Brady Corporation Releases Faster Version of HandiMark Portable Label Maker With Additional Enhanced Features

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – January 15, 2007 – The latest release of the HandiMark Portable Label Maker from Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) offers 30% faster printing speed, with additional upgrades that increase functionality and efficiency. This versatile, industry-leading portable label printer provides users with limitless applications and labeling flexibility for all their industrial labeling applications.

Improvements to the Brady HandiMark Portable Label Maker include:
Faster Printing Speed – Print labels 30% faster and print more labels per battery charge.
Auto Recall – Printer will recall the last label printed.
Sleep Mode – Users can set the printer to “sleep” after 1, 3, or 5 minutes of non- use, conserving battery life.

Clearer Graphical Display – Increased screen contrast and resolution makes text easier to read.
The Brady HandiMark printer is ideal for creating highly visible labels in facilities like mechanical maintenance facilities, production and operations, warehouses and storerooms, and laboratories. This full-featured printer offers bold, easy to read text from 0.08″ to 1.7″, bar coding capabilities, 12 resident operating languages, alpha-numeric sequencing, and PC compatibility. HandiMark also incorporates a variety of stock industrial-grade label materials and specialty tapes.

For more information about the Brady HandiMark Portable Label Maker, including available accessories, software, and label materials, visit www.bradycanada.com, or call 1-800-263-6179.

Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products, and people. Its products help customers increase safety, security, productivity, and performance and include high-performance labels and signs, safety devices, printing systems and software, and precision die-cut materials. Founded in 1914, the company has more than 500,000 customers in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical, and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee and employs more than 9,000 people at operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Brady’s fiscal 2006 sales were approximately $1.018 billion. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.