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November 2005 Columns and Departments
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Items
in columns and departments from the November 2005 issue, Vol.
58, no. 11, © 2005 Barks
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November 2005 Table of Contents and
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- Editor's Comment
Perspective on current and upcoming issues... by Horace
B. Barks, Executive Editor
In this issue: The widening effect of Hurricane
Katrina ... guided bullets and manufacturing ... Coming in
the December EA ... The EMBR
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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.
Edited by the EA staff
In this issue:
Does
adding ic create a new word? ... What machining
tolerances needed for sheave mounting? ... Rotor skew can
produce axial thrust on shaft ... Programming an ASD to
change operating voltage... Recent articles on
vacuum-pressure impregnation ... Draining old grease can
take a bit of time ... Does soft starting
reduce the power bill? ... Breakers for starting motors, or
contactors?
You
are invited to send questions to this department. Your
identity will be kept confidential, but we ask that you
include your name, affiliation, postal (not e-mail) address,
and telephone number. If you'd like a pre-publication reply,
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- Letters
Comments and questions from readers of Electrical Apparatus
In this issue:
About
control panels
, from David Bredhold, Application Engineer,
Eaton/Cutler-Hammer, Louisville, Kentucky ....
Electrical
Apparatus invites letters, 250 words maximum. All letters,
including e-mail, must include name, company, title or
position, phone number, city, state or province, and country.
We November edit your letter for clarity and space.— Editor
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Trade
associations, professional societies and government
activities News of non-profit government,
and other organizations serving the electrical mechanical
industries. Edited
by the EA staff
In this
issue - National Electrical Contractors Association cancels
New Orleans convention ... Professional Electrical Apparatus
Recyclers League (PEARL) donates $10,000 to Katrina victims
... Electricity Consumer Resource Council comments on
controversial energy bill ... National Safety Council signs
agreements with OSHA, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health and the Mine Safety and Health
Administration ... ... The National Electrical Manufacturers
Association criticizes Massachusetts legislation ...
Edited by the EA Staff
Note: the
2005
EMBR lists contact information for more than 140 associations ... Update or add
your listing to the 2006
EMBR.
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Business and financial briefs News of expansions,
relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies
serving the electrical mechanical industries ...Edited by Kevin Jones
In this
issue: Fluke to acquire Infrared Solutions ... Volland
Electric Equipment Corp buys EMSCO Electric Motor Repair ...
Garbers Electric Motor Repair moves to larger facility ...
Linoln Electric partners with Future Farmers of America in
Hurricane Katrina recovery effort ... Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories offers hurricane discounts ...
Financial Briefs: MagneTek, Inc. ...
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- Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events... Edited by
the EA staff
In this issue - conferences, meetings, conventions and
more, from November 2005 through June 2006 ...
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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
...
Edited
by the EA staff
In this issue: Power Quality, from PowerCET Corp.,
www.powercet.com/download/courscat.pdf ...Electrical
safety, from the Thomas A. Edison Institute,
www.TAEdisonInstitute.com ...Electrical grounding,
from Lyncole XIT Grounding,
www.lyncole.com ... Motor service and repair, from
the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, www.easa.org
... Maintenance management, from the New Standard Institute,
www.newstandardinstitute.com ... Testing for corrosion,
from ASTM International -
www.astm.org ..... Producers
of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are
encouraged to mail announcements to Training Briefs
Editor, Electrical Apparatus. There is no charge.
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EA reader at ease
... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational
interests of our readers.
In this issue -
A
fisherman's legacy Ross McKellar,
a manufacturers' agent in Cambridge, Ontario who sells
electric motors and air moving equipment, has fished since
his boyhood days ...
By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Special Features Editor
Do you know someone working in the electrical
aftermarket with a hobby or interest that could be featured
in "EA reader at ease"? Tell us who they are, what they do,
and how we can contact them to find out more about their
special passions. Send your suggestions to Electrical
Apparatus, 400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, III.
60611; (312) 321-9440; Fax (312) 321-1288; e-mail
eamagazine@barks.com
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Safety
and health in the workplace In this issue -
OSHA's greatest challenge: emergency response -- Protecting
recovery workers is a little known agency responsibility
By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
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- Accounting
for management Business financial planning, tips,
information and best accounting practices In this issue -
Tax incentives for U.S. manufacturing - How the federal
government is attempting to restrain the offshoring of
operations - and what's in it for you..
