EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.,
May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS
Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of
high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced receipt
of a Recognition of Excellence Award for efforts to improve energy
efficiency.
MTS was recognized at the Xcel Energy Efficiency Expo for
several energy-saving initiatives, from stopping compressed air
loss to installing LED lights. The MTS Green Team identified and
prioritized improvement projects with the help of a Level 1 ASHREA
Energy Audit. As a result, MTS was able to reduce energy use in the
following ways:
- Consolidate data center emergency backup power sources
- Eliminate hundreds of individual electrical appliances
- Reduce waste in compressed air system
- Communicate energy saving practices for individual workstations
to reduce overnight power consumption
- Replace approximately 9,000 T8 florescent bulbs with Type A LED
units, for an estimated 784,800 kWh per year savings.
The MTS Green Team continues to evaluate and monitor
opportunities for energy use improvements with a centralized
project score card. In addition, this volunteer group of employees
makes suggestions for minimizing environmental impact and
encouraging personal energy responsibility. Some of their successes
include leading efforts to provide:
- Educational seminars about recycling, composting, and LED
lighting upgrades
- Reusable water bottles for employees
- Opportunities for campus clean-up
- Bike garage for bicycle commuters
- Onsite Electric Vehicle charging program for employee
vehicles.
"MTS constantly looks for ways to improve the energy efficiency
of our products and facilities. As a large manufacturer, our
decisions about energy use have great impact on the area's total
energy consumption," states Dr. Jeffrey
Graves, MTS President and CEO. "MTS thanks Xcel Energy for
recognizing our efforts to improve energy efficiency, and
appreciates our employees' dedication to energy savings."
About MTS Systems Corporation
MTS Systems Corporation's testing hardware, software and
service solutions help customers accelerate and improve their
design, development and manufacturing processes and are used for
determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products and
structures. MTS' high-performance sensors provide controls for a
variety of applications measuring motion, pressure, position, force
and sound. MTS had 3,500 employees as of September 30, 2017 and revenue of $788 million for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2017. Additional
information on MTS can be found at:
http://www.mts.com
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