Electrical Apparatus
Featured articles August 2009

  • Busy when business is slow - from the August 2009 Electrical ApparatusService & Sales Companies - Keeping busy when business is slow. A company prepares for the coming recovery by expanding, reorganizing, and improving work flow
    By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor      
     
     
  • Insulation test standards - from the August 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazineInsulation  - Insulation test standards. A review of procedures recommended by various sources (Read an online summary)
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
     
     
     
  • The EASA convention - from the August 2009 Electrical ApparatusAssociations, Conventions & Trade Shows - Preparing for the unexpected: Convention attendees face with confidence what’s being thrown at them
    By the EA staff      
     
     
     
  • Associations, Conventions & Trade Shows - Question of the show: Is there anything you’ve purchased recently that was absolutely worth the investment?
    By Elizabeth Van Ness, EA Internet Editor
  • EASA exhibitors - from the August 2009 Electrical ApparatusAssociations, Conventions & Trade Shows - The view from the EASA exhibit hall Photos of exhibitors at the recent convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association
    By the EA staff     
     
     

  • Safety & Health - Don’t take chances with skin rashes. Learn to guard your body’s protective layer against industrial hazards
    By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor 
  • Accounting  -  Tips for buying a business. What to watch out for when daring to take the plunge
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Departments and Columns

  • Editor's Comment  A good time to expand? How about right NOW? ... How do readers say they read EA? ... And what do EA readers continue to purchase? ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  Doesn’t heavy load mean more starting current? …How does rotor bar size affect starting current? … Temperatures in-slot versus under-the-wedge … Special rotors for multi-speed motors? … Replacing small motors: Will it be a problem? …Is motor winding PI related to rated voltage? …Does this drop test show multiple faults? ...Edited by the EA staff 
  • Business and financial briefs Precision Quincy Corp. forms strategic alliance with Pollution Control Products Co. (More information is available at www.precisionquincy.com , www.pcpconline.com , and www.essexbrownell.com ) ..Helwig Carbon buys SGL Carbon in St. Mary’s, PA … British firm Kirkby Lindsey Electrical Engineering Ltd. attains IECEx certification… Shermco Industries renews certification... Record sales for Orion Fans …Edited by Kevin Jones  
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities  National Electrical Contractors Association invites contractors’ comments on landmark energy legislation … U.S. Commerce Dept.’s National Institute of Standards and Technology releases Smart Grid report, developed by Electrical Power Research Institute (ERPI) (available online at www.nist.gov/ ) … Power quality service available from Underwriters Laboratories (more information at www.ul.com/dap ) ... Electrical Apparatus Service Association board chairman David Griffin calls for industry optimism … National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) urges changes to lamp energy standards … American Society of Safety Engineers approves new training standard … National Association of Electrical Distributors receives $200,000 in pledges for NAED Education & Research Foundation.  Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Standards   National Electrical Manufacturers Association harmonizes welding equipment standard, revises two cable standards, announces new publications … … International Electrotechnical Commission IEC reissues voltage standards  Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Kenneth and Sue Hall, featured in the August 2009 Electrical ApparatusEA reader at ease  John Hinkel, semiretired and part-time worker for Lewis Electric Motors, Eureka, Missouri, collects ink bottles with original paper labels
     
     
     
     
  • Power Markets and Economics, by B. Murray - reviewed in the August 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusNew Books  Power Markets and Economics. By B. Murray. Consulting engineer Dr. Barrie Murray of Electricity Market Services Ltd., following decades of management experience with Britain’s Central Electricity Generating Board and its successor National Grid, details the implications of utility restructuring on pricing and marketing of electrical energy.  - RLN  
     
  • Web briefs ...  Roy Beardmore— www.roymech.co.uk … Steel Conduit Committee— www.steelconduit.org  …Centers for Disease Control—  www.cdc.gov/Niosh/79-117pd.html ... Circuit Magic, Inc.— www.circuit-magic.com … Geothermal Energy Association— www.geo-energy.org ... Solderman's Basic Electronics— http://solderman.dapj.com … U.S. Army Corps of Engineers— http://140.194.76.129/publications/armytm ... Toshont Power Products— www.toshont.com … Oil Maintenance— www.oilmaintenance.com …Prometheus Institute— www.prometheus.org  Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff
  • Utility Briefs  Wave power developer Ocean Power Technologies sees losses increase … Smart Grid meters for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co… Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri okays energy rate increases … Consumers resist Georgia nuclear plant financing  Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue - Insulation test standards - Standards der Isolationsprüfung —ein Überblick ...Une revue des normes de test d’isolation...Un repaso de normas para prueba de aislamiento (read an online English summary)
  • Donna Poll of ETCO, Inc., from the August 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus Dan Steinbrunner of Radix Wire, from the August 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusJimmie L. Williams Sr., former owner of Bradleys, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, remembered in the August 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus
  • Names and Faces Longo Electrical Mechanical’s Dominic DiClementi (pictured, above left) and Jeff Cowie (center) … Sheila Zenner of MTE Corp. … The Organization for Machine Automation and Control’s Rick VanDyke (right) … Electrical Apparatus Service Association honors David Walters, OBE, with the EASA Exceptional Achievement Service Award  Edited by Bill O’Leary
  • Product Briefs LED spotlight bulb from LEDtronics ... K-type pipe clam thermocouples from Fieldpiece Instruments  Edited by the EA staff  
  • 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 - Motor tech repair service from Advanced MotorTech LLC ... Servo motor training from Quality Solutions, Inc.... 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  Department of Energy finalizes smart grid program .. Canadian chemical plant showcases smart grid ... Power transmission product sales mixed ... Labor Department "back in the enforcement business" ...from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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