Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  SPECTRUM CONTROL ACQUIRES JDK CONTROLS, INC.
                    Creates New Sensors and Controls Business

         Fairview, PA, October 31, 2005 -----Spectrum Control, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SPEC), a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic control products and
systems, announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding common
stock of JDK Controls, Inc. ("JDK"). JDK, based in Grass Valley, California, is
a designer and manufacturer of precision co-molded conductive plastic
potentiometers and assemblies. The total purchase price of the acquisition,
including the payoff of certain JDK indebtedness, was $4.1 million. The purchase
price was entirely funded with Spectrum Control's available cash reserves.

         Dick Southworth, Spectrum Control's President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, "With this acquisition, our fourth in the last 20 months, we
continue to execute our strategic plan of product expansion and market
diversification. Potentiometers (electro-mechanical control devices, converting
rotary or linear motion) represent a new product area for us with expanded
market opportunities. In addition to aerospace and military markets, JDK's
products also serve various commercial markets which comprise approximately 40%
of JDK's total annual sales. Major applications for JDK products include medical
and meteorological instruments, animatronics and robotics, aircraft flap
position actuators, cockpit instrumentation, missile programs, military
vehicles, fighter aircraft, security camera positioning controls, and various
automotive controls. These products and applications will provide the base upon
which we will build our new Sensors and Controls business segment. We believe
this new business is a natural complement and extension of our existing three
business segments of Signal and Power Integrity Products, RF and Microwave
Components and Systems, and Power Management Systems. Based upon current market
conditions and customer order rates, we expect JDK product sales to be
approximately $8 million during the next twelve months," he concluded.



FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

         This release contains statements concerning future sales of JDK
Controls, Inc. These forward-looking statements are within the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They are
based on current expectations and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions. Factors that could cause results to differ from the Company's
expectations include the ability of Spectrum Control to successfully integrate
the acquired business with its existing operations and other factors generally
affecting the Company's businesses. For factors generally affecting Spectrum
Control's businesses, please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.

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.

         Corporate Headquarters        Investor Relations
         8031 Avonia Road              John P. Freeman, Senior Vice President
         Fairview, PA 16415            and Chief Financial Officer
         Phone: 814/474-2207           Spectrum Control, Inc.
         Fax:   814/474-2208           Phone: 814/474-4310