August 2003 

Below are listed featured articles from the August 2003 issue, Vol. 56, no. 8 © 2003 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also August 2003 departments and columns.

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• Business is looking up for this elevator service company.  Chicago's aging infrastructure, along with new control technology, combine to keep H&H Industrial's sales growing.  By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

• How to go about 'commissioning' a new motor  Each stage must behave as expected for the startup to be successful... Read an online summary (trilingual summary appears in the magazine)...By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

• The few and the proud. Attendance continued its historical slide, but those who trekked to San Francisco for the annual EASA convention found rewards for their time and effort. By Joe Barks, EA Associate Publisher, and Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

• How and why immunization can prevent serious illnesses Most workers should consider being inoculated for protection against many fatal diseases for which vaccines have been developed By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

• Taking a service specialty national  A look at the resources that need to be in place before you make the leap to a larger market  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

See also August 2003's Departments, columns