Document:

VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of February 17, 2000, by and among (1) AXESS
CORPORATION,   a  Delaware  corporation  (the  "Stockholder"),   (2)  RHEOMETRIC
SCIENTIFIC,  INC., a New Jersey  corporation ("the Company"),  and (3) ANDLINGER
CAPITAL XXVI LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability  company (the  "Investor"),  as
amended,   supplemented   or  otherwise   modified   from  time  to  time  (this
"Agreement").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Stockholder, Rheometric and the Investor have entered into
a  Securities  Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of February  17, 2000 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Securities Purchase Agreement");

         WHEREAS,  it is contemplated in the Securities  Purchase Agreement that
promptly  after the Closing (as defined in the Securities  Purchase  Agreement),
the Company  will submit to its  stockholders  for  approval  (the  "Stockholder
Approval")  proposals to (i) increase the authorized  number of shares of Common
Stock of the Company to  49,000,000  shares and (ii)  authorize  the issuance of
1,000,000  shares of Preferred Stock as contemplated in the Securities  Purchase
Agreement;

         WHEREAS,  it is a  condition  to the  Closing  that the  parties to the
Securities  Purchase Agreement enter into a stockholder's  voting agreement with
respect to certain  matters  relating  to shares of Common  Stock of the Company
owned or to be owned by the  Stockholder  and the  Investor  and  including  the
agreement of the Stockholder and the Investor to vote their respective shares in
favor of the matters submitted for Stockholder Approval.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived
and the conditions and promises  herein  contained,  and intending to be legally
bound hereby,  the Company,  the  Stockholder  and the Investor hereby adopt and
approve this Agreement and agree as follows:

         1.  Representations  and  Warranties.  Each of the  Stockholder and the
Investor  represents and warrants to the other that this Agreement has been duly
executed  and  delivered  by it and  constitutes  the legal,  valid and  binding
obligation of it,  enforceable  in accordance  with its terms,  except as may be
limited by  bankruptcy,  reorganization,  insolvency and similar laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors.

         2. Right to Vote Shares and Voting of Shares.  Each of the  Stockholder
and the Investor shall:

         (a) vote all of the  Shares  now or  hereafter  owned by it in favor of
increasing  the  authorized  number of shares of Common  Stock of the Company to
49,000,000  shares  (i)  at  any  meeting  of the  stockholders  of the  Company
(including any  postponements  or  adjournments  thereof) called or held for the
purpose of acting  upon and  obtaining  the  authorization  and  approval of the
stockholders  of the  Company to  increase  the  authorized  number of shares of
Common  Stock of the Company to  49,000,000  shares,  and/or  (ii) by  executing
written  consents  to action  taken  without a meeting for the purpose of acting
upon and obtaining the  authorization

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and  approval of the  stockholders  of the Company to  increase  the  authorized
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company to 49,000,000 shares; and

         (b) to vote all of the Shares now or hereafter  owned by it in favor of
authorizing the issuance of the Preferred  Stock  contemplated in the Securities
Purchase  Agreement  (i)  at any  meeting  of the  stockholders  of the  Company
(including any  postponements  or  adjournments  thereof) called or held for the
purpose of acting  upon and  obtaining  the  authorization  and  approval of the
stockholders  of the Company to authorize  the issuance of the  Preferred  Stock
contemplated  in the  Securities  Purchase  Agreement,  and/or (ii) by executing
written  consents  to action  taken  without a meeting for the purpose of acting
upon and obtaining the  authorization  and approval of the  stockholders  of the
Company to authorize the issuance of the  Preferred  Stock  contemplated  in the
Securities Purchase Agreement.

         (c) without  limitation to the generality of the preceding  clauses (a)
and  (b),  to vote  all of the  Shares  now or  hereafter  owned  by it,  or the
Investor, with all power the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
the discretion of such proxies, for or against matters or proposals submitted to
the stockholders of the Company for their  consideration or approval  reasonably
incidental to the furtherance of the matters set forth in classes (a) and (b) of
this Section 2.

