QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTIC PRODUCTS’ ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC LENDS A LITTLE MUSCLE TO BOWFLEX POWER ROD® TECHNOLOGY

TIELT, BELGIUM – K 2004 – Body builders, like engineers, desire maximum performance for the lowest cost. The Bowflex Ultimate and Extreme™ 2 models, among the best selling home gym equipment in the U.S., delivers a cost/performance ratio that both engineers and home fitness enthusiasts can appreciate. Nautilus, the machines’ manufacturer, delivered the goods with help from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP), who provided engineering thermoplastics and design expertise for the equipment’s development.

Bowflex equipment provides a total body workout to users, who use it to tone and build isolated muscle groups. It operates via a series of Power Rods® that increase counter-resistance in proportion to the force that users apply. The resistant force behind these power rods derives in part from the performance qualities of engineering thermoplastics produced by QEPP.

The thermoplastic materials needed to provide excellent tensile strength and wear-resistance to withstand repeated use.

Quadrant partnered closely with engineers at Nautilus to develop the material technology and to supply Power Rods in a way that continues to provide the manufacturer with the greatest production flexibility. The work helped to solidify leadership positions for both companies within their respective markets.

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Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products is the world leader in the manufacture of engineering plastics in stock shapes (rod, plate, tube) for machining. Quadrant EPP also produces custom nylon castings and finished components. Quadrant EPP`s General and Advanced Engineering Plastics portfolio includes the broadest range of standard and custom shapes for machining and is available through its worldwide operations, technical support centres and authorized distributors.

The Quadrant Group is a global leader in high-performance polymer material solutions in the form of semi-finished and finished products. These specialty engineering thermoplastics and composites are superior in performance over metals and other materials, and are used in a growing number of applications developed with leaders in a wide range of industries.

Learn more about Quadrant at www.quadrantplastics.com.

The Nautilus Group, Inc. is a leading marketer, developer, and manufacturer of branded health and fitness products sold under such well-known names as Nautilus®, Bowflex®, Schwinn® and StairMaster®. The Company currently markets its Bowflex and TreadClimber™ home fitness equipment and Nautilus Sleep Systems through its direct-marketing channel, using an effective combination of television commercials, infomercials, response mailings, the Internet, and inbound/outbound call centers. The Company sells its Nautilus, Schwinn and StairMaster commercial fitness equipment through its sales force and selected dealers to health clubs, government agencies, hotels, corporate fitness centers, colleges, universities, and assisted living facilities. The Nautilus Group also markets and sells a complete line of consumer fitness equipment, under its Nautilus, Schwinn and StairMaster brands, through a network of specialty dealers, distributors, and retailers worldwide. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. The Nautilus Group is located on the Internet at www.nautilusgroup.com.

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