January 2003 

Below are listed featured articles from the January 2003 issue, Vol. 56, no. 1 © 2003 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also January 2003 departments and columns.

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• Four shops in one - 'Wide open spaces' characterize new Texas service center Total Power Systems and its parent, T3 Energy Services, Houston, Texas By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

• Machine vision - How improved automated inspection systems can often outperform their human bosses  By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor  

• Rotating machines' common problem  Read a summary. The importance of monitoring torsional vibration and oscillation in motors, generators, turbines, compressors, diesel engines, fans, pumps and other electrical apparatus   With trilingual summary. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

• Annual five-year index, 1998-2002 - Listing articles that have appeared in EA over the past five years   Compiled by the EA staff

• Diabetes: a disease that needs to be taken seriously   Once a death sentence, it is still a serious health hazard, but controllable  ...   By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

Accounting

• Interpreting financial statements - How to use income statements and balance sheets as quick snapshots of a business's financial health  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

See also January 2003's Departments, columns