FARO Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2013 Conference Call

LAKE MARY, Fla., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: FARO) the most trusted source in 3D measurement and imaging solutions, announced today that after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2013.  In conjunction with FARO's first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on May 1, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. ET with the Company's President and CEO, Jay Freeland, and CFO, Keith Bair.

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What: FARO Technologies First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Conference Call

When: Wednesday, May 1, 2013

How:  www.faro.com/CCQ1-0501

Dial-in Numbers: 866-952-1906 or 785-424-1825

Conference ID: FARO

Alternately, one may access the call via FARO's web site www.faro.com, then click "Investor Relations", "Conference Calls", then click the relevant date.

If you are unable to participate during the live web cast, the call will be archived on www.faro.com. Conference Call Replay is also available until July 1, 2013, by calling, (800) 753-5212 (domestic) or (402) 220-2673 (international). No code is required.

FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software. Technology from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures within production and quality assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, rapid prototyping, documenting large volume spaces or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes.

Approximately 15,000 customers are operating more than 30,000 installations of FARO's systems, worldwide. The Company's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, FL; its European regional headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany; and its Asia/Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore. FARO has offices in Brazil, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, India, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan.

More information is available at http://www.faro.com

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding FARO Technologies Inc's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

SOURCE FARO Technologies, Inc.

Keith Bair, Senior Vice President, CFO, keith.bair@faro.com, 407-333-9911