Electrical Apparatus
Featured articles August 2010

  • The EASA 2010 Convention, featured in the August 2010 Electrical ApparatusKids at the EASA 2010 Convention, featured in the August 2010 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows - EASA - Rising to challenges both technical and economic:  Attendees at the recent EASA Convention were given advice for an uncertain future 
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor        
     
      Thinking young, regardless of age As kids enjoyed diversions designed just for them, adults were invited to look to the future and embrace change.

    Question of the show: If you could hire a new employee, what job would it be, how would you find the person, and what qualities would you look for?  
    By Elizabeth Van Ness, EA Internet Editor

    Business and recreation mix at Orlando convention The trade show floor at the EASA convention offered a wide-open setting for business and amusement By the EA staff
  • Bearings and lubrication, featured in the August 2010 Electrical ApparatusBearings and Lubrication  - Is there new life for magnetic bearings? Recent innovations may make them more appealing than their oil-lubricated counterparts With trilingual summary. Read an online summary. 
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor      

     
  • Accounting - Cost data worth tracking:  In an age of information overload, being selective becomes essential
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor 

Departments and Columns

  • Editor's Comment  ‘EASA Show in Print’ has something for everyone ... Our readers write - and we listen ... Coming next month: emphasis is on coils …... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  How is hipot test voltage related to test duration? ... Is motor serial number a unique identifier? ... The three-wire circuit: is it one phase or two? ... What’s the harm of repeated hipot testing? ... What’s the best material for ball bearing cages? ...Edited by the EA staff 
  • Randy Mitchell, owner of M&M Electric Motor Repair, featured in the August 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusEA Reader at Ease  Randy Mitchell, owner of M&M Electric Motor Repair in Clovis, sells and services pumps for the dairy industry and rebuilds hot rod cars. .


  • Letters Dip-and-bake or vacuum impregnation? from Roland Nelson, P Eng, Newtron Engineering Services, Brampton, Ont., Canada ...Efficiency requirements for smaller motors, from Dr. Gerald Johnson, Ellsworth, Iowa
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities  National Association of Electrical Distributors issues Performance Analysis Report ... Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League confirms new directors ... EASA chairman Sandi Howlett lays out priorities... Power Transmission Distributors Association meets in Montreal .. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers announces contest winners... American Society of Mechanical Engineers plans Vancouver event... American Wind Energy Association urges comprehensive legislation... Hydraulic Institute issues standards on CD … Edited by Kevin Jones
  •  Fabrico establishes new adhesives unit, in the August 2010 Electrical ApparatusBusiness Briefs  Emerson outbids ABB for UPS maker Chloride... A.O. Smith estimates damage from flood at its plant near Nashville ... W.W. Grainger in Colombian joint venture... Wood Group chosen by Chevron Global Upstream and Gas to provide ready-for-start-up operations support services for Australian gas venture... National Electrical Manufacturers Association establishes a Premium Efficiency Transformer program ... Electro Switch buys instrumentation maker Arga Contols of Monrovia, CA ... Carbone Lorraine changes name to Mersen ... Fabrico establishes new adhesives unit (pictured, left) 
  • Standards Two IEEE revisions adopted by ANSI ... Premium efficiency concept is expanded ... Has standards harmonization hit a snag? By Richard Nailen.  
  • ICM Controls' Pete Pierret , from the August 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusLeviton Manufacturing Co's Francisco Valiente, from the August 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusNames and Faces ICM Controls' Pete Pierret ... Leviton Manufacturing Co's Francisco Valiente Edited by Bill O'Leary



  • Phil Porter, manager at Dynamics Research, remembered in the August 2010 issue of Electrical ApparatusDeaths Phil Porter, manager at Dynamics Research   Edited by Joseph Hoff 
     
     
     
     
     
  • Calendar Events from August 2010 through July 2011. 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 - Permanent Magnet IPM/BLDC Motors, from Advanced MotorTech LLC, www.advancedmotortech.com  ... Vibration Analysis, from Machine Dynamics, Inc., www.machinedyn.com  ... Balancing, from Machine Dynamics, Inc., www.machinedyn.com  ... Alignment, from Machine Dynamics, Inc., www.machinedyn.com ... Webinar series on electrical maintenance from the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, www.easa.com ... Machinist program from Byrd Institute, http://rcbi.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=34   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 Power transmission sales stabilize in U.S. ...Industrial production inched up in June ...Manufacturing technology consumption jumps ... Improvement in business conditions modest but broad from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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