Consent of Independent Auditors We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of AEL Industries, Inc. of our report dated March 29, 1994, included in the 1994 Annual Report to Shareholders of AEL Industries, Inc. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules of AEL Industries, Inc. listed in Item 14(a). These schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements pertaining to the Incentive Stock Option Plans (Form S-8 No. 2- 87030 and No. 33-64512) and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans (Forms S-8 No. 2-18195, No. 33-41025, and No. 33-64510) of AEL Industries, Inc. of our report dated March 29, 1994, with respect to the financial statements incorporated herein by reference and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedules included in the 1994 Annual Report (Form 10-K) of AEL Industries, Inc. /s/ Ernst & Young Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 17, 1994