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EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation Rated as one of Top-Performing Companies for 2006 by Aviation Week & Space Technology

Elmwood Park, New Jersey, July 17, 2007 -- Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation (NASDAQ: KRSL) was named by Aviation Week & Space Technology as one of 2006's top-performing aerospace companies with sales less than $250 million. This is the second year in a row that Kreisler has been named to this list.

Kreisler was ranked tenth on the list of top performing companies with a score of 69 out of a possible 99 points. The Aviation Week study develops a composite score using four performance categories: return on invested capital (ROIC), earning power, operating performance and financial health. Each of these performance categories is equally weighted towards the composite score.

Kreisler's scores in each category are presented below:

Total

Score

ROIC

Earning Power

Operating Performance

Financial Health

69

47

55

54

79

"We are pleased to have been included in Aviation Week's list of Top-Performing Companies (TPC) for the second year in a row, said Kreisler CEO Michael Stern. We are especially pleased in the improvement of both our overall score and ranking compared to the prior year's TPC study. Our score of 69 points increased 6 points compared to the 2005 TPC study while our overall ranking improved to the 10th position compared to the 20th position. We also repeated our inclusion in the Aviation Week TPC study's list of most improved aerospace companies as measured over five years with sales less than $250 million."

The Aviation Week study appears in the July 16, 2007 issue. The full results of the Top-Performing Companies study, in Excel format, are available online at the following link:

http://www.aviationweek.com/tpc07/tpc07.xls.

Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation is a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies for use in military and commercial aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. These products primarily include tube and manifold assemblies. The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Kreisler Industrial Corporation located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and Kreisler Polska Sp. z o.o located in Krakow, Poland.

 

For more information please contact:

Ned Stern, Chief Financial Officer

Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation

Tel (201) 791-0700 X222

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