By William H. Wiersema,
CPA, EA Contributing Editor and author of Steps
to a Successful Service Shop.
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Names
and Faces
... News and photos of industry people on the move and in
the news...
In this issue -- Dan Arnet of Arnet Clean Power, sales
representative for Helwig Carbon Products ...Patrick Winters
of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
... Regal-Beloit Corp's Mark Gliebe, David Eisenreich, William
Boos, David Hanson, Bob Lazzerini, Dennis Mikulecky, Lyle
Mathwich, Jeffery Swoyer, Michael Wickiser, Michael Dahm, Don
McCracken, Vivek Bhargava, and Scott Brown .. Edited by the EA Staff
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Deaths - Obituaries
of industry people. In this issue -- Connie Musshorn,
co-owner of B&M Machinery Co./Advanced Coil Technologies
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- Product
briefs Photos and announcements of new products. In this
issue - ... Power Quality from Transcoil, and Eaton
Corp .. Software from Ala-Pro, Inc. and Magrol, Inc ...
Interconnections from EGS Electrical Group ... Measuring
Equipment from CR Magnetics, Mikron Infrared, Inc., AEMC
Instruments, American Aerospace Controls and Ametek Power
Instruments ... Rotating laser from Hilti, Inc. ... Round
magnet wire from Alpha-Core, Inc ... Cam-action rotary
switches from Elecroswitch ... ...Edited by the EA Staff.
Mail
announcements of new products and literature to Editorial
Department, Electrical Apparatus (page 2). No faxes, e-mail,
electronic submissions (CD-ROM's, etc.) or follow-up calls, please. There is no charge for
publication, which does not constitute endorsement, nor can we
verify product claims.
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Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry,
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.
In this issue: September job losses ... IRS credit card
returns ... Many consumers think advertisers buy editorial
space ... Trade shows are growing .. Nigeria and Microsoft
working to combat internet fraud ... Social security checks
to increase ... Direct deposits for Social Security
payments....
By the Editors
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Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic
strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
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- Standards
briefs updates of standards and related
information... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
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New
Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors.
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Say It Right ... The popular column about language in
the workplace... by Richard L. Nailen, P.E.,
EA Engineering Editor
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Electronics (Automation briefs) -
the latest in products for electronics and systems
applications
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Edited by David P. Tryling
To submit
products for "Automation Briefs" include a photo and website
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Engineering Education
A glimpse into today's engineering
classroom in a quarterly feature which reports on college
and university courses relevant to expanding
electromechanical activities, as well as pre-college
programs.
By Josh Hoff
Engineers in
the US number
more than two million, and job openings for electrical
engineers are expected to increase 21%-35% by 2006.
This trend is inspiring new and diverse engineering
education programs across the country, from pre-engineering
to nanotechnology. Send information about engineering
education programs and events to Electrical Apparatus, 400
N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, III. 60611; (312)
321-9440; Fax (312) 321-1288; e-mail
eamagazine@barks.com
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- Electrical
Manager ...A
potpourri of news and features, selected and edited for
maintenance and service managers.
"Electrical
Manager" is a copyrighted feature of Electrical
Apparatus. Any kind of reproduction, including
electronic transmission, without permission of Barks
Publications is illegal and is prohibited.
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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product
specifications and other literature.
Edited by the EA staff
Mail
announcements of new products and literature to Editorial
Department, Electrical Apparatus (page 2). No faxes, e-mail,
electronic submissions (CD-ROM's, etc.) or follow-up calls, please. There is no charge for
publication, which does not constitute endorsement, nor can we
verify product claims.
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International
Briefs -Edited by
the EA Staff
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EMBR
update - changes to the
Electromechanical Bench Reference 2005, the annual
buyers' guide that readers received with their December 2004 Electrical
Apparatus. Following publication of the directory,
corrections and additions appear in subsequent issues of the
magazine.
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Certification
briefs Updates on certification Edited by Kevin Jones
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- Utility
Briefs News of the utility industry .. Edited by
Kevin Jones
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Braintrainers 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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- Advertising
Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in
Electrical Apparatus magazine.
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