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December 2005 

Below are listed featured articles from the December 2005 issue, Vol. 58, no. 12 © 2005 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also December 2005 departments and columns and Previous issues.

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  Predictive maintenance moves to the forefront
  How a Nebraska service company’s foray has led to the spinoff of a new and independent business

   

  By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

• What’s involved in bypassing an adjustable-speed drive
  Keeping the motor running -- EA's engineering editor Richard Nailen explains how, in many applications, the motor can be kept in fixed-speed operation through a bypass contractor that routes line power around the disabled inverter. Manufacturers of small adjustable-speed drives frequently include a bypass circuit in their equipment. For larger sizes (typically above 150 kilowatts), separate bypass controls are available. With trilingual summary.
  
  (Read an online summary )
  By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
   

• New markets, new technology
  Attendees at the electrical manufacturing and insulation conference in Indianapolis ponder the significance of global markets and improved procedures. We report the latest from the Electrical Insulation Conference/Electrical Manufacturing Expo '05, held in Indianapolis from October 23-26. The event provided a technical conference and trade show that brought together the top technical and management experts from the global electrical and manufacturing industry.
  
  By the EA staff

• The two faces of OSHA
  In our continuing series on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Dick Elsberry describes the good and the bad, and what to watch for.

By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

• Conquering downtime
  Unless an effort is made to expose downtime, the cost remains largely hidden and can escalate out of control

  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

See also December 2005's Departments, columns