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Patricia K. Moore                                              David P. Garino
Director, Investor Relations                                    (314) 982-0551
ESCO Technologies Inc.
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                  ESCO TO POST UPDATED PRESENTATION ON WEB SITE


     St. Louis,  MO,  November 18, 2004 - ESCO  Technologies  Inc.  (NYSE:  ESE)
announced it will post today an updated  Company  presentation  on its Web site,
www.escotechnologies.com.

     The presentation  includes the Company's new five-year financial objectives
and an overview of each of its three business segments.

     ESCO,  headquartered  in St.  Louis,  is a leading  supplier of  engineered
filtration  products  to the  process,  health care and  transportation  markets
worldwide.  In  addition,  the  Company  markets  proprietary,  special  purpose
communications  systems and is the industry  leader in RF shielding and EMC test
products.


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