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September 2006 Columns and Departments
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Items
in columns and departments from the September 2006 issue, Vol.
59, no. 9, © 2006 Barks
Publications, Inc. See also
September 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: Trade shows ... Trust makes difference with
manufacturers' distributors ... When pleasure turns to
tragedy ...
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...Exhibitors at EASA 2006 ...
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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: Short circuit current:
how long does it last? ... Is a hipot test required between
phases? ... Torsional resonance: What does it mean? ... Can
heat-conductive paint reduce motor temperature? ... Dealing
with arc flash in d-c circuits... How should a bypass
contactor be rated? ... Welding versus brazing for copper
bar rotors ... What distinguishes IEEE-841 motors?
You
are invited to send questions to this department. Your
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 EA reader at ease
... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational
interests of our readers.
In this issue - Richard Nelson, owner of Allen Southern in
Mobile, Alabama, grows vegetables during his leisure hours..
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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 Business and financial briefs News of expansions,
relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies
serving the electrical mechanical industries In
this issue --Baldor expanding two manufacturing plants ...
New generator service plan for Southeast rom Triton
Generators and Power Pro Tech ... Impro/Seal Co sells its
two millionth bearing isolator ... A.O. Smith recognized for
safety records ... Control panel shop at the North American
headquarters of WEG Electric Motors Shop in Suwanee Georgia
hasn't had a single panel returned due to faulty workmanship
in seven years (right) ... Edited by Kevin Jones
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 Electropix
Photographs of people, places, equipment and more ... In
this issue - Chicago's Michigan Avenue Goes French -
Schneider Electric and Citel, Inc. are among firms who
participated in an open-air exhibition of French industrial
products and equipment held in downtown Chicago in July.
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 Engineering Education By Josh Hoff
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. 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. In this
issue -- School bells are ringing ... Engineering in the
future@ Ohio State University ... Creating a 21st century
workplace in North Carolina ... Women in technology honored
by the Anita Borg Awards and Scholarships ... Trends in
service learning ... American Society for Engineering
Education Conference & Exposition, Chicago, June 2006
(photograph at right)
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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Trilingual
summary For our international readers, each month one
featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German.
In this issue -The motor shaft: Not as simple as it looks -
A look at the physics behind the behavior of a common motor
component (read an online English summary)
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Safety
and health in the workplace In this issue -
Pain killers: why you need to read the label before using.
Know what you are using, and remember: the doctor knows
best..
By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
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Accounting
for management In this issue - Watch those supply
costs! How controlling payments for materials and suppliers
can enhance profitability.
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 -Jennifer Waite of
Leviton Manufacturing Co. (pictured) ... Beth Welch of
Honeywell Fire Systems ... Jack McNamara of Bosch Security
Systems ... Paul Dountas of Interconnect Devices, Inc. ...
Ray Kernagis of Johnstone Supply (pictured) ...Edited by the EA Staff
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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 September 2006
through June 2007.. Edited by the
EA staff
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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: Batteries and UPS's from Ametek
Solidstate Controls,
www.solidstatecontrolsinc.com ... Motor Diagnostics,
from All-Test Pro LLC,
www.alltestpro.com ... Electrical Safety, from Shermoco
Industries, www.shermco.com
... Drives and controls from Bosch
Rexroth Corp,
www.boschrexroth-us.com Pump maintenance from Pumping
Machinery LLC,
www.pumpingmachinery.com ... 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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Electronics - In this issue, new products - Input
modules from Dataforth Corp ... Testing devices from
Keystone Electronics ... Programmable logic controllers from
Divelbiss ... Interfaces from EAO Switch ... Computer
software from Yaskawa Electric America and Dolphins Software
... Edited by David P. Tryling
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Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry,
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue
- Postal service ends year in the black ... labor costs rise
but efficiency's down ... the largest electronics recall ...
trade show revenues grow ...America's love affair with
television continues ... Are high school graduates ready to
work?
By the Editors
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Deaths
- Obituaries
of industry people. In this issue - (pictured, l to r) Frank
Silveria, motor repair business owner ... former
International Electrotechnical Commission President Richard
E. Brett ... Guenther Siegel, founder and president of
Electric Motor Corp., and Joan Kovach, founder of City
Machine Technologies (not pictured.)
Comic
strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists