Press Release

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Sept 27, 2011 - Liquidmetal® Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LQMT) today announced a strategic partnership with ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, the world’s technology leader of injection molding machines with revenues exceeding $ 950 million.
"ENGEL is a leading force in the utilization of the newest advancements in injection moulding machinery technology for next-generation products and we envision this partnership with Liquidmetal as a key strategic step in the evolution of injection molding," said Mark Sankovitch, President and CEO of ENGEL North America.

Liquidmetal also announced the creation and launch of a Certified Liquidmetal Partners Program, with ENGEL as a named certified partner. Under the details of this program each step in the process of designing and producing the company’s products and services will be performed by partners who have met demanding certification requirements to ensure that customers are provided consistently high-quality products and support services.

Thomas Steipp, Liquidmetal President and CEO, commented, "We are excited about the opportunity to work with ENGEL injection molding machines incorporating the exceptional qualities of our Liquidmetal technology. By partnering with technology and manufacturing leaders such as ENGEL, we ensure our customers of extraordinary quality and unlimited ability to scale production."

Liquidmetal Technologies is the world’s premier supplier of bulk amorphous glass products branded as Liquidmetal. This technology allows innovative companies to replace complex machined parts with injection molded components. In certain applications, this offers stronger, lighter, more corrosion-resistant parts at significantly lower prices. For more information, go to www.liquidmetal.com.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our plans, future events, objectives, expectations, forecasts, or assumptions. Any statement in this press release that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and in some cases, words such as "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect," "intend," "may," "anticipate," "plans," "seeks," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the anticipated outcomes or result, and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. These risks and uncertainties may include: our limited operating history in developing and manufacturing products from bulk amorphous alloys; the adoption of our alloys by customers; the commercial success of our customer’s products; our ability to identify, develop, and commercialize new applications for our alloys; competition with suppliers of incumbent materials; the development of new materials that render our alloys obsolete; the ability to manage our anticipated growth; our limited direct experience in manufacturing bulk alloy products; scaling-up our manufacturing facilities; protecting our intellectual property; problems associated with manufacturing and selling our alloys outside of the United States; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including risks described in subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K, Form 8-K, and other filings). Liquidmetal Technologies disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE: Liquidmetal Technologies Inc.

Liquidmetal Technologies
Otis Buchanan, 949-635-2120
otis.buchanan@liquidmetal.com