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August 2007 

Below are listed featured articles from the August 2007 issue, Vol. 60, no. 8 © 2007 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also August 2007 departments and columns and Previous issues.

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• Before you buy: a motor purchasing checklist
  Being systematic will make the decision easier.
   

  With trilingual summary.
  (Read an online summary )

  By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

   

• Really small PLC's
  When it comes to programmable logic controllers, bigger may no longer necessarily be better.

  By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor

   

   

• Twin City Tech
  Recent Minneapolis convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association returned to basics. 
   

  By the EA Staff
   

• New time and place for Manufacturing Week
  Expo's new management combining conference with shows on assembly and quality.
  By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

• Indoor air pollution can sicken office workers
  The silence of federal regulators doesn't mean the problem has gone away. 
  
  By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
   

• Beating the big guys
  Learn where you have the edge over larger companies - and then use that knowledge to your advantage

By William H. Wiersema, EA Contributing Editor
 

See also August 2007's Departments, columns