FARO Gets Order for 11 Quantum, Platinum FaroArms

LAKE MARY, FL, Dec 18, 2008 - FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement and imaging innovations, announced that it has received an order from a major multinational technology and services conglomerate for 11 Quantum and Platinum FaroArm systems.

"In this economic environment, it's critical for companies to find better, more efficient ways to do business," FARO President and CEO Jay Freeland said. "That's one of the reasons our entire line of measurement solutions continues to be in high demand. Using our technology is the proven way for customers to make their products and processes the best in the world."

The 11 systems will be used by the company throughout several U.S. cities - including Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati and Dallas -- in order to maintain and verify numerous components during service interruptions. FARO's portable CMM technology enables users to digitally capture a component's 3D measurements and create or compare them to original CAD files for verification. The Quantum and Platinum FaroArms will reduce completion time on each job by multiple days, which will save the company millions of dollars during those critical periods.

"The payback far exceeds the cost," Dave Morse, FARO's SVP and Managing Director of the Americas said. "The strong ROI combined with the creative pricing programs we have in place should make it easier for other companies to adapt this technology and reap the same benefits."

About FARO

With approximately 18,000 installations and 8,600 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models -- or to perform evaluations against an existing model -- for anything requiring highly detailed 3D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.

FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.

Principal products include the world's best-selling portable measurement arm -- the FaroArm; the world's best-selling laser tracker -- the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Photon Laser Scanners; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 Q family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered. For more information, visit www.faro.com.

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