Gyrotron Technology Inc. Receives $120,000 Follow-on Development Contract for High-Volume Consumer Application

BENSALEM, PA--(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) - Gyrotron Technology Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GYTI), a developer of innovative industrial technologies, announced today that last month it entered into a $120,000 development contract with a major consumer products company to continue work on using the gyrotron in a high-volume consumer application. This contract is a follow on to a smaller contract successfully completed in '13, during which GYTI successfully demonstrated its ability to cure specialized material to customer specifications in a fraction of the time, and using a fraction of the energy, required by conventional technology. GYTI expects to complete its work under the contract in the 3rd quarter of this year.

"We are very pleased with the customer's continued serious interest in investigating the use of our technology for this very large consumer application," stated Dr. Vlad Sklyar, President of GYTI. "We are optimistic that a commercialization agreement with this customer can be achieved within the coming 12 months."

About Gyrotron Technology - OTC:GYTI - GYTI develops and markets unique processing technology solutions for a broad range of industries, including glass, plastics, semiconductors, and food. Most of these utilize the gyrotron, a very powerful source of high-frequency microwave energy. These solutions open new horizons, substantially enhancing productivity and cutting costs by, among other things, applying heat in a dramatically more efficient and effective manner than is possible with legacy technologies. Please visit our website http://www.gyrotrontech.com/ for additional information.

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