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Electrical Apparatus
May 2007
Featured articles
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Conventions
- Meet the Twins:
Minnesota's Twin Cities, hosting next month's convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, offer a range of contrasts.
By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Associate Editor
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Conventions - Servicers get technical:
This year's convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association will get down to basics.
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
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Motor Performance
- Motor efficiency versus reliability: Is it an issue?
The question is complicated by the difficulty of comparing machines in service. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
(Read an online summary)
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Quality Control
What is 'safety factor'?
An attempt to quantify something that's ultimately unquantifiable.
By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
- Safety and Health - Machine toxic metals require special safety precautions ...and federal regulators have been slow to respond By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
- Accounting - Working with the bank Think like a banker to get the best financing By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Departments and Columns (for additional information or to submit material, see the Departments and Columns page.)
- Editor's Comment What to look for in this issue - Going to the EASA Show? We have suggestions - Review the convention program, make notes, plan to visit Minneapolis/St. Paul, too ... Working with the bank ... Machine toxic metals ... Efficiency vs. Reliability (read an online summary of the article) ... the many meanings of "safety" ... by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor
- Let's Solve Your Problem In this issue - Can nameplate data support relay settings? ... Will CT's work on shielded cable ... Bearing replacements: are they really necessary? ... European terminology may not mean what you think ... Closed damper means less fan torque? (Not always.) ...Edited by the EA staff
- Business and financial briefs News of expansions, relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies serving the electrical mechanical industries. In this issue - Motion Industries buys Jonesboro Bearing & Supply ... Kingsbury, Inc., opens California facility ... Coleman Cable Inc and Copperfield LLC to merge ... Littlefuse offshoring two Chicago-area units ... Lincoln Electric Holdings acquires stick electrode maker Spawnet Sp. z.o.o. ... City Machine Technologies earns quality certification ... Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures is named one of "Western Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" ...Edited by Kevin Jones
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Names and Faces News and photos of industry people on the move and in the news. In this issue -Scott Pearsall (left) and Ron Ritter of John C. Dolph Co. ... Neil Hoehle of Inpro/Seal Co ... P. K. Sen, Ravel Ammerman and Tammy Gammon of the Arc Flash Collaborative Research and Testing Project (joint effort of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association) ... Ben D'Accounto of Eurotherm (pictured, right) ... Steve Donithan of A.O. Smith Corp ... Jim Perkins of ABB ... Edward Orlet and Barry Boyer of the National Association of Electrical Distributors ...Edited by the EA Staff
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New Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. See our
Book Review webpage, and also Books for the Plant and Shop from Barks Books, including titles from the editors of Electrical Apparatus, including our latest new book, Let's Solve Your Problem - Volume III. In this issue - Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment, by Peter M. Curtis.
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EA reader at ease In this issue - RV enthusiast Odd Brevik of New England Pump and Valve, Inc, is the featured Reader at Ease in the May 2007 Electrical Apparatus. His trips have taken him to Yellowstone, Michigan, Maine, and Prince Edward Island in Canada, among other journeys.
- Utility Briefs News of the utility industry. In this issue - Environmentalists celebrate court decision re: whether hourly or annual emission rates should be used to determine plant upgrades ... European Union seeks to force infrastructure sales ... Hearing set on North Dakota wind farm ... Dynegy completes Illinois Land transfer...Vermont approves Green Mountain Power Corp buyout by Northern New England Energy ... Edited by Kevin Jones
- International Trade Shows Information and calendar for upcoming shows around the globe. In this issue - Electrix in Australia ... Electrical Expo and Electronics Expo in India ... EDA and Test Taiwan in Taipei ... Electronics Manufacturing Technology South China ... Austronics in Australia ... Electronics & Power Engineering in the Ukraine ... Eltech in Bulgaria ... Enelexpo and GasSUF Expo in Russia ... Eltefa Expo in Germany .. Edited by the EA Staff
- Electronics (Automation briefs) - the latest in products for electronics and systems applications. In this issue - keyboard, video and mouse switch from CyberResearch ... Plastic Connectors from Tyco ... Transformers from Foster Transformers ... Routers from INSYS Microelectronics ... Integrated circuits from Saelig ... Wireless pressure transmitter from Adalet ... Programmable chip-based controller from Saelig ... Edited by David P. Tryling
- Training Briefs Announcements of workshops,
seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our Training
page for current offerings. Hazardous materials training and handling from Environmental Research Center,
www.ercwb.com ... Servomotor training, from Quality Solutions Co.,
www.motor-solutions.com ... Plant Maintenance from American Trainco,
www.americantrainco.com 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. - Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings. 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 - Motor efficiency versus reliability: Is it an issue? (read an online English summary)
- Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry. In this issue - Sales of transmission and motion control products are up ... Lamp makers voluntarily cap mercury content ... GE Earnings affected by subprime mortgage woes ... East Coast wind farm clears state hurdle in Massachusetts ... Electrical Safety Foundation International and National Electrical Manufacturers Association welcome Federal battery advisory... from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.
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- Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
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