SDI HISTORY

Mid 1950’s: SDI founded
 - Created movie special effects

1960’s: Entered Aerospace Market

1988: Organized into two divisions
 - Aerospace Division
 - Automotive Division

1994: Acquired Scot, Inc.
 - Aerospace products company

1998: Acquired by J.F. Lehman & Co.
 - John Lehman, former Secretary of the
    Navy under President Ronald Reagan

2001: Divested Aerospace Products and Scot, Inc.

2001: Established SDI MOLAN GmbH & Co. KG
 - a Joint Venture with Molan

2002: Established SDI Japan K.K.
 - Sales, marketing and distribution for
    Asia

2002: Established SDI Thailand Co. Ltd.
 - manufacturing and distribution

Mid-1950’s: Hollywood
special effects
Early 1960’s: Space and
tactical missile systems
Late 1980’s: Automotive
airbag initiators
Late 1990’s: Automotive
micro-gas generators
2003: Launched Mining & Blasting Product Line 2004: Re-entered Aerospace & Defense Market

2003: Production for Mining & Blasting
Electronic Ignition Module

2004: Re-entered
aerospace market