Electrical Apparatus
Featured articles July 2010

  • Baltimore power conference, featured in the July 2010 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows - Power to the people: A recent conference in Baltimore on electric power is about the quality of attendees, not the quantity
    By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Associate Editor        
     
     
     
  • What’s new in training, featured in the July 2010 Electrical ApparatusTraining - The state of training: How new technologies and financial constraints are bringing about exciting changes in technical education  

    By Bill O’Leary, EA Assistant Editor      

     
  • Rotor bar tightness, featured in the July 2010 Electrical ApparatusMotors & Generators - Can rotor bar tightness be assured? Many methods are in use, and still more are being developed.  With trilingual summary (Read an online summary)
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor      

     

  • Accounting - Managing transition in turbulent times -  It’s all about effective leadership, flexibility, and teamwork
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor 

Departments and Columns

  • Editor's Comment  Getting up to date on training opportunities … Speaking of the eager to hire . . . Coming next month: Our annual “EASA Show in Print …... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem Ball bearings: to grease or not to grease? … Why not higher efficiency for ‘special’ motors? … Belt drive design: for what motor load? … What’s the necessity for oven water injection? … High vs. low speed: What’s the difference? … Phase rotation vs. lead markings…What is a protected motor enclosure?... Why is there empty space in rotor slots? ...Edited by the EA staff 
  • Letters Can good design reduce bearing currents? From Eric Gilbreath, vice president, Controls & Electric Motor Co., Joplin, Mo.
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities  National Electrical Contractors Association reminds contractors to notify workers of rights, per Executive Order 13496… Electrical Apparatus Service Association hires James Bryan as a technical support specialist … International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility, approved for release… Dallas Windpower 2010 Conference & Exhibition draws 20,000 attendees… American Society of Safety Engineers solicits papers for 2011 Safety 2011 conference … Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Richard David and Troy David (pictured, l-r) of Keystone Electronics Corp, from the July 2010 issue of Electrical Apparatus  S&C Electric's Michael Edmonds, from the July 2010 issue of Electrical Apparatus
  • Names and Faces Greg Vetter of Wood Group’s Alliance Engineering... Richard David and Troy David (pictured, l-r) of Keystone Electronics Corp...Ice Energy’s Mike Hopkins… MTS Systems Corp.’s Emily Maddox Liggett and William V. Murray… Leviton’s Lucy Guilherme (pictured)… Ron Oscher of Ametek, Inc.   Edited by Bill O'Leary
  • Phil Porter, manager at Dynamics Research, remembered in the July 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusDeaths Phil Porter, manager at Dynamics Research   Edited by Joseph Hoff 
     
     
     
     
     
  • New Colorado distribution center for Rexel, in the July 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusDreisilker observes 55th anniversary, in the July 2010 Electrical ApparatusBusiness Briefs  Dreisilker Electric observes 55th anniversary (pictured, left) ... Rexel, Inc. to build new distribution center in Loveland, Colo (pictured right)... Symcom buys control maker Solid-State Advanced Controls from ABB ... IRIS Power purchased by Qualitrol... Drives LLC opens Ontario warehouse ... Capstone Turbine Corp. names Western Energy Systems as Northern California distributor... Thermacore acquires Pittsburgh Materials Technology... Waukesha Electric Systems undergoes $70 million expansion ... Peerless Electric names Axis Systems and Engineered Industrial Products, Inc. as representatives...Houghton International enters North American market ... 2010 National Electrical Leadership Summit...  Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Trilingual summary  Can rotor bar tightness be assured? (read an online English summary) - ¿Kann der feste Sitz von Rotorstäben gewährleistet werden? ...Est-ce que le resserrement des barres du rotor peut être assuré? ... Se puede asegurar la apretura de las barras del rotor?
  • Web Briefs   Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd.— www.betamachinery.com   ... Advameg, Inc.— www.unit-conversion.info   ... Disaster Resource Guide— http://disaster-resource.com  ... Belting Division, Rubber & Plastics, Inc.— www.belting.cc  ...Rexnord Industries, LLC—http://pt.rexnord.com  ... Roy Beardmore— www.roymech.co.uk   ... eformulae 2005—www.eformulae.com   ... European Wind Energy Association— www.ewea.org   ... Carling Technologies— www.carlingtech.com   ... Consortium for Energy Efficiency— www.cee1.org   ... Toolbox Topics— www.toolboxtopics.com   ... Paul Abernathy— www.theelectricalguru.com  ... Bolt Planet— www.boltplanet.com   ... Arlon Silicone Technologies— www.arlon-std.com  ...Electropedia— www.electropedia.org   ... Static Smart Environments—  www.staticsmart.com   ... Computer Support Group— www.csgnetwork.com   Edited by the EA staff   By the EA Staff
  • Standards OSHA bulletin promotes tested products ... Comments sought on ANSI proposals ... ANSI solicits public comment on Standard for Safety for Transfer Switch Equipment ... GFCI standard revised by Underwriters Laboratories ... UL offers a “code correlation database” ... IEEE prepares to deal with gas analysis ... ANSI adopts UL terminal revision ... The International Electrotechnical Commission admits 80th and 81st member nations: the United Arab Emirates and Oman.  
  • Calendar Events from July 2010 through July 2011. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Training Briefs The Konecranes Training Institute, featured in the July 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusAnnouncements of workshops, seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our Training page for current offerings.  In this issue - Motor and Generator Rewinding from EPRI, TECO-Westinghouse ...P&H Institute (also formerly known as Morris Material Handling Institute, and originally the Harnischfeger Institute) has been renamed The Konecranes Training Institute (pictured). Information at www.konecranesamericas.com.  Nevada HVAC instructor Larry Ball receives Best Instructor Award from Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute ... Edited by Bill O'Leary
    Producers of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are encouraged to send announcements to Training Briefs Editor, Electrical Apparatus. See Contact Us page. Certain restrictions apply - contact the editors for details.
  • Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists. 
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Direct and Current Economic growth predicted for second quarter... Premium-efficiency program for small transformers... Power transmission product sales declined in April... Utilities helped boost industrial production in May... Privacy concerns raised on smart meter data... from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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