- Editor's Comment
Perspective on current and upcoming issues, by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher This month - Keeping
fish alive electromechanically ... a 'keeper issue for
ready reference' ... new department, "Web
Briefs" ... 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:
Will mixing lamination grades cause trouble? ... Crimped
connections found in stator windings ... Can premium
efficiency nameplate be trusted? ... Solid ground
may not be solid after all ... Can a non-destructive test
be damaging? ... and more
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- Letters
- In this issue, letters from Paul K. Gray, Gray's
Electric, Wenatchee, WA ... Lynda Butek, Brithinee
Electric, Colton, California ... Robert McLellan, McLellan
& Associates, Quartz Hill, CA ... Boyd Cantrell,
Corvallis, Oregon ...
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- Trade
associations and professional societies News of non-profit
organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries.
This month - What EPRI says our children will need
in 202 ... Electrical manufacturers meet with President
Bush ... Honors and awards for refrigeration engineers ...
National Association of Electrical Engineers adds three
new members ... Scholarships offered by Society of
Manufacturing Engineers ... New 2002
EMBR lists more than 140 associations ... and more
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- Business
Briefs Business news and announcements, including
financial briefs, certification achievements, and
distribution news. This month - Electrical supplier
buys BIW Connector Systems ... Epoxylite business being
absorbed by Altana .. A.O. Smith offers new drive support
program ... KJ Electric wins efficiency promotion award
... Rockwell Automation offers single-sourcing ... Gund Co
buys San Bernadino facility ... NKK names Digi-key
authorized distributors ... John C. Dolph Co. registered
to ISO 9001:2000... 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 -The best time for business
planning is NOW. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor.
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- Safety
and health in the workplace This month - Prostate problems
require regular checkups 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 ... Edited
by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
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- Say
It Right ... The popular column about language in
the workplace. This month: When is a motor
"idle"? Don't assume that "idle"
means "unloaded." By Richard L.
Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor .
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- Names
and Faces This month - Intermatic's Albin James ... Akron
Canton Electric's Mark Haynes ... Darby Electric's
Brigette Roshee ... Jay Electric's Chase Fell ... Baldor
Electric's Randal Breaux, Roger Bullock, and Jeffrey
Hubert ... Quin-T Group's R. William Simpson, Jr.
... A.O. Smith Electrical Product's Gordon Davis ... 3M
Electrical Products Division's Paul Madden ... and moren...Edited by Kevin Jones.
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- Deaths
This month - Martin H. Schreck, retired New York
State shop owner of H. A. Schreck, Inc., ... Dale
DeBok, shop co-owner of Atlas Industrial Repairs.
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- Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events, from
January through June 2002 ... Edited
by Kevin Jones.
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- Electropix
This issue - photos of KJ Electric ... the Tennessee
Aquarium ... and more
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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product
specifications and other literature.
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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: Maintaining Adjustable-speed drives ...Die
Pflege von Antriebssystemen mit regelbarer Drehzahl
beginnt mit dem Wesentlichen ... Mainenance des
entraînements ŕ vitesse réglable: Commencez par la
base ... Par Manutención de los Impulsores de
Velocidad Variable: Comenzar con lo básico ...
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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 -
The 2002 Tour de Sol ... One of the biggest dredging
operations in history ... Reports that fluorescent lamps
will be banned are incorrect ... a "smart
border" joint declaration ... air conditioner and
heat pump shipments ... the "Baldrige Challenge"
...
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- Advertising
Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in
Electrical Apparatus magazine.
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- Utility
Briefs - News of utility and power companies. .. Edited by Kevin Jones, EA
Senior Editor
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- Electrical
manager A potpourri of news and features, selected
and edited for maintenance and service managers.
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- EMBR
update - changes to the Electromechanical
Bench Reference 2002, the annual buyers' guide that
readers received with their December 2001 Electrical
Apparatus. Since the directory was published,
corrections and additions appear in subsequent issues of the
magazine.
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