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March 2006 

Below are listed featured articles from the March 2006 issue, Vol. 59, no. 3 © 2006 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also March 2006 departments and columns and Previous issues.

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• Changing with the times
  ‘You have to diversify if you want to stay in business’
   

  By Stacy L. Whitman, EA Special Correspondent
   

• Safe starting time—what does it mean?
  Every motor does not have a specific "safe starting time." people who are involved with AC motor-driven machines often raise the question of how long a motor can take to bring the machine safely up to speed. This question concerns anyone who has to select protective devices such as starter overloads. There is no such thing as a safe starting time for any motor.
  
  With trilingual summary.
  
  (Read an online summary )
  By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

• What to expect at manufacturing show
  A brief preview of the products and services at this month’s National Manufacturing Week in Chicago.
  
  By the EA Staff

• What’s ahead in automation
  Five technologies that may be at the forefront this year.

  By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor

• Sarbanes-Oxley: Beyond public companies
  If you think it will never apply to private companies, think again.

  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

• Arc burns—a hot topic in more ways than one
  An unusual protest is heard around the world
  
  By Richard L. Nailen, P. E., EA Engineering Editor

• In search of a good night’s sleep
  Tossing and turning, our contributing editor learns about treatment the hard (and expensive) way
  By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

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