WEST WARWICK, RI--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 24, 2008 -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ALOT - News), a leading manufacturer of specialty printing systems and supplies marketed worldwide under the brand names Astro-Med®, Grass® Technologies, and QuickLabel® Systems, today announced that company management will be presenting at the Providence Society of Financial Analysts being held at the Hope Club in Providence, RI. The Astro-Med presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Albert W. Ondis, Chairman and CEO, will be joined by Everett V. Pizzuti, President and COO, and by Joseph P. O'Connell, Senior Vice President and CFO, to present the company's strategy for sustained growth and increased profitability.

The presentation will be posted on Astro-Med's website, www.astro-medinc.com, in the Investor Relations portion of the site. All interested parties are encouraged to view the presentation.

Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of products that are employed around the world for industrial and scientific test and measurement applications, for product identification applications in consumer and industrial markets, and for clinical and research purposes in the field of life sciences.

The Providence Society is an association of investment professionals consisting of portfolio managers, security analysts, investment advisors and other financial professionals. It is one of the CFA Institute member societies of a global network of investment professionals.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's FY2008 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Contact:
     Albert W. Ondis
     CEO
     Joseph P. O'Connell
     CFO
     Astro-Med, Inc.
     (401) 828-4000