Cadence Innovation New Technology for Baja Marine

Cadence Innovation New Technology for Baja Marine

Automotive Supplier Cadence Innovation Takes its First Steps In the Growing Pleasure Boat Market with a New Technology for Baja Marine

Bucyrus, Ohio (April 21, 2006) - Cadence Innovation LLC, a leading Tier One supplier of interior and exterior automotive components, systems and modules, announced today that it will utilize its patented "Sandwiform" technology to supply the unique "Bow Lounger" seat for the Baja 405 Performance, the flagship of Baja Marine's Performance line.

Sandwiform is a fiber-reinforced, all-thermoplastic honeycomb composite system that is 70 percent lighter than the materials it replaces. The remarkable strength-to-weight ratio provides a rigid assembly to help enhance the performance of the boat. The Sandwiform system is a cost-effective solution that reduces expenditure by 50 percent over the life of the product and can be manufactured in a fraction of the time - two minutes versus five hours!

"Our products have been used in automobile, heavy truck, golf cart and agricultural industry assemblies for years," said Jerry L. Mosingo, president and chief executive officer of Cadence Innovation. "Sandwiform provides innovation and advantages in products being built everyday. Decorative and structurally sound, it offers the aesthetic values of improved fit, form and function. It is also water-resistant and 100 percent recyclable."

The new "Bow Lounger" seat will replace the traditional structural foam polymer-based panels in the bow of the Baja 405 Performance. The Sandwiform seat, a hybrid honeycomb sandwich composite laminate, can be molded with one or both sides finished with carpet, fabrics or decorative films.

"Baja is consistently at the forefront of technology," says Bill Regan, Baja's vice president of operations. "Incorporating a revolutionary, weight-saving material like Sandwiform into the 405 is yet another way we're working on creating even faster boats with a sleeker aesthetic."

With the success of the Bow Lounger, future uses of the Sandwiform technology in boats could include cabin roof liners and side panels replacing plywood with Sandwiform for greater strength and durability. Molding the Sandwiform panels in 3-D shapes allows boat manufacturers to reinforce decorative panels used for complex shapes such as the helm doors. The weight savings and water resistance make Sandwiform an ideal option for use in the marine industry.

ABOUT CADENCE INNOVATION
Headquartered in Sterling Heights, Mich., Cadence Innovation is a $1 billion automotive supplier of innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly/sequencing solutions for interior and exterior components, as well as systems and modules in four areas - instrument panels and cockpits, painted exteriors (including modules), doors/door modules, and cargo management systems. The company has over 6,000 employees in 26 facilities in the United States, France and the Czech Republic and supplies its components and modules to automotive manufacturers around the world. For more information, please contact us at (586) 276-1701 or visit us at www.cadenceinnovation.com

ABOUT BAJA MARINE CORPORATION
Baja Marine Corporation is the leading manufacturer of performance boats. Headquartered in Bucyrus, Ohio, Baja is a division of Brunswick Corporation. For more information on Baja Marine Corporation, please call (877) 321-BAJA (2252) or visit www.bajamarine.com . Baja manufactures and markets runabouts and performance boats from 19 to 42 feet.

ABOUT BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation endeavors to instill "Genuine Ingenuity" in all its leading consumer brands, including Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron electronic controls; Northstar marine electronics; Navman marine and GPS-based products; IDS dealer management systems; Albemarle, Arvor, Baja, Bayliner, Bermuda, Boston Whaler, Cabo Yachts, Crestliner, Hatteras, Lowe, Lund, Maxum, Meridian, Ornvik, Palmetto, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Savage, Sea Boss, Sea Pro, Sea Ray, Sealine, Triton, Trophy, Uttern and Valiant boats; Attwood marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea and Kellogg marine parts and accessories distributor; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and ParaBody fitness equipment; Brunswick bowling centers, equipment and consumer products; Brunswick billiards tables; and Valley-Dynamo pool, Air Hockey and foosball tables. For more information, visit www.brunswick.com .

Source: Baja MArine