DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,953

ADVANCED ENERGY
VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 24, 2003, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Advanced
Energy, Voorhees, New Jersey. The workers produce radio frequency
power generation equipment.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has reduced
the size of its workforce and is initiating a shift of production
of radio frequency power generation equipment abroad. The company
has also made a commitment to increase its reliance on company
imports that will result in additional layoffs.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with radio frequency power generation
equipment produced at Advanced Energy Voorhees, New Jersey
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Advanced Energy Voorhees, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 19, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 28th day of April 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance