ISO 9001:2000 Certification

West Caldwell, NJ (April 19, 2001) - Merrimac Industries, Inc. (AMEX: MRM), a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, assemblies and Micro-Multifunction (MMFM®) Modules, today announced that Factory Mutual Research has awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification to Merrimac's subsidiary Filtran Microcircuits Inc. The ISO 9001:2000 Certification verifies that Filtran complies with the internationally recognized standard for Quality Systems and the Model for Quality Assurance in Production, Installation, and Servicing.

Mason N. Carter, Chairman & CEO, stated, "With the ISO 9001:2000 Certifications of our Multi-Mix® Microtechnology Group and RF Microwave Products Group, and the ISO 9001:2000 Certification of our Costa Rica facility already in place, the awarding of ISO 9001:2000 to Filtran completes the fourth and final phase of our ISO Certification initiative. We are extremely proud to have all of Merrimac's facilities ISO 9001:2000 Certified. Additionally, we have other industry-specific certifications in progress and are well positioned to meet the future needs of our wireless customers worldwide."

ISO 9001:2000 Certification, established by the International Standards Organization, is a quality management system that sets a global standard for manufacturing and quality assurance processes and ensures that a company's products and services are among the best in the world. Certification followed a comprehensive assessment by Factory Mutual Research, a third-party registrar. The third-party audit and earlier internal reviews and evaluations covered every phase of fabrication, assembly and quality inspection, as well as inventory control, purchasing, contracts, finance, servicing and many other support processes.

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