FARO Part of Discovery Channel's Shades of Green Episode

LAKE MARY, FL, May 6, 2009 - FARO Technologies (Nasdaq: FARO), the world's leading provider of portable measurement and imaging systems, has announced they will appear on the first episode of Shades of Green on the Discovery Channel airing May 7, 2009 at 7am EDT. The company's leading-edge 3D measurement devices will be shown on their customers', ATI Casting Service out of Alpena, MI and Creative Foam Composite Systems out of Fenton, MI, shop floors. The focus of the episode will show how FARO and its customers are a part of the emerging green technology sector.

The first Shades of Green episode will focus on wind power and the key players involved in the industry, including FARO. They will go behind the scenes to illustrate the numerous steps that must be taken before a wind turbine can be built from planning to engineering to production. Future episodes will educate and bring awareness to viewers about alternative energies including solar and bio-diesel.

"We are excited to be at the forefront of the green technology industry," said FARO Technologies Senior Vice President & Managing Director for the Americas, David Morse "and we are very proud companies like ATI Casting and Creative Foam have chosen to use our products to help make their processes more efficient and environmentally sound."

FARO Technologies, a member of the American Wind Energy Association, will be exhibiting at the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, Ill. at the McCormick Center on May 4-7, 2009 where you can visit their booth and learn more about their involvement in the wind power industry.

To see a video clip from the Shades of Green episode, please visit www.nbgtv.org/videos/faro. 

About FARO

FARO (Nasdaq: FARO) develops and markets computer-aided coordinate measurement devices and software. Portable equipment from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and quality assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, inventory documentation, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes. They are also employed to generate digital scans of historic sites.

Worldwide, approximately 9,200 customers are operating more than 19,600 installations of FARO's systems. The company's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, Fla., its European head office in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia/Pacific head office in Singapore. FARO has branches in Canada, Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan.

For more information, visit www.faro.com.

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Nov 4 - FARO to Present at 2009 Robert Baird Industrial Conference
Oct 29 - FARO Q3 Conference Call on Nov 5, 11AM ET
Sep 22 - FARO Releases 3D Laser Tracker ION
Aug 26 - FARO Cuts Staff Additional 8%
Jul 30 - FARO Q2 Revenue Down 40% to $35M, Loses to $2.1M
Jul 30 - FARO Names Lynn Brubaker to Board
Jul 27 - FARO Q2 Conference Call on Jul 30, 11AM ET
Jun 11 - FARO Supports Pratt & Miller in GT1 Race
Jun 4 - FARO to Present at Noble Financial Equity Conference
May 6 - FARO Part of Discovery Channel's Shades of Green Episode
Apr 30 - FARO Q1 Revenue Down 32% to $31.4M, Profit Down to $6.6M
Apr 27 - FARO Q1 Conference Call on April 29, 11AM ET
Apr 24 - FARO Offers Technology Test Drive Program
Apr 7 - FARO Announces 14% Workforce Cut to Save $7.4M
Feb 23 - FARO to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit, Pay $400K
Feb 20 - FARO 7% Workforce Cut to Save $4.5M
Feb 13 - FARO Q4 Sales Down 5% to $56M, Finishes FY08 Up 9% to $209M
Feb 10 - FARO Q4 Conference Call on February 13, 11AM ET
Jan 21 - FARO Gets  Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award
Jan 2 - FARO to Present at Needham Growth Conference
Dec 18 - FARO Gets Order for 11 Quantum, Platinum FaroArms
Nov 19 - FARO Delivers 6 Photon Laser Scanners to Quantapoint
Nov 6 - FARO to Present at Robert Baird Industrial Conference
Oct 23 - FARO Q3 Conference Call on Oct 30, 11AM ET
Sep 10 - FARO Announces CAM2 Q 1.1 for Metrology Measurement
Jul 30 - FARO Q2 Revenue Up 21% to $58M with $6.4M Profit
Jul 8 - FARO Names Yuri Malinkevich as Director of Engineering
Jul 2 - FARO Offers 'Gage-PLUS' Online Video for QC Technology

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