CRDN

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CRDN just reported improved earnings expectations yesterday and the price has had a lift. Today it ran right into the 50 MA and came down. I'm looking for it to push through maybe monday and pick up some stream.

uc

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Gapped a little, clearing the 50Ma, now we need to break through resistance at $56.14 and fill a small gap. Then clear sailing to $62 would be nice.

uc.

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Attractive volume!

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CRDN looks attractive on the fundamentals this one is making new 52wk highs

[BigSully1]

CRDN just had an upbeat conference call, putting to rest many of investors concerns. Bought yesterday, looks like a keeper for me and a solid investment for the future.

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looks like the "street" agrees with my sentiment.

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Press Release Source: Ceradyne, Inc.


Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $107 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order for U.S. Army
Friday November 30, 7:30 am ET


COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN - News) received a $107 million delivery order for ESAPI (Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts) from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This new delivery order is scheduled to be shipped beginning January 2008 through May 2008. This delivery order will be shipped against a larger indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The Company records as firm orders only delivery orders, such as the above, that have firm scheduled delivery dates.
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David P. Reed, Ceradyne President North American Operations, commented: "We are pleased to have received this ESAPI order as it gives our Company visibility through May of next year. Utilizing the Lexington, Kentucky facility and the Costa Mesa and Irvine, California plants, we expect to meet the Army's quality and delivery requirements."

Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Ceradyne that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Ideal Innovations, Inc., Oshkosh Truck, and Ceradyne, Inc. Awarded Contract for Bull(TM) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
Wednesday December 19, 12:26 pm ET 
Team Will Manufacture and Deliver Bull(TM) Armored Vehicles to US Military for Testing


ARLINGTON, Va. & OSHKOSH, Wis. & COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I-3), Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK - News), and Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN - News) announced today that they have been awarded a delivery order of $18.1 million by the government to produce and deliver Category 1 (6 man) variants and targets of The Bull™ Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle to the U.S. Marine Corps Joint MRAP program office. The vehicles are to be delivered in the first quarter of calendar year 2008 and will be used for further government testing of their Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) resistant capabilities. Improving upon current MRAP vehicle protection and mobility capabilities, these vehicles are designated as MRAP II type vehicles. This delivery order will be shipped against a $12.5 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The companies record as firm orders and backlog only delivery orders, such as the above $18.1 million, that have firm scheduled delivery dates.
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"The team is looking forward to supplying the The Bull™ MRAP II to the government for further testing. We will continue to work with our partners in this effort to ensure we provide vehicles to meet contract requirements and bring this life-saving technology to the field as quickly as possible," said Bob Kocher, president of Ideal Innovations, Inc.

The Bull™, an MRAP II armored combat vehicle, is manufactured on an existing military chassis, manufactured by Oshkosh Truck, designed for off-road operations with parts, logistics, manuals and training, all of which are currently available within the Department of Defense system as part of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) Truck Program. The new vehicle features an undercarriage design with V-shaped plates that deflect, rather than absorb, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and mine blasts from below. The integrated design crew compartment, manufactured by Ceradyne, helps to protect the crew with an advanced armor designed to defeat IEDs and Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFPs), the most dangerous threats faced today by marines and soldiers in Iraq.

On October 2, 2007, I-3, Oshkosh Truck, and Ceradyne, Inc. announced that they had delivered their initial two test vehicles to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center. The government solicitation to industry was posted on July 31, which gave vendors 60 days to submit their proposals and vehicles for blast and road testing. The positive results displayed by the initial test vehicles have paved the way for additional user testing on the 6 vehicles which will follow.

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Ceradyne, Inc. Receives New ID/IQ Body Armor Order
Friday January 4, 7:30 am ET 
Five-Year ID/IQ Order Estimated at a Maximum Value in Excess of $400 Million
Initial $4.9 Million Delivery Release


COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN - News) has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) five-year order from the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The order is estimated to have a maximum value in excess of $400 million. The initial delivery order against the ID/IQ contract is $4.9 million and is scheduled for delivery in early 2008.
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The order is for the Family of Ballistic Plates for Body Armor Load Carriage System (BALCS). ID/IQ orders allow the government a great deal of flexibility as to exact quantities that will be ordered and timing. This ID/IQ order is estimated to have less than a $6 million minimum value and a maximum value in excess of $400 million. It is Ceradyne's policy to only book an order as firm backlog that has committed delivery dates, such as the above initial $4.9 million delivery order.

David P. Reed, Ceradyne President North American Operations, commented: "We are extremely pleased to have received this multi-year BALCS order from the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). We have been supplying lightweight ceramic armor to SOCOM since the late 1990's and believe our past history of high quality and on-time deliveries helped us in this recent 'win.' Our armor production capacity in Lexington, Kentucky, and Costa Mesa, California, will allow us to meet SOCOM's requirements. Based on past practice and non-binding conversations with the government, we believe there will be a series of delivery orders issued in 2008 against the blanket ID/IQ contract."

Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com.

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Ceradyne wins $9.6M body armor order
Thursday January 10, 12:10 pm ET


Ceradyne Inc. has received a $9.6 million order for small arms protective inserts from the Federal Prisons Industries, Federal Correctional Institution, UNICOR, the company said Thursday.
Delivery on the order is scheduled to begin in February 2008 and be completed in early April 2008, according to a release.

Costa Mesa-based Ceradyne (NASDAQ: CRDN - News) manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications.

Published January 10, 2008 by Los Angeles Business

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some more recent contracts
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Ceradyne, Inc.'s ESK Ceramics Receives 5-Year 35 Million Euro (50 Million USD) Contract for Industrial Ceramic Seal Faces
Monday January 14, 7:30 am ET


COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN - News) announced today that its ceramics operation, ESK Ceramics in Kempten, Germany, received a 5-year contract for its EKasic® silicon carbide industrial pump seal faces for an estimated minimum amount of 35 million Euro (50 million USD). ESK Ceramics has developed a product line of these pump seal faces for a wide variety of stringent applications requiring high levels of material properties as well as precision mechanical dimensions. ESK has been working on this program for more than 20 years.
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Thomas Juengling, president of ESK Ceramics, commented: "This multi-year order will support Ceradyne's strategy of developing commercial and industrial advanced technical ceramic products which are not dependent on its military product offering. The Kempten operation is in the process of significantly expanding its EKasic® silicon carbide product line and this order gives us the confidence that our recent capital expenditure commitment will be justified."

Barbara Schaaf, ESK vice president of sales, commented: "We feel that ESK's customer orientation and focus on quality and delivery are responsible for this recent 'win' from a long-time trusted ESK Ceramics customer."

Ceradyne and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com.
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Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $59.1 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order for U.S. Army
Thursday January 31, 1:55 pm ET


COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN - News) received a ceramic body armor delivery order for $59.1 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The order is for Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBI), which will be delivered from February 2008 through June 2008. This new delivery order will be shipped against an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract announced in July 2006, which covers a five-year delivery period.
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tight consolidation, is forming a nice base, IMO