Exhibit 99.1

            Spectrum Control Acquires Salisbury Engineering, Inc.

    FAIRVIEW, Pa., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectrum Control, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SPEC), a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic control
products and systems, today announced that it has acquired all of the
outstanding common stock of Salisbury Engineering, Inc. ("SEI").
    SEI, a privately-held company in Delmar, Delaware, designs and
manufactures a full line of RF and microwave components and systems used
primarily in military and aerospace applications.  Annual sales for the
company were approximately $4 million in the calendar year 2003.  SEI
currently employs approximately 40 people.
    Dick Southworth, Spectrum Control's President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "With this acquisition, we are significantly expanding our
microwave technology and product offerings.  SEI's current products include
microwave synthesizers, multiple channel filter banks and preselectors, and
GPS low noise amplifiers.  These complex systems incorporate advanced
technologies and significantly expand our microwave capabilities.  In
addition, SEI's microwave component offerings (miniature chip filters, lumped
element filters, band reject filters, cavity filters, and waveguides) are a
natural complement to our existing frequency control product group.  The
expansion of our product offerings, particularly with more complex advanced
systems, is a major element of our current strategic focus and long-term
growth plan," he concluded.

    About Spectrum Control
    Spectrum Control is a leading designer and manufacturer of components and
systems used to condition, regulate, transmit, receive, or govern electronic
performance.  The Company's largest markets are telecommunications equipment
and military/aerospace, with applications in wireless base stations, broadband
switching equipment, global positioning systems, secure communications, smart
weapons and munitions, and avionic upgrades.  Automotive represents an
emerging market for the Company's products, with significant applications in
DC motors, telematics, and electronic safety controls.  Other markets for the
Company's products include medical instrumentation, industrial equipment,
computers, and storage devices.
    For more information about Spectrum Control and its products, please visit
the Company's website at www.spectrumcontrol.com .

SOURCE  Spectrum Control, Inc.
    -0-                             02/27/2004
    /CONTACT:  Corporate Headquarters, +1-814-474-2207, or Fax,
+1-814-474-2208, or Investor Relations, John P. Freeman, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, +1-814-474-4310, both of Spectrum Control, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.spectrumcontrol.com /
    (SPEC)

CO:  Spectrum Control, Inc.; Salisbury Engineering, Inc.
ST:  Pennsylvania, Delaware
IN:  CPR ECP
SU:  TNM