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• Editor's Comment Perspective on current and upcoming issues... by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor 
  In this issue: How predictive maintenance boosts manufacturing output ... The final ending for 4,500 Maytag employees ... Electrical Manufacturing Expo 2006 in Indianapolis....

• 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: How does dirt affect motor performance? ... Temperature sensors: RTD's or thermocouples? ... Generator slot wedges: How tight is too tight? ... How does thrust capacity change with motor speed? ... How to detect problems in motor sleeve bearings .. Are induction generators able to operate in reverse? ... Why risk arc flash by 'working hot'? ... Why 2,000 volt cable on a 460 volt circuit?

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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 --Ametek acquires Penn Engineering unit ... Schneider by Invensys building unit ... A.O. Smith Mexico plant earns safety award ... Cogebi in insulating materials alliance ... Inpro/Seal delivers two millionth isolator ... ABB wins $100 million TVA contract ... Lincoln Electric wins export award... Littlefuse semiconductor purchase final ... New sales representatives for American Sensor Technologies and FISO Technologies of Quebec ... Financial briefs: Flir Systems ... Regal-Beloit ... Emerson Electric   Edited by Kevin Jones

• Associations,  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  - Safe Electricity communicates the importance of teaching children electrical safety ... The National Association of Electrical Distributors launches new online training course ... The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute looks at China property rights violations ... Power Transmission Distributors Association announces its 2006 schedule ... Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League will hold round table discussions instead of a keynote speaker ... EASA standard revision approved by the American National Standards Institute ... InterNational Electrical Testing Association calls for papers ...National Association of Electrical Distributors to hold Leadership Enhancement and Development Conference ...

  Note:  the 2006 EMBR lists contact information for more than 140 associations ... Update or add your listing to the 2006 EMBR.

• Standards briefs  updates of standards and related information.  In this issue -  American National Standards Institute adopts transformer standard ... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publishes document with current knowledge on the dynamic effects of high voltage conductors to mitigate damage to bus structures during earthquakes...  American Society for Testing and Materials issues twelfth edition of protective equipment standards... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 

• EA reader at ease  ... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational interests of our readers.
  In this issue - Peggy Parker, owner of Allen's Electric Motor Service, is an extraordinarily active volunteer and community leader.
  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

• Accounting for management  In this issue - Doing business in China may cost more than you expect -- but enterprise zones may ease the expense.
  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor and author of Steps to a Successful Service Shop.

• Safety and health in the workplace   In this issue - Creating a drug- and alcohol-free workplace - Productivity, safety, medical expense, absenteeism, and fatigue are some of the problems needing correction ...
  By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

• Calendar Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events... Edited by the EA staff
  In this issue - conferences, meetings, conventions and more, from July 2006 through March 2007.. Edited by the EA staff

• 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:   Pump maintenance from Pumping Machinery LLC ...  A-C drive troubleshooting, from EMA Electronic Maintenance Associates, www.emainc.com ...  Motor/generator maintenance, from Jarsco Engineering Corp ...  Servo motors, from Quality Solutions Co., www.motor-solutions.com  ... Power quality, from PowerCET Corp www.powercet.com ...  Corrosion testing, from ASTM International ... Professional certification, from the Association for Facilities Engineering, www.afe.org ... Online training program for counter sales personnel, from National Association of Electrical Distributors, www.naed.org ... 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.

• Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue - Stator Core Damage (read an online English summary)

• Names and Faces ... News and photos of industry people on the move and in the news.  In this issue  - Mike Schaldecker, Dennis Gladhill, Bob Lonning and Brian Tharp (all pictured) of Janda Motor Services ... Renee Paitakis and Kathy Riley of John C. Dolph Co. ... Bill Bailey of American Rotor Co LLC ... Mark Dke (pictured) of Resel, Inc. ... Lev Khaykin of Walco Automation and Control Group ... Bo Huffman of Darby Electric Co ... Mark McGough (pictured) of Pentadyne Power Corp ... Doug Scull of HV Technologies ... Phillip Wittke of Lincoln Electric Co ... Eileen Donovan (pictured) of The Eraser Company ... Greg Abbott of Ametek Solidstate Controls ... Teresa Ramirez (pictured) of Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures ... Matthew Terry of Leviton Manufacturing   ...Edited by the EA Staff

• Deaths  - Obituaries of industry people. In this issue - Peyton Simpson, founder and president of Pollution Control Products Industry

• Letters  Comments and questions from readers of Electrical Apparatus

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 may edit your letter for clarity and space.— Editor

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• Electropix  Photographs of people, places, equipment and more.  In this issue - Readying new machines, three at a time, at Ace Equipment in Cleveland ... photos of Ian Scott, a winder at Leppert-Nutmeg Inc., and his great grandfather John Johnson, who worked a lifetime as a winder in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 50 years earlier.

• Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists

• Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry, from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue - Non-residential lighting demand ... development of wind power and alternative energy ... business confidence declines but NEMA says markets remain strong ... Chinese companies ... Methane-gas-powered generator sets in China... Lyndon LaRouche ... the Smithsonian and the electric car ...
  By the Editors

• Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.

• Advertising Index  An easy to use reference to the advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.