033
Total assets	$	1,302,153	$	1,373,594

Liabilities and stockholder’s equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,010	$	4,014
Accounts payable		24,194		20,338
Accrued expenses		30,193		27,262
Total current liabilities		58,397		51,614
Notes payable and long-term debt		710,764		696,515
Other long-term liabilities		35,177		39,205
Total liabilities		804,338		787,334
Stockholder’s equity		497,815		586,260
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	$	1,302,153	$	1,373,594

Accellent Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Six months ended June 30,
	2007			2006

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	4,544		$	3,210
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(11,417	)		(16,233	)
Other		119			441
Net cash flows used in investing activities		(11,298	)		(15,792	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt		34,000			17,000
Principal payments on debt		(20,008	)		(10,047	)
Deferred financing fees		(1,657	)		(1,384	)
Other		--			(89	)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities		12,335			5,480
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash		54			74
Net increase (decrease) in cash		5,635			(7,028	)
Cash at beginning of year		2,746			8,669
Cash at end of period	$	8,381		$	1,641

Maryland		333-130470		84-1507827
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

100 Fordham Road Wilmington, Massachusetts		01887
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Date: August 1, 2007	ACCELLENT INC.

	By:	/s/ Alan L. Bortnick
		Name: Alan L. Bortnick Title: Vice President of Finance