         3. Certain Covenants. Neither the Stockholder nor the Investor shall or
shall agree or contract to,  sell,  assign,  transfer or  otherwise  dispose of,
grant any option with respect to,  pledge or grant any  security  interest in or
otherwise encumber any of the Shares or any interest therein,  or (except as may
be expressly permitted herein) grant to any other person any proxy, power, right
or  authorization  to  vote  the  Shares  or to  give  any  consent,  waiver  or
ratification  in respect of the Shares or otherwise to act with respect  thereto
during the term of this Agreement.

         4. Miscellaneous.

         (a) Shares.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  the term "Shares"  shall
include any shares of the capital stock or securities of the Company  (including
without  limitation any  securities  into which the shares shall be converted or
exchanged),  any securities  convertible  into or exchangeable for shares of the
capital  stock or  securities  of the  Company  and any  rights  or  options  to
subscribe  for or to purchase  shares of the capital  stock or securities of the
Company,  and any of the  foregoing of or with  respect to any  successor of the
Company,  to which the  Stockholder  or the Investor,  as the case may be, shall
hereafter be entitled to receive or which they shall receive in any transaction.

         (b) Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  contains the entire  Agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and supersedes all prior  arrangements or understandings  with respect
thereto.

         (c) Descriptive  Headings.  The descriptive  headings of this Agreement
are for  convenience  only and  shall  not  control  or affect  the  meaning  or
construction of any provision of this Agreement.

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         (d) Notices.  All notices or other communications which are required or
permitted  hereunder  shall be in writing and  sufficient  if  delivered  in the
manner provided in the Securities  Purchase  Agreement.  Any party may by notice
change  the  address  to which  notice or other  communications  to it are to be
delivered or mailed.

         (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance  with the laws of the State of New Jersey  (other  than the choice of
law principles  thereof).  Any action, suit or other proceeding initiated by any
party hereto  against any other party hereto  under or in  connection  with this
Agreement  may be  brought  in any  Federal  or state  court in the State of New
Jersey,  as the party  bringing  such action,  suit or  proceeding  shall elect,
having jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof.  Each of the parties hereto
submit  themselves to the  jurisdiction of any such court and agree that service
of process on them in any such action, suit or proceeding may be effected by the
means by which notices are to be given to it under this Agreement.

         (f) Remedies. The parties hereto acknowledge that the remedy at law for
any breach of the  obligations  undertaken by the parties  hereto is and will be
insufficient  and  inadequate  and that the parties  hereto shall be entitled to
equitable  relief, in addition to remedies at law. In the event of any action to
enforce the  provisions of this  Agreement,  the parties  hereto shall waive the
defense that there is an adequate remedy at law. The parties hereto  acknowledge
that the benefits to be obtained by the parties  hereto are unique and cannot be
readily obtained on the open market. Without limiting any remedies any party may
otherwise have, in the event any party refuses to perform its obligations  under
this Agreement, the other parties shall have, in addition to any other remedy at
law or in equity, the right to specific performance.

         (g)  Illegalities.  In the event that any  provision  contained in this
Agreement  shall be determined to be invalid,  illegal or  unenforceable  in any
respect for any reason,  the validity,  legality and  enforceability of any such
provision in every other respect and the remaining  provisions of this Agreement
shall not, at the election of the party for whose benefit the provision  exists,
be in any way impaired.

         (h)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in any number of
counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original
instrument,  but  all  such  counterparts  together  shall  constitute  but  one
agreement.

         (i)  Further  Actions.  From  time to time,  as and when  requested  by
Stockholder or the Investor, the Stockholder, the Investor and the Company shall
execute and deliver,  or cause to be executed and delivered,  all such documents
and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken,  all such further or other
actions as are  reasonably  necessary  or  desirable to carry out the intent and
purposes of this  Agreement  and to  consummate  the  transactions  contemplated
thereby.

         (j)  Termination.  This Agreement  shall terminate as of the earlier of
(i) the effectiveness of the corporate action referred to in Section 2, (ii) the
termination of the Securities Purchase Agreement, or (iii) the tenth anniversary
of the date of this Agreement.

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         (k) Amendments and Waivers. Any term or provision of this Agreement may
be waived at any time by the party which is entitled  to the  benefits  thereof,
and any term or provision of this  Agreement may be amended or  supplemented  at
any time by the mutual consent of the Stockholder, the Investor and the Company,
except  that  any  waiver  of  any  term  or  condition,  or  any  amendment  or
supplementation, of this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned  have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the 17th day of February, 2000.

