Electrical Apparatus May 2009
Featured articles  

  • St. Louis sights, page 15 of the May 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Associations, Conventions and Trade Shows -  Mixing northern and southern influences, St. Louis offers attractions for all tastes. By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Associate Editor
     
     
     
     
  • EASA Convention program, page 17 of the May 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Associations, Conventions and Trade Shows -  Focus on fundamentals: St. Louis EASA convention will emphasize technical matters while also exploring management and sales. By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
     
  • Supplementing service work, page 23 of the May 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Service and Sales Companies  - Windmills, mining, and OEM production boost service center business: How Pennsylvania Electric Motor Service (Erie, PA) supplements its service work with custom work for end users. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor  
     

     
  • Conductor thermal ratings, page 29 of the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus Circuits and Circuitry  - Thermal rating of circuit conductors: The theory may be simple but the application can be tricky.  By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor (Read an online summary)
     
     
      
     
  • Safety and Health  -   Employee safety is an ongoing concern: Performing monthly walk-throughs can prevent illness and injury   By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
  • Accounting  -  Financial strategies today: Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures   By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Departments and Columns

  • St Louis, site of the 2009 EASA convention - featured in the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus Editor's Comment  A good trade show is good for business... Another solution to the growth question: custom work ... More about custom work in the financial column ...by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor  
     
     
     
  • Let's Solve Your Problem Let’s solve your problem -  Finding rotor bars that are cracked, not broken... Is formed-coil or random winding ‘stronger’?...  How does rewind affect thermal damage curve?... Where should ambient temperature be measured?...  What limits for a no-load motor test? ... Subtract one phase from three; what’s left?... Why not rely on the NEC definition of overload?...How does air gap affect motor efficiency?  Edited by the EA staff
  • Letters -  How motor load affects efficiency. from Jack Chandler, consultant account manager, Siemens Energy & Automation, Detroit  ... Kind words, from Paul C. Orser, CET, Orillia, Ontario.
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities British survey from CPM Engineering Ltd. mirrors U.S. aftermarket survey produced for the Electrical Apparatus Service Association… The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation receives $10,000 gift from the San Francisco-based Bechtel Group to support safety, health, and environmental education and research… ASSE plans Safety 2009 Professional Development Conference and Exposition… Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League of Aurora, Colo. posts recall and counterfeit notices online @ www.pearl1.org  … National Association of Electrical Distributors opens the application process for the June 13 Certified Electrical Professional Exam – see www.naed-cep.org  … Power Transmission Distributors Association of Chicago publishes Guidelines for Managing Back Orders and Guidelines for Successfully Sharing Cost of Goods Sold – see www.ptda.org    Edited by the EA staff
  • Crimson Electric, Inc.'s customer service manager - and country western performer - Dennis Hughey, pictured above, featured in the May 2009 Electrical ApparatusEA reader profile Stories featuring Electrical Apparatus readers on the job. In this issue - Dennis Hughey of Crimson Electric, Inc., Duncan, S.C, ,  plays guitar and sings in a band called “Classic Country.”  By Joseph Hoff.
     
     
     
  • ABB Automation & Power World 2009 breaks attendance record, featured in the May 2009 Electrical ApparatusBusiness and financial briefs In this issue - ABB North America moves its headquarters … Regal Beloit rebrands its former GE lines under the name Genteq… Emerson demonstrates smart grid technology… Lincoln Electric in China acquisition Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric, manufacturer of welding machines and supplies, has agreed to acquires 100% control of Jinzhou Jin Tai Welding and Metal Co. Ltd… Leviton Manufacturing Co. donates manufacturing facilities and properties to Ashe County Job Development… Cooper Industries buys LED fixture supplier… Bosch Rexroth reports sales increase… Staco Energy appoints Haddon-McClellan Associates, Inc. as southeastern rep Staco Energy Products of Dayton, Ohio, manufacturer of voltage control, VAR compensation, uninterruptible power supplies, and engineered power quality products, has chosen, as a manufacturer’s representative for its line of single- and three-phase UPS’s, voltage regulators, and test equipment in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Staco Energy Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of Component Corp. of America...ABB Automation & Power World 2009 breaks attendance record (pictured.) Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Standards briefs Updates of standards and related information. In this issue - .UL extends its large-motor reach … International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) revision adds explanatory annex... IEEE standards up for ANSI approval …Shaft vibration measurement detailed... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
  • Web Briefs  T2G Technical Training Group — www.arcflashforum.com ... IDCON, Inc. — www.idcon.com ... Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency — www.dsireusa.org ... Manta Test Systems  www.mantatest.com ... Business Industrial Network — www.bin95.com ... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — www.epa.gov/pcbs ... Solon Mfg. Co. — www.solonmfg.com ... Cole-Palmer — www.colepalmer.com ... Antique Light Sockets — http://antiquesockets.com ... Edited by the EA staff
  • Calendar Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events...In this issue - events from January 2009 through May 2010.  See the most current list here. Edited by Bill O'Leary
  •                               Leviton's Eileen McGlone, featured in the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus Leviton's Enmanuel Hwong, featured in the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus Hayata Ltd's Bodie Spangler, featured in the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus  ;
  • Names and Faces News and photos of industry people on the move and in the news. In this issue - Hayata Ltd.’s Bodie Spangler (pictured, right)… from Drives LLC, Barbara J. Ross and John Almarez … Eileen McGlone and Enmanuel Hwong of Leviton (pictured left and center)… Paul Kling of Morgan AM&T—Edited by Bill O’Leary
  • Pump system optimization class at Darby Electric, featured in the May 2009 Electrical Apparatus Georgia Power Technical Education Center, featured in the May 2009 Electrical ApparatusTraining Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and instructional materials, and our Training Index, listing program  topics featured in Training Briefs in the past year. See our Training section for this month's offerings from Advanced MotorTech LLC, EPRI, TECO-Westing­house/contact Jarsco Engineering, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc., and Quality Solutions. Edited by Bill O'Leary.  Also in Training: A pump system optimization class at Darby Electric facility , taught by instructors from Baldor Electric (pictured, left) and the new Georgia Power Technical Education Center (pictured, right.)
    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.
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
  • Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry, from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue -  2009 U.S. power transmission sales grew last year ... Control shipments fell in fourth quarter ... non-residential construction is stabilizing ... EU will ban "non-efficient light bulbs ... Could a failed electrical grid topple North Korea?  - The Editors
  • Advertising Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.

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