Electrical Apparatus September 2006
Featured articles  

  • Electrical Manufacturing Expo, p. 10, in the September 2006 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows - Something for everyone at manufacturing show: Electrical Manufacturing Expo will showcase products for servicers as well   By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor, and Joseph Hoff, EA Associate Editor
     
     
     
  • Motor shafts, p. 27 in the September 2006 Electrical ApparatusMotors & Generators - The motor shaft: Not as simple as it looks:  A look at the physics behind the behavior of a common motor component (Read a summary ) By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
     
     
     
  • Operator interfaces, p. 35 in September Electrical Apparatus Digital Electronics - The basics of operator interface programming:  Whether you do one or a hundred projects a year, basic functions in operator interface technology allow for reliable and speedy implementation By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor
     
     
  • Starters & Starting - Are published speed-torque curves realistic? Don't believe everything you read. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
  • OSHA wants safety hands-on training for almost every job - p. 40 in September Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health  -  Hands-on training is key to successful safety programs OSHA wants it for almost every job.    By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor  
     
     
     
     
  • Accounting  -  Financial tools to improve business From charging for all you deliver to outsourcing: tips for becoming a leaner operation. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

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  • Exhibitors at EASA 2006 - in September 2006 Electrical Apparatus Exhibitors at EASA 2006 - in September 2006 Electrical ApparatusEditor's Comment    Trade shows ... Trust makes difference with manufacturers' distributors ... When pleasure turns to tragedy ... ...Exhibitors at EASA 2006  
     
      
  • Let's Solve Your Problem    Short circuit current: how long does it last? ... Is a hipot test required between phases? ... Torsional resonance: What does it mean? ... Can heat-conductive paint reduce motor temperature? ... Dealing with arc flash in d-c circuits... How should a bypass contactor be rated? ... Welding versus brazing for copper bar rotors ... What distinguishes IEEE-841 motors?
  • Associations,  societies and government activities    Edward Jenkins honored for 'exceptional achievement' ... NEMA index slides in July but not by much ... Next power transmission expo set for March 2008 ... National Association of Electrical Distributors offers professional development courses online.
  • Richard Nelson, owner of Allen Southern in Mobile, Alabama, is an avid gardener - featured in the September 2006 issue of Electrical ApparatusEA reader at ease     Richard Nelson, owner of Allen Southern in Mobile, Alabama, grows vegetables during his leisure hours.. By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Special Features Editor  
     
     
     
  • Panel makers at WEG headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia, have an extraordinary quality control record - featured in the September 2006 Electrical Apparatus Business and financial briefs     Baldor expanding two manufacturing plants ... New generator service plan for Southeast rom Triton Generators and Power Pro Tech ... Impro/Seal Co sells its two millionth bearing isolator ... A.O. Smith recognized for safety records ... Control panel shop at the North American headquarters of WEG Electric Motors Shop in Suwanee Georgia hasn't had a single panel returned due to faulty workmanship in seven years (right) ... Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Electropix      Chicago's Michigan Avenue Goes French - Schneider Electric and Citel, Inc. are among firms who participated in an open-air exhibition of French industrial products and equipment held in downtown Chicago in July.
  • Standards briefs      The national Electrical Manufacturers Association encourages utility cooperation ... New publications from the International Electrotechnical Commission ... Comment sought on American National Standards Institute proposals ... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 
  • Web briefs      ...  International Product Safety News @ www.safetylink.com  ... Enercheck Systems, Inc., @ www.enerchecksystems.com  ... Federal Pacific @ www.federalpacific.com  ... MPower Solutions, Ltd. @ www.mpoweruk.com  ... Electrical Knowledge @ www.electricalknowledge.com  ... Gambica Association, Ltd. @ www.gambica.org.uk    Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 
  • Engineering Education       School bells are ringing ... Engineering in the future@ Ohio State University ... Creating a 21st century workplace in North Carolina ... Women in technology honored by the Anita Borg Awards and Scholarships ... Trends in service learning ... American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Chicago, June 2006 (pictured) By Josh Hoff
  • Trilingual summary     For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue -The motor shaft: Not as simple as it looks - A look at the physics behind the behavior of a common motor component (read a summary)
  • New Books     Grid Integration of Wind Energy Conversion Systems, by S. Heier, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
  • Names and Faces  Jennifer Waite of Leviton Manufacturing Co. (pictured) ... Beth Welch of Honeywell Fire Systems ... Jack McNamara of Bosch Security Systems ... Paul Dountas of Interconnect Devices, Inc. ... Ray Kernagis of Johnstone Supply (pictured)   ...Edited by the EA Staff
  • Frank Silveria, remembered in the September 2006 Electrical Apparatus International Electrotechnical Commission President Richard E. Brett, remembered in the September 2006 Electrical Apparatus Guenther Siegel, founder and president of Electric Motor Corp., remembered in the September 2006 Electrical Apparatus Deaths  Frank Silveria, motor repair business owner (left)... former International Electrotechnical Commission President Richard E. Brett (center)... Guenther Siegel, founder and president of Electric Motor Corp.(right), and Joan Kovach, founder of City Machine Technologies (not pictured.)
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. 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 - Batteries and UPS's from Ametek Solidstate Controls, www.solidstatecontrolsinc.com  ... Motor Diagnostics, from All-Test Pro LLC, www.alltestpro.com  ... Electrical Safety, from Shermoco Industries, www.shermco.com  ... Drives and controls from Bosch Rexroth Corp, www.boschrexroth-us.com  ... Pump maintenance from Pumping Machinery LLC, www.pumpingmachinery.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.
  • Electronics  Input modules from Dataforth Corp ... Testing devices from Keystone Electronics ... Programmable logic controllers from Divelbiss ... Interfaces from EAO Switch ... Computer software from Yaskawa Electric America and Dolphins Software ... Edited by David P. Tryling
  • Literature   - In this issue, adhesives and potting compounds from the TriggerBond company ... Fire-rated poke-through products from Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems ... Edited by the EA Staff
  • 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 - Postal service ends year in the black ... labor costs rise but efficiency's down ... the largest electronics recall ... trade show revenues grow ...America's love affair with television continues ... Are high school graduates ready to work? By the Editors
  • Classified Advertising  Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Advertising Index  An easy to use reference to the advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.

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