                                             AXESS CORPORATION

                                             By:  /s/ Richard J. Giacco
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Name:  Richard J. Giacco
                                                  Title: President

                                             RHEOMETRIC SCIENTIFIC, INC.

                                             By:  /s/ Richard J. Giacco
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Name:  Richard J. Giacco
                                                  Title:  Vice President

                                             ANDLINGER CAPITAL XXVI LLC

                                             By:  /s/ Merrick G. Andlinger
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Name:  Merrick G. Andlinger
                                                  Title: Authorized SignatorySECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

         This Second  Amendment to Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement  (the
"Amendment")  dated as of March 9, 2000 (but effective as of February 29, 2000),
by and between Badger Paper Mills, Inc. (individually and as successor by merger
to Badger Paper Mills Flexible Packaging Division,  Inc.) (the "Borrower"),  the
Lenders, and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Agent (the "Agent");

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  the Borrower,  the Lenders and Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
as Agent, have heretofore  executed and delivered an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement  dated as of January 29, 1999, as  previously  amended by that certain
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement dated as of August 31,
1999 (said Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as so amended being referred to
herein as the "Credit Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,  the parties  hereto  desire to amend the Credit  Agreement as
provided herein;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration  the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby  acknowledged,  the parties hereto agree that the
Credit  Agreement  shall be and hereby is amended  effective  as of February 29,
2000 as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   AMENDMENTS

         1.1 Sections  7.6, 7.8 and 7.12 of the Credit  Agreement  shall each be
amended in its entirety and as so amended shall be restated to read as follows:

                               Section 7.6. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Badger
                      shall  not,  as of the  last day of each  fiscal  month of
                      Badger ending during each of the periods  specified below,
                      permit  the  ratio of (x)  EBITDA  for the  twelve  fiscal
                      months of Badger then ended minus the Capital  Expenditure
                      Deduction to (y) Fixed  Charges for the same twelve fiscal
                      months then ended to be less than:

                                                                  FIXED CHARGE
                                                                 COVERAGE RATIO
                          FROM AND                                   SHALL
                          INCLUDING        TO AND INCLUDING    NOT BE LESS THAN:

                        February 29, 2000  September 29, 2000       2.15 to 1.00
                        September 30, 2000 At all times thereafter  1.15 to 1.00
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                               For  the  purposes  hereof,   the  term  "Capital
                      Expenditure  Deduction"  shall mean (a) at all times prior
                      to September  30, 2000, $0 and (b) at any time on or after
                      September   30,   2000,   any  amount   equal  to  Capital
                      Expenditures  of Badger during the twelve fiscal months of
                      Badger then ended.

                               Section 7.8. Leverage Ratio.  Badger will not, as
                      of the last day of  each  fiscal  month  of  Badger ending
                      during the periods specified below,  permit  the  Leverage
                      Ratio to be more than:

                                                                 LEVERAGE RATIO
                           FROM AND                               SHALL NOT BE
                           INCLUDING        TO AND INCLUDING      MORE THAN:

                        February 29, 2000   September 29, 2000      3.75 to 1.00

                        September 30, 2000  At all times thereafter 3.50 to 1.00

                               Section  7.12.Capital  Expenditures.  Badger will
                      not,  nor will it  permit  any  Subsidiary  to,  expend or
                      become obligated for Capital  Expenditures in an aggregate
                      amount for Badger  and the  Subsidiaries  in excess of the
                      following:

                      Fiscal Year 2000...............................$3,700,000
                      Fiscal Year 2001...............................$4,800,000
                      and each fiscal year thereafter

         1.2 The definition of "Termination Date" appearing in Section 10 of the
Credit  Agreement  shall be amended in its entirety  and as so amended  shall be
restated to read as follows:

                               "Termination  Date"  means  November  30, 2003 or
                      such earlier date on which the  Commitments are terminated
                      in whole  pursuant  to  Sections  3.5,  8.2 or 8.3 hereof,
                      provided  that the Borrower may, at least 60 days prior to
                      such date, request the Lenders extend such date to a later
                      date at the Lenders' sole discretion.

