Electrical Apparatus January 2009
Featured articles  

  • Apparatus repair education, page 19 of the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus Trade Shows - Electrical manufacturers look to the future - Alternative energy, environmental concerns, and globalism dominate Florida manufacturing expo
     
     
  • Overloaded motors, page 23 in the January 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Service & Sales Companies  - Tourism means business for Florida service center How “the attractions people” maintain amusement park rides and much more at Tampa Armature Works By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor


     
  • Plant and shop equipment - FO array sensor monitors product flow - from Contrinex, Inc. - page 28 of the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus Index of Articles - Annual five-year index, covering 2004-2008 Listing major articles that have appeared in EA over the past five years By the EA staff


     
     
  • Plant and shop equipment - FO array sensor monitors product flow - from Contrinex, Inc. - page 28 of the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus Power transmission  - How is V-belt pull determined? The key to keeping radial load within safe limits By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor (Read an online summary)
     
  • Safety and Health - Protective headgear no longer just a “hard-boiled hat” And yet hard-headed resistance to their use remains By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
  • Accounting -  Projecting cash Planning ahead can help avoid cash shortfalls By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

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  • Editor's Comment Perspective on current and upcoming issues...In this issue - Our annual Index Issue ... finding articles from previous EA's ... Service & sales firms: no two alike ... More help with managing money ...by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor
  • Advertising Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.
  • Automation Briefs High-tech products of use to the industry. In this issue - Ethernet adapter from ABB Drives ... Oscilloscopes from B&K Precision ... Transducers from Saelig Co. ... Process sensors from Ashcroft ... Modular robotics from Rexroth. By David Tryling
  • Business and financial briefs News of expansions, relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies serving the electrical mechanical industries.  In this issue - Cooper Electric Supply Co. is new Square D distributor in New Jersey ... ABB standard drives hit million-unit milestone ... Georgia Craig Wire Products LLC, a new magnet wire company, opens in Temple, Ga. ... Shermco Industries joins OSHA Challenge Pilot Program ... MISCOR sees third-quarter sales increase ... Cooper buys Canadian utility supplier Cyme International of St. Bruno, Quebec... Mustang Engineering, a subsidiary of John Wood Group, to provide front-end engineering and design services for Masdar’s Carbon Capture and Storage project in the United Arab Emirates ... Ninetieth anniversary for Cleveland-based industrial equipment manufacturer ACE Equipment Co. ... Bodine Electric doubles size of plant in Peosta, Iowa ...Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Training Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our Training page for current offerings.  In this issue - Corrosion testing from ASTM International ... Bearings and machine dynamics, from Machine Dynamics, Inc. ... Vibration, from Machine Dynamics, Inc. ... Fire alarm systems, from Fire-Lite Alarms ... Plant maintenance, from the Association for Facilities Engineering ... Arc flash, from American Trainco ... Ultrasonics, from Branson Ultrasonics Corp.... Training for testing and tools, from Wright Tool Co.and Fluke Corp. ... Edited by Bill O'Leary.
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
  • In this issue - Donald Layland, past president of Armatures Inc. , remembered in the January 2008 Electrical ApparatusDeaths Obituaries of individuals of significance to the electromechanical industry. In this issue - Donald Layland, past president of Armatures Inc.  
     
     
     
     
  • Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry. In this issue - EU probes alleged transformer cartel. .. Third-quarter motor shipments increase... Power transmission sales up year-over-year ... Fifty U.S. Deaths by stun guns, amnesty claims... GE chief stumps for globalization ... from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.
  • Larry Ballard, owner of Armor Electric Repair Service in Rock Hill, S.C., , featured in the January 2009 Electrical ApparatusEA reader at ease ... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational interests of our readers. In this issue - Larry Ballard, owner of Armor Electric Repair Service in Rock Hill, S.C., runs a kite business to support missionary efforts in China. By Joseph Hoff
     
  • 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. In this issue - Does resistance starting give consistent result? ... Do better seals mean no bearing maintenance? ... Is temperature monitoring useful for ball bearings? ... What limit applies to phase current unbalance? ... Finding cracked amortisseur bars ... Edited by the EA staff

  • Axiom Software's Kellie Righini , featured in the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus Kenneth A. Jacobs of Sealant Equipment & Engineering - featured in the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus Leong Yar Tham of Leviton, featured in the January issue of Electrical Apparatus Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures' Jolynn Stalsonburg - featured in the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus  Gamewell-FCI's Michael Zittle - featured in the January 2009 Electrical Apparatus

  • Names and Faces News and photos of industry people on the move and in the news. In this issue - Ludeca, Inc.'s Mickey Harp ... Axiom Software's Kellie Righini (pictured, above left) ... Kenneth A. Jacobs of Sealant Equipment & Engineering (pictured, above left-center) ...from Drives LLC, Larry D. Burchfield... W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s Michael A. Pulick and D.G. Macpherson... Leong Yar Tham (pictured, above center) and Willy Frogner of Leviton ... Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures' Jolynn Stalsonburg (pictured, right-center) ... Gamewell-FCI's Michael Zittle (pictured, above right) ... Tom Larson of the Electrostatic Discharge Association and Trek, Inc......Edited by the EA Staff
  • ISO 9001:2000 Explained. By C.A. Cianfrani, J.J. Tsiakals & J.E. West. Reviewed in the January 2009 Electrical ApparatusNew Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. See our Book Review webpage, and also Books for the Plant and Shop from Barks Books, with titles from the editors of Electrical Apparatus, including our latest new book, Let's Solve Your Problem - Volume III.In this issue - ISO 9001:2000 Explained. By C.A. Cianfrani, J.J. Tsiakals & J.E. West. ASQ Quality Press, P. O. Box 3005, Milwaukee, Wis. 53201-3005; (800) 248-1946. $84 (hardbound). 216 pages. Reviewed by Richard Nailen.
  • Product briefs Photos and announcements of new products.  In this issue - Measuring equipment from Ox Creek Energy and Klein Tools... Software from EDSA Micro Corp.... Switching devices from Leviton Mfg. Co., Inc. ... Edited by the EA Staff.
  • Standards briefs Updates of standards and related information. In this issue - Another move towards harmonization, via Underwriters Laboratories and the American National Standards Institute ... New fastener standard compilation from The American Society for Testing & Materials ... ANSI seeks comments on adoption of revised National Electrical Contractors Association’s standard ... No more trial-use ANSI standards ... Additional ANSI standards activity ...Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities News of non-profit government, and other organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries.  In this issue  - The National Electrical Contractors Association of Bethesda, Md. rejects certain European safety standards ... Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) tech manual updated and revised ... EASA announces details for 2009  St. Louis convention ... Maintenance mechanic certification transferred from ISA to the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals  ... National Association of Electrical Distributors expands online offerings ... New ASTM committee established for sustainability. Edited by the EA staff
    Note: the EMBR lists contact information for more than 140 associations ... Update or add your listing to the EMBR now.
  • Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German.In this issue, How is V-belt pull determined?: Wie lässt sich die Zugkraft von Keilriemen feststellen? .... Comment déterminer l’effort de traction d’une courroie trapézoïdale (ou en V) ... ¿Cómo se determina la tracción de una correa trapezoidal (o en V)?
  • Utility Briefs News of the utility industry. In this issue - Utilities Infrastructure among top utility concerns ... A record year for wind energy installations ... Electricity providers form global International Electricity Partnership ... Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm signs renewable energy bill . .. Edited by Kevin Jones

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