Don Naugler, President/General Manager, VJ Electronix, Inc.

Aqueous Technologies expects continued growth within the cleaning and contamination removal market in 2013. There was considerable growth during 2012 in both the cleaning / contamination removal and cleanliness testing equipment market. We expect continued growth in these markets in 2013.

Aqueous Technologies has expanded its product line and equipment designs to address the requirements of all aspects of the cleaning market. Aqueous Technologies has embraced a total solution approach to cleaning during 2012 and plans on expanding this approach in 2013. The majority of Aqueous Technologies' automatic defluxing equipment lineup for 2013 now operates in a completely zero discharge configuration.

Aqueous Technologies has expanded its zero discharge technology to include post-reflow defluxing equipment, ultrasonic stencil cleaning equipment, and cleanliness testers. We expect environmental regulations and general awareness of environmental issues to increase during 2013 and have positioned our products to be the "greenest", most environmentally responsible products we have ever offered.

We will expand our commitment to the production of technical workshops in 2013. Aqueous Technologies, through its "Aqueous University" department provides no cost reliability-based technical workshops. During 2012, Aqueous Technologies produced workshops throughout the world. We will be expanding that effort during 2013.

We see a continued yet cautious optimism during 2013.