                                                    ARTICLE II
                                          EXTENSION OF LETTERS OF CREDIT

         2.1 The Borrower hereby requests that Harris Trust and Savings Bank, in
its  individual  capacity  as issuer of the  Letters  of Credit  supporting  the
Tax-Exempt  Financings,  extend  the

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Stated Termination Date of each of such Letters of Credit from November 30, 2001
to November 30, 2003.

                                   ARTICLE III
                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

         3.1 This Amendment shall become  effective as of the date hereof on the
date that each of the following conditions precedent have been met:

                               (a) the Agent  shall have  received  counterparts
                      hereof executed by the Borrower and the Required  Lenders;
                      and

                               (b)  the  Agent   shall  have   received   (i)  a
                      certificate  of the  Secretary of the  Borrower  dated the
                      date of this Amendment certifying that attached thereto is
                      a true and  complete  copy of  resolutions  adopted by the
                      Board  of  Directors  of  the  Borrower,  authorizing  the
                      execution,  delivery and performance of this Amendment and
                      certifying  the names and true  signatures of the officers
                      of the Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment and (ii)
                      such  supporting  documents  as the Agent  may  reasonably
                      request.

Upon  satisfaction  of the  conditions  set forth in Article  III  hereof,  this
Amendment shall become effective as of February 29, 2000.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

        4.1. To induce the Agent and the Banks to enter into this Amendment, the
Borrower  represents  and  warrants  to the Agent and the  Banks  that:  (a) the
representations  and warranties  contained in the Loan Documents,  as amended by
the  Amendment,  are true and  correct in all  material  respects as of the date
hereof with the same effect as though made on the date hereof;  (b) after giving
effect to this  Amendment,  no Event of  Default  or  Default  exists;  (c) this
Amendment has been duly  authorized by all necessary  corporate  proceedings and
duly  executed  and  delivered by the  Borrower,  and the Credit  Agreement,  as
amended by the Amendment,  and each of the other Credit Documents are the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,  enforceable against the Borrower
in accordance  with their  respective  terms,  except as  enforceability  may be
limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or other similar laws of general  application
affecting  the  enforcement  of  creditors'  rights or by general  principles of
equity;  and (d) no consent,  approval,  authorization,  order,  registration or
qualification  with any  governmental  authority  is  required  for,  and in the
absence of which  would  adversely  effect,  the legal and valid  execution  and
delivery or performance by any Borrower of this Amendment or the  performance by
the Borrower of the Credit Agreement,  as amended by the Amendment, or any other
Credit Document to which they are a party.

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        4.2. The  Borrower  acknowledges  and agrees that all of the  Collateral
Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect for the benefit
and security of, among other things,  the  Obligations as modified  hereby.  The
Borrower further  acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower's  obligations owing
under the  Applications  and the  Letters  of Credit  shall  constitute  Secured
Obligations as defined under the Collateral Documents.  Nothing herein contained
shall in any manner  affect or impair  the  priority  of the liens and  security
interests  created  and  provided  for by  the  Collateral  Documents  as to the
indebtedness  which  would be  secured  thereby  prior to giving  effect to this
Amendment.  The  Borrower  further  agrees to execute  and  deliver  any and all
instruments or documents as may be required by the Lenders to confirm any of the
foregoing.

        4.3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the different  parties on separate  counterparts and each such counterpart shall
be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same Amendment.

        4.4. Except as specifically provided above, the Credit Agreement and the
other  Loan  Documents  shall  remain in full  force and  effect  and are hereby
ratified  and  confirmed  in  all  respects.   The  execution,   delivery,   and
effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly  provided herein,
operate  as a waiver  of any  right,  power,  or remedy of the Agent or any Bank
under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,  nor constitute a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of the other Loan Documents.

        4.5.  This  Amendment  and the rights  and  obligations  of the  parties
hereunder  shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
State of Illinois.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their  respective  officers  thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.

         Dated as of the date first above written.

                               BADGER PAPER MILLS, INC.

                               By:___/s/________________________________________
                               Title:___________________________________________

Accepted and agreed to as of the date and year first above written.

                               HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,
                               individually and as Agent

                               By:___/s/________________________________________
                               Title:___________________________________________

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