Waukesha, WI (July 28, 2005) – Waukesha Electric Systems is expanding its manufacturing plant’s test facility in Goldsboro, NC, to enhance current testing capabilities and provide parallel test paths designed to eliminate production testing interruptions. The project is expected to be completed second quarter of 2007.

The multi-million dollar project will upgrade impulse, loss measurement, temperature rise and induced testing. The upgrades will also increase reliability and accuracy in the Goldsboro Test Department, supporting the plant's goals for continuous improvement in design and manufacturing capabilities.

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. is the largest U.S. manufacturer of medium-power transformers and top supplier of large-power transformers, transformer and substation services and reverse-engineered components and replacement parts. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Goldsboro, North Carolina; Waukesha, Wisconsin and Dallas, Texas, with regional service centers nationwide. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, P.S.D., Inc., in Canton, Ohio, provides turnkey substation and transmission line projects—from engineering to procurement and construction management. Markets served include public power, investor-owned utilities, independent power producers, wind farms and industrial/commercial firms.

Waukesha Electric Systems is a unit of SPX Corporation (www.spx.com), a leading global provider of thermal equipment and services, flow technology, test and measurement solutions and industrial products and services.