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Plexus Awarded Manufacturing Contract With Kirby Lester

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 General News
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NEENAH, Wis., Sept. 15 Plexus Corp.(Nasdaq: PLXS) announced today that the Company has been awarded the primarycontract to manufacture Kirby Lester pharmacy automation systems in itsBuffalo Grove, IL facility. Kirby Lester is the leading provider of automatedtablet machines, offering a full line of counting, dispensing and verificationsystems for pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and a variety ofindustries.
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"Kirby Lester produces the world's best counting technology -- with almost30,000 customers to show for it," says Steve Davis, Site Director of Plexus'Buffalo Grove manufacturing facility. "As their manufacturing partner, wewill focus on raising the industry-leading Kirby Lester quality standards evenhigher and continue to build on our vision to be the best EMS company in theworld at serving customers with products in the mid-to-low-volume, higher-mixsegment of the market."
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"With Plexus' proven successes in high-tech industries, I am confidentthat this relationship will help Kirby Lester further develop and bring tomarket exciting and advanced technologies in the near future," says Garry J.Zage, R.Ph., Kirby Lester's President.

About Plexus Corp. - The Product Realization Company

Plexus (http://www.plexus.com) is an award-winning participant in theElectronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, providing product design,supply chain and materials management, manufacturing, test, fulfillment andaftermarket solutions to branded product companies in the Wireline/Networking,Wireless Infrastructure, Medical, Industrial/Commercial andDefense/Security/Aerospace market sectors.

The Company's unique Focused Factory manufacturing model and global supplychain solutions are strategically enhanced by value-added product design andengineering services. Plexus specializes in mid- to low-volume, higher-mixcustomer programs that require flexibility, scalability, technology andquality.

Plexus provides award-winning customer service to more than 100 brandedproduct companies in North America, Europe and Asia.

About Kirby Lester

Kirby Lester was established in 1971 and maintains the largest marketshare of automatic tablet/capsule counter sales in the United States andCanada, plus 30 other countries. More Kirby Lester counters are used todispense prescriptions in retail, mail order, hospital and long-term carepharmacies and manufacturing facilities than any other automated countingsystem; almost 30,000 pharmacies worldwide rely on Kirby Lester for theircounting needs ... exactly! For more information, contact Kirby Lester at847.984.3377 or http://www.kirbylester.com.

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