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STI Preparing for Commercial Production of Conductus Superconducting Wire

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- New Conductus production machine operational -

- Strong customer demand for Conductus continues to outpace supply -

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. (SCON) ("STI"), a world leader in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, reported its one kilometer RCE system (RCE-1000) completed final assembly, meets all required design specifications and is operational. Now STI is focused on software testing and process development as it prepares to scale production for the commercial launch of Conductus(R) wire.

"With our RCE-1000, SDP and IBAD machines operational, we are positioned to produce Conductus wire on a commercial scale," said Jeff Quiram, STI's president and chief executive officer. "Previously, the limited capacity of our pilot equipment constrained our customers' evaluation and qualification process. We are very excited we have the ability to increase Conductus supply, which will enable our customers to conclude testing in their electrical devices and initiate their production orders."

"Our customer demand is increasing as the industry begins to focus on commercialization of superconducting products. We continue to strengthen relationships with existing customers as well as engage with new ones who initiated evaluation for the qualification of Conductus wire for use in their devices. During the third quarter of 2014, we shipped Conductus wire to four new and six existing customers. Of these ten customers, seven are in Stage 1 evaluation, including wire characterization and performance testing, and three are for Stage 2, involving significantly more rigorous testing to simulate devices for commercial deployment. The additional orders continue to outpace our supply, and the commercial RCE-1000 will alleviate this constraint as we ramp availability in late 2014 and beyond."

Conductus(R) Superconducting Wire Manufacturing

To produce Conductus wire there are three key manufacturing processes:

(1) Solution Deposition Planarization (SDP) to smooth commercial-grade stainless steel or hastelloy substrate;

(2) Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD) to produce a template, allowing for the right surface conditions for the growth of superconducting material; and

(3) The proprietary Reactive Co-evaporation Cyclic Deposition and Reaction (RCE-CDR) of superconducting materials onto the manufactured template.

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SCON next week negotiations wih potential big client per todays cc .. worth listening to

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SCON Achieves 30% Improvement in Conductus Wire Performance

To present test data at the 27th International Symposium on Superconductivity November 25th to 27th -

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (SCON), a world leader in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, will participate in the 27th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS) being held November 25th to 27th in Tokyo.

During the poster session, STI will present the results of tests performed by customers on its Conductus(R) wire across a wide range of operating temperatures and magnetic fields. The data will illustrate critical current of 730 Amps/cm at 77K in self-field and show improved low-temperature characteristics in higher magnetic fields. In addition, the testing shows excellent uniformity across both the width and length of the wire. Through continued process improvement, STI has increased Conductus wire performance significantly throughout 2014. The wire tested was produced on STI's pilot Reactive Co-evaporation (RCE) machine. These process methods will be transferred to the full production machine that became operational this month.

"ISS is an ideal conference to meet with new and existing customers and expand business relationships with industry leading companies, and is an excellent forum to present these customer performed test results that demonstrate very significant improvement in Conductus wire performance," said Adam Shelton, STI's VP of Marketing and Product Line Management. "Conductus wire continues to demonstrate the capability to meet the demanding needs of a diverse set of applications that include superconducting fault current limiters and superconducting power cables, which have the potential to lengthen the service life of equipment and lower system losses for power utilities. At ISS, we will join with corporate executives, scientists, engineers and academic researchers from around the world to advance the development of these and other disruptive technologies that use superconducting materials for a range of emerging applications, including low-loss power systems, MRIs, coil technologies for generating high magnetic fields, maglev train technology and more. For broad commercialization to occur, the market demands improved availability, performance and economics of high temperature superconducting wire. With the installation of our new one kilometer wire production machine completed, STI is well-positioned to address this demand as we ramp capacity in 2014 and beyond."

About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI)

Superconductor Technologies Inc., headquartered in Austin, TX, has been a world leader in HTS materials since 1987, developing more than 100 patents as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. For more than a decade, STI has been providing innovative interference elimination and network enhancement solutions to the commercial wireless industry. The company is currently leveraging its key enabling technologies, including RF filtering, HTS materials and cryogenics to develop energy efficient, cost-effective and high performance second generation (2G) HTS wire for existing and emerging power applications, to develop applications for advanced RF wireless solutions and innovative adaptive filtering, and for government R&D. Superconductor Technologies Inc.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol "SCON." For more information about STI, please visit http://www.suptech.com

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SCON now also > 5% owned by Blackrock.. still expect a deal and massive run soon.. risk is cash but no outstanding shelf .... two years late.. but on brink of the big run

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895665/000108636415001945/superconductor.tech.txt

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250.000 substationss, 3-5mln per fault current limiter

250.000 stations times 3 million times 50% is total market for fault current limiters

Fault current limiter: major component 30-50% of the cost is wire


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