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NEWS Baldor's Lakin Honored by Manufacturing Institute The Manufacturing Institute has selected Amy Lakin, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Baldor Electric Co. (baldor.com), as a recipient of its 2015 "Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award." Lakin is among 100 women from across industry to be so honored this year. Launched in 2012, the STEP Ahead Award Initiative recognizes women from all levels of the manufacturing industry (factory floor to C-suite) who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their professional lives. Lakin joined Baldor (now an ABB Group member) in 2007. Prior to that, she had worked for Rockwell Automation, Ingersoll Rand and Xerox in various positions of increasing responsibility, including industrial engineering manager, operations general manager and supply chain manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University, and a Master of Science in Information Systems from Rochester Institute of Technology. For more details, including a list of honorees in this year's STEP Ahead Award and Emerging Leaders categories, visit themanufacturinginstitute.org. Private Sector Pledges $240 Million for STEM Education President Obama last month announced more than $240 million of new private-sector commitments to prepare more students from underrepresented groups to excel in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. The commitment is part of the President's "Educate to Innovate" campaign that has resulted in over $1 billion in financial support for STEM programs. Pledged funds include a $150 million philanthropic effort to empower early-career scientists to stay on track with their career goals, and a $90 million "Let Everyone Dream" campaign to expand STEM opportunities for underrepresented youth. The pledge includes a commitment from 120 colleges and universities to train 20,000 engineers, a $25 million Department of Education commitment to create science and literacy themed media, and a coalition of CEOs who commit to expand STEM programs to an additional 1.5 million students this year. The President made the announcement at the 2015 White House Science Fair, an annual event that celebrates student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions from across the country. This year's event included 100 students from more than 40 states. Vibration hurts your equipment! Reducing vibration by just 15% VibXpert® II can increase bearing life in your equipment by up to 72%. A PRÜFTECHNIK product Vibration Analysis, Field Balancing and more! There's no excuse to let high vibration levels cost you! Increase machine reliability and minimize costly downtime through proactive condition monitoring solutions. Our equipment and support are the industry benchmark. Keep it Running™. 305.591.8935 | www.KeepItRunning.com 10 | MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY APRIL 2015 http://www.baldor.com http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org http://www.KeepItRunning.com http://www.KeepItRunning.com

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