Electrical Apparatus September 2003
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  • Insulating and manufacturing show - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows  - Testing and maintenance on conference agenda: The Electrical Insulation and Manufacturing Conference will examine areas of interest to aftermarket
    By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor  
     
  • Trade Shows  - Crossroads of America: Visitors converging on Indianapolis for Expo will find plenty to see and do By Josh Hoff, EA Assistant Editor
  • Trade Shows  - EASA show in pictures: A second look at this summer's convention By the EA Editors
  • Oakland CA's Vincent Electric Motor Company survives the recession - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusService Shops  - Changing with the times:  An established service center survives the recession. Cooperation, as well as competition, plays a part in the Vincent Electric Motor Company's passage through difficult times in Oakland, California 
    By Richard L. Nailen, RE., EA Engineering Editor
     
  • in the control room at Fox Valley Press - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusDigital Electronics  - Automation projects: Here as elsewhere, it's important that we cultivate the right habits  
    By David P.Tryling, EA Electronics Editor  
     
     
     
  • Safe rigging and lifting - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health  -   Avoiding unsafe rigging and lifting practices No matter what type of work, items must be moved ... (Read an online summary)  (trilingual summary appears in the magazine)
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor  
     
  • Fall protection - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health  -   Fall protection an all-season job: We don't always pay attention to potential dangers
    By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor  
     
     
     
  • What is this called? It depends on whom - and where - you ask. From the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusTerminology - What do you call this object in the picture?  What do you mean by that? Making ourselves understood is more critical than ever
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor  
       

     
  • Comparative financial results, indirect and direct foreign investment - from the September 2003 Electrical ApparatusAccounting  -  Taking your business global   Exporting your competitive asset—technical expertise
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor     
     
     

