BAY CITY, Mich. and TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sciax Corp. (Pink Sheets:SCXC) reported today the completion of an order to Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PCS Inc.) (TSX:POT) (NYSE:POT), the largest producer of potash in the world.
PCS Inc. needed to upgrade their optical drift inspection equipment. This equipment is used to evaluate whether any slippage has occurred in a seam that may pose a danger to mine employees. After evaluating several vendors they selected an extendible borescope plus various components from Sciax's partner, Richard Wolf GmbH.
"The superior optics, quality and durability of the Wolf products were what set us apart from our competition," stated Ralph Manore, Vice President of Operations for Sciax. "This mining order represents another market for the Richard Wolf industrial products that Sciax has been pursuing."
As mentioned in an earlier press release, Endoscopes, also called borescopes, fiberscopes or videoprobes, are used in remote visual inspection applications by a variety of security and industrial users. These scopes enable users to visually inspect hidden or inaccessible areas in circumstances where viewing with the unaided eye would be difficult or impossible. The opto-electronic technology used in industrial endoscopes is very similar to that of medical instruments which are increasingly employed in diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive surgery.
It is worthwhile to note that Endoscopes have several security applications where they are useful in conducting contraband searches, covert surveillance, and physical security operations. The company's Wolf Pack(tm) used in security applications can be fitted with a special Sciax produced Endoscope Camera that extends the Wolf Packs visual data gathering capabilities using endoscopes to 'hidden and inaccessible areas' as noted above.
About PCS Inc. (www.potashcorp.com)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. is the world's largest fertilizer enterprise producing the three primary plant nutrients and a leading supplier to three distinct market categories: agriculture, with the largest capacity in the world in potash, third largest in phosphate and fourth largest in nitrogen; animal nutrition, with the world's largest capacity in phosphate feed ingredients; and industrial chemicals, as the largest global producer of industrial nitrogen products and one of only three North American suppliers of industrial phosphates.
About Sciax (www.sciax.com)
Sciax is an emerging leader in defense imaging systems for law enforcement and military personnel engaged in counter-terrorism and other special security operations. Sciax America Inc. and Sciax Technology Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sciax Corp. (Pink Sheets:SCXC).
Wolf Pack(tm), the company's tactical remote viewing system and the Endoscope camera are manufactured under license from Eomax Corp., and is used by law enforcement and military organizations in North America and Europe. Customers include, military and law enforcement agencies of the US and German Governments, contraband interdiction units of Canada Customs, and LAPD-SWAT.
This release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the results of operations and business of Sciax Technology Inc., Sciax America Inc. and Sciax Corp. which involves risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual future results could materially differ from those discussed. Risks and uncertainties of the Company will be detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports. The Company intends that such statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and enforcement and defense imaging system earnings, and all other forward looking statements be subject to the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.