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SAN DIEGO, California. - The Energy Monitoring Service - Fan Systems from SKF helps identify opportunities to reduce energy bills and improve fan and system efficiency.  By using plant staff (trained by SKF) or SKF service personnel to carry out routine measurements and monitor fan energy efficiency, this energy monitoring service can determine when it is cost effective to repair a worn or damaged fan.

TROUTVILLE, Va., PRNewswire-USNewswire/—Roanoke Cement Company, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, has been awarded the “Energy Star” five years in a row from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Troutville plant, the only cement plant in Virginia, was the first cement plant to be certified with an Energy Star® in 2011. A cement plant may earn the Energy Star if the plant achieves energy performance within the top 25 percent nationally using the Energy Star® performance scale.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - SKF Energy Monitoring Services - Compressed Air Systems is a comprehensive energy management and monitoring service developed specifically to identify opportunities for system optimization and energy reduction of compressed air systems.

ISO has just published a new standard in order to help organizations, and in particular small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use a phased approach to implement an environmental management system (EMS).

The Rockwell Automation Energy Evaluator tool allows manufacturers to identify and compare current energy management behavior, and identify opportunities for improvements

MILWAUKEE, USA, December 6, 2010 - SKF (Göteborg, Sweden) has received the corporate 2010 Supplier Leadership Award for “Sustainability” from Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI).  The award was presented at a first-ever “Excellence in Execution & Leadership” event hosted by Johnson Controls and coinciding with the company’s 125^th anniversary.  SKF was one of only 13 key global suppliers from a field of more than 6,000 worldwide to be honored for excellence and leadership in various categories.

Environmental paper leader honored for innovative engineering program that predicts manufacturing problems before they occur.

LANSDALE, PA - SKF USA Inc. has entered into an agreement with a nationally recognized solar power contractor to install a rooftop solar array system at the company’s USA corporate headquarters here.  The solar-panel system will be integrated atop both buildings on the campus and is scheduled to be fully operational by April 30, 2011.

Denver, CO - Dingo, a company of Lubricated Asset Experts, has received an order from Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc. for a one-year license of Trakka^TM, Dingo’s condition-management software and benchmarking database tool.