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  • Editor's Comment 150 reasons to attend EIC/EMCW ... Richard L. Nailen to receive the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2004 Richard H. Kaufmann Award for contributions to the understanding of electric motor applications ... More photos from the EASA show ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  Do metal enclosures cool better than plastic? ... Why do capacitor fuses keep blowing? ... Could the starter be causing low power factor? ... Is discolored rotor a sign of trouble? ... Why the inconsistency in motor starting current? ... Accounting for harmonic losses in transformers ... Wire insulation standards can be confusing ... Edited by the EA staff 
  • Letters  Job loss discussed in June EA is not workers' fault, from Robert C. Gibson, Consulting engineer, Aurora, Illinois ... Corona destroying insulation? (June EA Let's Solve Your Problem) from Vicent Green, President, ADWEL International, Ltd., Scarborough, Ontario, Canada ... Not enough questions in "what relay protection" (August EA) from Dan Ninedorf, Ox Creek Energy, Montello, Wisconsin
  • Trade associations,  professional societies and government activities The Motor & Motion Association's  SMMA 2003 Fall Technical Conference ( www.smma.org  ) ... Health award recipients to share best practices ( www.nist.gov  ) ...the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society offers training courses  recognized by North American Technician Excellence ( http://www.natex.org/ListRecTrngProv.htm   ) ... EASA honors Denver J. Weigel with its EASA Exceptional Achievement and Service Award ... ISA Expo 2003 ( www.isa.org/isaexpo2003  ) ...Edited by Joseph Hoff 
  • Lincoln Electric wins innovation award - Electrical Apparatus September 2003Business Briefs Lincoln Electric wins innovation award (pictured)... Pittsburgh-based industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. moves transient voltage surge suppression business acquired from Innovative Technology of Brooksville. Fla., to its Industrial and Commercial Controls Division facility in Calgary, Alberta....Excel Apparatus Services of Charleston, S.C. becomes distributor for St. Louis-based Emerson Motor Technologies. ..Oregon electrical organizations win state grant ...Motor Decisions Matter adds sponsors A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co., Siemens Energy Automation, and TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co....The Washington-based National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) warns of shortage of skilled workers...Ametek Solidstate Controls UPS and battery seminars get underway ( www.solidstatecontrolsinc.com   ) ....General Cable Corp. of Highland heights, Ky. reports sales increase ...Certification briefs: IPC Resistors, Inc., of Mississauga, Ontario ... A. O. Smith Electrical Products Co. of Tipp City, Ohio...Edited by Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
  • Calendar Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events, from September 2003 through September 2004... Edited by Joseph Hoff
  • Training Briefs Motor diagnostics and repair from the Electrical Apparatus Service Association  ( www.easa.com  ) ... Basics of brushless d-c motors at  the SMMA 2003 Fall Technical Conference ( www.smma.org  ) ... Maintenance management from Hayo Consultants of Albuquerque ( www.hayoconsultants.com  ) ...UPS system maintenance from Solidstate Controls ( www.solid-statecontrolsinc.com/seminar.html  ) ....Standards compliance -  CE Marking from Duquesne University...Workplace safety from Behavioral Science Technology. Inc ( www.bstsolutions.com/leading-withsafety.htm  ) ... Motors and drives from Baldor Electric Co ... Motion control from The Motion Institute, Birmingham, Ala. ...Power quality from Solidslate Controls, Inc. ( www.solidstatecontrols.com/seminar.html  ) ...   Electrical testing from AVO International Training Institute ... Electrical safety from Cooper Bussman, St. Louis. Mo. ... Call for thermography papers from Snell Infrared  ( www.thermal-solutions.org  ) ...  Edited by Joseph Hoff 
  • New Books National Electrical Manufacturers Association publishes a general specification for Premium efficiency electric motors  ... New vibration  guidelines  from ISO ...American National Standards Institute (ANSI) adopts UL intrinsic safety standard... Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute offers online  Energy Management Guide (  www.ari.org ) ... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) publishes revised standards ... the National Fire Protection Association solicits public comment on lightning protection ... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 
  • Names and Faces Bill Simpson and Charles  D. Dudgeon of Dolph Co. ... Diane Coté of  Middle Atlantic Products,  Riverdale, N.J. ... Les Parsons of Arlington P/L in South Wales, Australia named chairman of the board of EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) ... John M. Stropki Jr. of Lincoln Electric, Cleveland ... Paul Witt of  Omron Electronics LLC, Schaumburg, Illinois ...  Lawrence M. Wegner of Klein Tools, Chicago ... Edited by Joseph Hoff
  • Bill Simpson, Dolph Company - September 2003 Electrical ApparatusDiane Cote of Middle Atlantic Products - September 2003 Electrical ApparatusLes Parsons, EASA - September 2003 Electrical ApparatusJohn Stropki, Lincoln Electric - September 2003 Electrical ApparatusPaul Witt, Omron Electronics - September 2003 Electrical Apparatus
  • Electrical Manager  Make more sales calls, then know what to say ... ESPOT's - selling a company to it's employees ... How much is your workplace really costing? ... Keeping motors in good health
  • Literature  Motors, blowers and accessories catalog from Fasco Motors ... straight-blade receptacles brochure from Cooper Wiring Devices ... VFI transformer brochure from Cooper Power Systems ... Color Code series of plastic and insulated metal staples from Gardner Bender ... educational guides about high resistance grounding from IPC Resistors ...  Edited by the EA staff
  • Utility Briefs  New partnership between MPR Associates and Innovative Controls Solution for power facility design ... Capston Turbine Corp's microturbine generates electric supply for a new Waldbaum's supermarket on Long Island ...Sempra Energy International receives permit for a proposed liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Mexico .. Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Product briefs Photos and announcements of new products ...In this issue, a compact brushless d-c motor ... brushless d-c kit motors ... high torque two-phase stepping motors ... 4-in-1 totally enclosed replacement motor ... oil burner replacement motor ... front end brakes for stepper and servo motors ... brake control pack ... single axis brushless servo control software ... incremental encoders ... rotary optical encoder with commutation ... resin-bonded cellulose fiber composite sheet .. .pocket-sized infrared thermometer ..  infrared thermometer with a hygro-thermometer ... joy-stick operated hand-held combination alignment/vibration tool... energy reporting and analysis software ... control switch relay ... power distribution bus bar system ... BNC cable connectors ... outlet box covers ... and online diagnostic tools:  Performance curves for standard motors - demo @ www.usmotors.com/mbdemo/motorboss.htm  ... online arc flash calculator @ www.bussmann.com  Edited by the EA Staff.
  • EA reader at ease. Terry Jackson of Darby Electric, "Philosopher of the fairways" and father of/caddie for his daughter, Brandi, who is a promising amateur golfer with professional aspirations.
  • Direct and Current  Factory jobs continued to decline in June ... Hydrogen is called "the ultimate fuel"  .. New U. S. medical patients' rights ... Consumers are becoming more distrustful .. More than 250,000 documents are available from the U. S. Government Printing Office's GPO Access website, www.gpoaccess.gov ... by the Editors
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