Woburn, MA. An agreement between XENON Corp. and WEA Division of Time Warner to utilize XENON's low temperature DVD bonding process in the manufacture of DVDs was announced today by Lou Panico, President of Xenon. WEA is the world's largest producer of CDs and DVDs, and the tie-up is expected to bring dramatic changes in the DVD industry.

The production of DVDs has always been a complicated and difficult process with the bonding process becoming extremely critical.

The XENON pulsed UV system, however, utilizes a revolutionary spiral-shaped lamp that conforms to the shape of the DVD and produces a toxin-free, warp free cure with virtually no heat build up.

After careful evaluation on the XENON process at their Pennsylvania plant, WEA executives decided that the XENON product resulted in a cooler, more efficient bonding technology that could result in setting a new standard for the DVD industry.

WEA has already instituted steps to convert production installations in Pennsylvania to XENON low temperature process. In addition, WEA has specified Xenon's CoolCureXL DVD system for 15 new installations for their Pennsylvania plant and WEA affiliates worldwide.

According to Panico, C.E.O. of XENON, "the mutual benefits of this agreement go beyond the initial installations. WEA is a cutting edge company noted for leading the industry, while XENON is recognized as a world leader in pulsed UV/visible low temperature curing." Together, he added, "WEA and XENON will augment dramatic changes in the DVD industry, including significant gains in quality and yield."