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April 2006 Columns and Departments
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Items
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59, no. 4, © 2006 Barks
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April 2006 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: Carrying on a business without any interruption ...
Succession and a business's future ... Arc flash - the new
hot topic ... Next month - the EASA show preview ..
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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: What's a 'medium
efficiency' motor? ... Difference between primary and
secondary insulation? ... Clarifying remarks on
adjustable-speed drives ... What does full load really mean?
... Limitations of space heaters ... Do terminal connections
need special hardware? ... How important is rotor retaining
ring material? ... Can motor surfaces be a fire hazard?
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,
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- Letters
Comments and questions from readers of Electrical Apparatus
In this issue: Roebel transposition, from Luceidys
Marrugo Castilla, Pontificia Bolivariana University,
Medellin, Columbia
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 December edit your letter for clarity and space.— Editor
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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 April 2006 through October 2006 ...
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 Business and financial briefs News of expansions,
relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies
serving the electrical mechanical industries In
this issue --Darby Electric names new directors (pictured at
right) ... Phelps Dodge magnet wire sale is finalized ...
WSF Industries earns China certification ... Littelfuse
buying Concord Semiconductor .. Ametek acquires utility
communications firm ... Thermostat recovery is a record ...
Financial briefs - Belden CDT ... Emerson Electric sees
January orders rise .Edited by Kevin Jones
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 EA reader at ease
... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational
interests of our readers.
In this issue -
Ken
Lipinski, President and General Manager of West-Fraser in
Prince George, BC, has always been a hiker.
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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 Electrical
Manager ...A
potpourri of news and features, selected and edited for
maintenance and service managers. In this issue -
Rules for trade show exhibits.
"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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Training Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and
instructional materials, and our Training Index, listing
program topics featured in Training Briefs in the past year
In this issue: Motor diagnostics, from All-Test
Pro www.alltestpro.com
... Light-emitting diodes from The Lighting Research Center
of Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute -
www.lrc.rpi.edu ...
Motor/generator maintenance, from Jarsco Engineering Corp,
TECO-Westinghouse and Iris Power Engineering
www.irispower.com
..... Corrosion testing, from ASTM International ... Power
quality ... Servo motors, from Quality Solutions Co.,
www.motor-solutions.com ... Power quality, from
PowerCET Corp
www.powercet.com ... Maintenance management from New
Standard Institute ... Motor & drive application, from
Baldor Electric ... High-voltage maintenance from Ox Creek
Energy -
www.corona-technology-course.com ... Motor service and
repair, from the Electrical Apparatus Service Association -
www.easa.com ... Drives
and controls, from Bosch Rexroth Corp -
www.boschrexroth-us.com ... Infrared thermography from
Infrared Training Center -
www.infraredtraining.com/courses
Edited
by the EA staff
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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Say It Right ... The popular column about language in
the workplace... In this issue - Full voltage
starting: Do you really mean it? The motor supplier may
assume you mean something you don't. by Richard L. Nailen, P.E.,
EA Engineering Editor
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Accounting
for management In this issue - Succession and the
future of your business - Those who ignore the tax
implications do so at their own peril.
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 - Nitin Kulkarni
of Helwig Carbon Products ... Glen Goedecke of the National
Association of Electrical Distributors (left) ... Tom Larson
of Trek, Inc.(right) ... Steven Fenelli of John C. Dolph Co. ...Edited by the EA Staff
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Electronics (Automation briefs) - the latest in
products for electronics and systems applications In this
issue - Control panels, from Astec Power and Eurotherm ...
Motors from Oriental Motor USA ... UPS's from Staco Energy
Products ... Media converters from B&B Electronics ...
Intelligent sensor from Saelig Co ... Wireless transmitter
from Adalet Wireless Edited by David P. Tryling
To submit
products for "Automation Briefs" include a photo and website
URL to a page where our readers can learn more about your product over the web (URLS are published in
the magazine.) Fax or conventionally mail press
releases or announcements to Electrical Apparatus, 400 N.
Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611; Telephone
(312) 321-9440; Fax (312) 321-1288; or email
eamagazine@barks.com .
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- Product
briefs Photos and announcements of new products. In this
issue - Test Instruments from Megger and Fluke ... Measuring
Equipment from B&K Precision ... Tools from Klein Tools ...
Thermally conductive grease from Epoxies, Inc. ... Diesel
engines for generator sets from Caterpillar ... ...
Redesigned motor line from Siemens ... 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
- Keeping an eye on employees ... The electroindustry
business confidence index ... Product piracy accounts for 8%
of world trade ... the number of US seniors will double in
25 years ... Not all signs of improved health are positive
... Fourteen percent lie about their resumes ...
By the Editors
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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
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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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EMBR
update - changes to the
Electromechanical Bench Reference 2006, the annual
buyers' guide that readers received with their December 2005
Electrical Apparatus. Following publication of the
directory, corrections and additions appear in subsequent
issues of the magazine.
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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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Safety
and health in the workplace In this issue -
New CPR procedures call for retraining - What you need to
know when a worker is hurt or becomes suddenly ill.
Guidelines now double the number of chest compressions. 
Deaths - Obituaries of industry people. In this issue:
Harold L. Chase, former president of Giles Armature and
Electric Works
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