May 2002 

Below are listed featured articles from the May 2002 issue, Vol. 55, no. 5 © 2002 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also May  departments and columns.

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• Electrical Apparatus Service Assn. (EASA) show preview (Part One)—An advance look at the conference program and highlights for the upcoming show in Cincinnati (June 16-19). Part Two of our pre-show coverage, previewing show floor exhibits, will appear in the June EA.
• EASA protects the image of electromechanical service - Convention in Cincinnati to show how to put your best face forward  By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor 
• Cincinnati: Hot fun in the summertime - The 2002 EASA Convention site provides visitors a lot to see and do  By David Tryling, EA Electronics Editor & Susan Rodgers, Special Correspondent
• Efficiency the key to plant management success - Attendees at the Plant Show learned ways to streamline operations  By the EA Staff

• An acre under glass -  Palms, flowers and ferns depend on electromechanical maintenance  By Joseph Hoff, EA Special Correspondent 

• Heat pump technology today - In 1975, we said there would be more heat pumps - and we were right. Touted for decades as a promising new heating and cooling technology, heat pumps may finally be poised to take off as devices that are truly efficient, particularly if oil and gas prices spike up again. We update readers on what they should know about heat pump application, maintenance and repair.   With trilingual summary. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Plant Engineering Editor

• Integrated motors and drives - "intelligent motors" offer a new direction - and sometimes headaches  By David Tryling, EA Electronics Editor 

Accounting

• Improve production, cut costs - How scrap, salvaging used materials, reducing downtime, and component planning improve profitability  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

• Floor mats prevent fatigue - Slips and falls are the second most common cause of injuries By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

See also May's Departments, columns