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                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3

                                       TO

                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this "Amendment") is entered into as of June 25,
2003, by and between EDAC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
("Leading Borrower"), APEX MACHINE TOOL COMPANY, INC, a Connecticut corporation
("Second Borrower") (Leading Borrower and Second Borrower being collectively
referred to as "Borrowers" and each a "Borrower") and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Lender").

                                   BACKGROUND

         Borrowers, Gros-Ite and Lender are parties to a Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") pursuant to which
Lender provides Borrowers with certain financial accommodations.

         Borrowers have requested that Lender amend the Loan Agreement and
Lender is willing to do so on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of
credit heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrowers by
Lender, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

         1.       Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

         2.       Amendment to Loan Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, Paragraph 2 of Schedule G is
amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

                               "2.    Capital Expenditures. Leading Borrower and
                           its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall not
                           make aggregate Capital Expenditures, other than
                           Capital Expenditures financed through the incurrence
                           of Indebtedness (excluding Revolving Credit Loan), in
                           (a) the 2003 Fiscal Year in excess of $500,000 (b)
                           any other Fiscal Year in excess of $250,000."

         3.       Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective (the "Effective Date") upon satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender: (i) Lender's
receipt of four (4) copies of this Amendment executed by Borrowers and Lender
and consented and agreed to by Guarantor and (ii) Lender shall have received a
fee in the amount of $5,000 and all attorney's fees of Lender in connection with
this Amendment, each of which shall be charged to Borrowers' loan account as a
Revolving Credit Loan on the date of this Amendment.

         4.       Representations and Warranties. Borrowers hereby represent and
warrant as follows:

                  (a)      This Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended
hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers and are
enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms.

                  (b)      Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrowers
hereby reaffirm all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Loan
Agreement to the extent the same are not amended hereby and agree that all such
covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as
of the effective date of this Amendment.

                  (c)      No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is
continuing or would exist after giving effect to this Amendment.

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                  (d)      Borrowers have no defense, counterclaim or offset
with respect to the Loan Agreement.

         5.       Effect on the Loan Agreement.

                  (a)      Upon the effectiveness of Section 2 hereof, each
reference in the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof,"
"herein" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan
Agreement as amended hereby.

                  (b)      Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan
Agreement, and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or
delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and
are hereby ratified and confirmed.

                  (c)      The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Amendment shall not, except to the extent set forth herein, operate as a waiver
of any right, power or remedy of Lender, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or
agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.

         6.       Governing Law. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York.

         7.       Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment for any other purpose.

         8.       Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment may be executed by the
parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission shall be
deemed to be an original signature hereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day
and year first written above.

                                EDAC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION.

                                By: /s/Glenn L. Purple
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                                    Name: Glenn L. Purple
                                    Title: V.P. Finance

                                APEX MACHINE TOOL COMPANY, INC.

                                By: /s/Glenn L. Purple
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                                Name: Glenn L. Purple
                                Title: Secretary

                                GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
                                CORPORATION

                                By: /s/ James M. Cunningham
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                                Name: James M. Cunningham
                                      Duly Authorized Signatory

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                              CONSENT OF GUARANTOR

         The undersigned as a guarantor of the Obligations of EDAC Technologies
Corporation and Apex Machine Tool Company, Inc. to Lender hereby consents to the
foregoing Amendment No. 3 and acknowledges that its guaranty agreement remains
in full force and effect.

GROS-ITE INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: /s/Glenn L. Purple
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        Name: Glenn L. Purple
        Title: Secretary

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