- Editor's Comment
Perspective on current and upcoming issues, by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher This month - A month
to remember: the terrorist bombings in New York ... A show
to remember: the combined Electrical Insulation Conference
and Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding exposition
... Running a business as conditions change ... Coming up
in the next issues ...
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- Let's
Solve Your Problem The
longest-running and one of our most popular features, Let's
Solve Your Problem answers real questions posed by people
in plants and service shops around the U.S. and abroad.
Selected Q&A's from this column are available in our
popular Let's Solve Your
Problem books. This month's problems include: How
many times can a stator be stripped? ... the cut-down
mounting bolt - is it a bad choice? ... Can balancing
identify a bad rotor casting? ... Drive overvoltages - is
a VPI winding the answer? ... How can stator rewind affect
safe locked time? ... What's causing foaming and oil ring
wear? ... How does lubrication affect vibration
readings? ... and more
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- Trade
associations and professional societies News of non-profit
organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries.
This month - ARI (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Institute) says Department of Energy's 20% hike is
"consumer friendly" ... National Association of
Wholesalers-Distributors proposes standards for
e-marketers ... National Association of Manufacturers says
manufacturers want more tax cust, fewer regulations ...
National Association of Relay Manufacturers calls
for papers for the 50th International Relay Conference
... Association People: Larry Sloan, Kathleen Conway, and
Wendy Yanis of the Adhesive and Sealant Council ...
Wisconsin Electric Power's Richard R. Grigg named to board
of the Electrical Power Research Institute ...
Kathleen (Kitty) Kono of American Society for Testing and Materials
... Bert Bergsrud, International Institute of Connector
and Interconnection Technology ... Seminars: Tooling and Manufacturing
Association, Refrigeration Service Engineers
Society... and more
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- Business
Briefs Business news and announcements, including
financial briefs, certification achievements, and
distribution news. This month - Glastic acquires
Great Lakes Plastics ... Baylor Motors and Generators is awarded
Navy generator contract ... UNICO, Inc., buys German
systems integrator ... US Samica increases tape inventory
.. Yazaki North America expands U. S. product line ..
Graybar moves one facility and opens two others ...
Konnext, Inc., and Sauro USA enter partnership ...New
R&D facility for Dart Controls ... General Cable Copr
and Baldor Electric issue financial reports ... Motion
Industries Columbus Ohio sales offices are certified
to ISO 9002... and more
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- Training
Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and
instructional materials, and our Training Index, listing
program topics featured in Training Briefs in the past
year - This month: Energy retailing ... Repair and
Management ... Digital multimeters ... Electrical safety
.. Electrical distribution ... Feedback devices ...
Power quality ... Lubricating grease ... Motor
maintenance... Power transmission ... and more
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- Accounting
for management This month - Planning cash flow when cash
is short - Steps to take to prepare for the times when
payrolls and accounts payable won't wait. By
Wiliam H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor.
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- Safety
and health in the workplace This month - Repetitive stress
injuries still can't be ignored - but ergonomic fixes can
be simple and inexpensive By Richard B. Elsberry, EA
Contributing Editor.
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- New
Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. See
also Books for the Plant and Shop from Barks
Books, including titles from the editors of Electrical
Apparatus.
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- Standards
briefs This month -Lightning restrikes with reopened
discussion by the National Fire Protection Association ...
NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
issues Adjustable Speed Drive Systems application guide
... American National Standards Institute seeks
public comment on several standards proposals ...
Underwriters Laboratories launches performance
verification mark ... Edited
by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
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- Names
and Faces This month - John C. Dolph Co's John Pascoe ...
Cooper B-Line's David Rice ... Cooper Canada's Roger Shea
... Grand Eagle's Neal Restivo, Thomas DuFore, James
Benson, Walter Stashkiw, Thomas Wiegand, Doug Cooley ...
Motion Industries' Wendell Ray and Perry Gaudet ...
Jacqueline Postiglione named to St. Louis Electrical Board
... WEG Motors and Drives ' Walter Janssen ... Lincoln
Electric Co's Robert Dempsey ... Watlow Electric Manufacturing
Com's Lisa Ptasienski and Daniel Sparks...Edited by Kevin Jones.
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- Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events, from
July 2001 through June 2002 ... Edited
by Kevin Jones.
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- Electropix
This issue - Showcasing dignitaries, new and
old: Energy efficiency for the 21st century in
Greenville South Carolina, as Rockwell Automation
announced its high-temperature cuperconducting 1600 hp
motor ... Leading Europe in energy conservation, Christian
Pierret visits the electromagnetic compatibility testing
chamber at the Laboratoire National d'Essais ... A new
lighting design for the Jefferson Memorial ... and more
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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product
specifications and other literature. This issue -
Panguit's catalog of heat-shrink and abrasion protection
products ... Adalet's brochure featuring explosion-proof
housings for IEC motor controls ... Helwig Carboon
Product's product answers for common elevator motor brush
problems, and its wall chart of illustrations of common
carbon brush styles... Nelco Product's catalog of wiring
accessories, with MIL=-SPEC cross reference chart ...
Lincoln Electric Company's brochure of MIG welding
solutions ... Watlow Electric Mfd. Co's brochure re: SCR
power controllers for electric heating equipment... and more
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- Product
briefs Announcements of Measuring equipment ... Motors and
Gearmotors ... Safety ... Software ... Switching Devices
... Controls ... and more
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- Trilingual
summary For our international readers, each month one
featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German.
This month: Nuisance trips in motor circuits - what's the
problem? ... Fehlauslösungen im Motorkreislauf - wie
kommt es dazu? ... Déclenchement gênants dans les
circuits des moteurs - Quel est ce problème? ... Disparos
molestosos en los ciruitos de los motores - ¿cuál es el
problema?
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- Puzzles
Puzzles you and your colleagues can
solve for fun and, if your answers are correct, for
recognition in Electrical Apparatus. by Lillian Nielsen, Special
Correspondent
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- Cy's
Super Service, Motorhead
and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from
our favorite cartoonists.
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- Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry,
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. This issue -
Assisting in the rescue and recovery effort ...
California's energy crisis and alternative energy technologies
... Inadequate investments in power generation,
transmission, distribution and customer demand response
programs are considered by the Electric Power Research
Institute ... The department of Commerce seeks examiners
to review applications for the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Awards ... Darby Electric institutes a complete
tobacco ban .. Enel and American Echelon Corp work to
integrate computers and home appliances ...
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- Advertising
Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in
Electrical Apparatus magazine.
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- Say
It Right By Richard L. Nailen, P.E.,
Contributing Editor. This month ..Be specific about starting
conditions - and avoid terms for which industry
standards provide no definitions ...
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- Utility
Briefs - News of utility and power companies. This
month - DTE Energy Technologies joint venture with Samsung
Techwin ... Primen utility research firm warns: go slowly
on e-investments ... KeySpan Corp. in fight over control
of Roy Kay contractor ... Edited by Kevin Jones, EA
Senior Editor
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- EMBR
update - changes to the Electromechanical
Bench Reference 2001, the annual buyers' guide that
readers received with their December 2000 Electrical
Apparatus. Since the directory was published,
corrections and additions appear in subsequent issues of the
magazine.
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- Shop
Equipment Showcase - A special section devoted to
equipment and materials used in apparatus service and repair
- See July issue
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