Electrical Apparatus October 2003
Featured articles  

  • The Northeast Blackout of 2003, from October Electrical Apparatus Utilities - Shedding light on the blackout. A look at the facts behind an issue that's been clouded by pundits and politicians By Richard L. Nailen, RE., EA Engineering Editor
     
     
     
  • Coil Winding, Insulation and Electrical Manufacturing Exhibition - from the October 2003 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Industry History  - Battle of the currents How dead dogs and botched executions helped pave the way to the power system we enjoy today (read it online here). The  George Westinghouse Museum, near Pittsburgh, not only houses interesting artifacts from electrical history, it also offers valuable insights into key issues mat still affect electrical service today—in particular, the ongoing debate over the relative merits of alternating vs. direct current. We recently visited the museum and brought back some timely lessons. By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
  • Bolt Tighteners, from the October 2003 Electrical Apparatus Maintenance - How tight is 'tight'? When repairing machinery, you have to know fasteners. The "Nuts and Bolls" of Electrical Apparatus—Assembly, installation and servicing of industrial machinery all rely on proper tightening of joints. This feature provides readers with important reminders about the right and wrong ways to fasten all apparatus and ensure optimum performance and efficiency. Read an online summary By Richard L. Nailen, RE., EA Engineering Editor
  • Finding the right flashlight from the October 2003 Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health  -   Looking back at the year in workplace safety Federal safety and environmental agencies receive poor ratings   By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor  
     
     
     
  • Electromagnetic Fields - Understanding the 'deep bar effect' - and how it applies to squirrel cage motors By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
  • Comparative financial results, indirect and direct foreign investment - from the October 2003 Electrical ApparatusAccounting  -  Simply breaking even Tools for measuring profitability in challenging times  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Departments and Columns (for additional information or to submit material, see the Departments and Columns page.)

  • Editor's Comment No easy answers to blackout problems...The ripple effect of the Maytag plant closing in Galesburg, Illinois ... Sign up your company for the (free) 2004 EMBR ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  How to keep windings warm in idle d-c motors? ... Is this motor really overheating? ... Will conductive grease save bearings? ... Through-bolts may help stabilize a rotor ... What temperature limits for ball bearings? ... Can shielded bearings be properly lubricated? .. Why is a roller bearing failing repeatedly? ... Why change bearing size in coupled motor? ... Edited by the EA staff 
  • Electrical Manager  Obesity adds to health insurance problems... To increase attention, hold breakfast meetings ...
  • Letters  An under-frequency relay can provide utility personnel safety - from Wayne Perry, P.E., APS Consulting Engineer - retired, Phoenix, Arizona (in response to "What relay protection for induction generators, in "Let's Solve Your Problem" in the August EA) ... We love EA - from V Rothemich, Director of Engineering, Fidelity Engineering, Westlake, Texas...
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities   Austin Bonnett to receive 2003 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award ... ASTM International issues call for papers ( www.astm.org/JAI  ) .. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute to hold 50th annual meeting ( www.ari.org  ) ... HVAC/R programs receive accreditation ... New EASA officers, executive board and directors... EMCW Expo to be Electrical Manufacturing Expo (contact jothurman@emcwa.org  for information) ...Edited by Joseph Hoff 
  • Standards briefs American Society for Testing and Materials evaluates insulation oil labs ...NEMA releases the 2003 version of MG1, Motors and Generators ...the International Electrotechnical Commission turns to insulation endurance ... ANSI withdraws obsolete control standards, adopts transfer switch standard .. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approves drive standards, revises solar radiation standard ... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 
  • Baldor president and CEO John McFarland (right) officialy enters an efficiency agreement with Tracy Narel of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Baldor Electric photo, in the October 2003 Electrical ApparatusBusiness Briefs Florida Drives & Gear Motors, Inc., buys steel mill ... Belcher Gear Manufacturing buys right-angle bevel drive line of Hauser Development Corp.... Eaton Corp. and Caterpillar, Inc. enter joint distribution venture ...Volland Electric Equipment Corp. recognized as Motor Dealer of the Year by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority...EIS, Inc., is new Lafert North America national distributor ... Servotec chosen to represent precision high-speed presses manufactured by Ing Yu Precision Industries Co Ltd. of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan .. Baldor Electric Co enters partnership with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (pictured) ... Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation (PEI) opens sales office in Santiago, Chile .. Schneider Electric plans compliance with EU directive ...Schneider plans to buy Gerard Industries, joint venture with Clipsal Industries of Singapore .. Platt Electric opens new branch in Chehalis, Washington ....Edited by Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
  • 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 - Electrical apprenticeship program, Project Apprentice, from Platt Electric (www.platt.com  ) ... Drive basics seminar from Michigan Industrial Controls, Inc. ... Motor operation and repair from EASA  www.easa.com  ... Basics of Brushless D-C motors from SMMA -Motor & Motion Association  www.smma.org  ... maintenance management from Hayo Consultants of Albuquerque ... UPS system maintenance from Solidstate Controls, Inc. www.solidstatecontrolsinc.com    ... Training seminars on CE Marking from Duquesne University ... Workplace safety from Behavioral Science Technology  www.bstsolutions.com/leadingwithsafety.htm ... Motion control from The Motion Institute ... Edited by Joseph Hoff  
    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.
  • Automation briefs   - the latest in products for electronics and systems applications ... In this issue - this month in controllers - a graphical user interface programming environment from Z-World ... mini-PLC's from ABB SSAC .. industrial PC's - industrial luggable programmable controller and panel PC from CyberResearch ... motion control moves ahead - Python Motor Controller from Data Device Corp ... MagRes Magnetic Absolue Muli-turn Encoder from Baumer Electric ... multi-axis programmable controller from Nyden Corp ... ... data acquisition - from IOtech - thermocouple for up to 32 isolated digital I/O channels and 56-channel thermocouple input module ... new in customer education - the Profibus interface center will hold seminars to educated users and support vendors who are developing Profinet interface products (www.profibus.com ) ... Edited by David P. Tryling 
  • Literature Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product specifications and other literature. In this issue literature about high resistance grounding from IPC Resistors .. water leak detection from Dorlen Products ... storage products from Lyon Workspace Products ... tools and accessories for the power industry from General Machine Products Co., Inc. ... welding wires from Lincoln Electric ... Edited by the EA staff

  • Brenda L. Reichelderfer of ITT Industries, Cannon, in the October 2003 Electrical Apparatus Magazine David Bland of ITT Industries, Cannon, in the October 2003 Electrical Apparatus Magazine Allan Hendry, of ITT Industries, Cannon, in the October 2003 Electrical Apparatus Magazine Barry Myers, Magrol, Inc., in the October 2003 Electrical Apparatus Magazine  

  • Names and Faces In this issue: Brenda L. Reichelderfer, David Bland, and Allan W. Hendry (left to right) of ITT Industries, Cannon ... Barry Myers of Magtrol, Inc. (far right)  ...Mike Weinstein of Wall Colmonoy ... Richard L. Nailen receives the IEEE 2004 Richard H. Kaufmann Award for contributions to the understanding of electric motor applications ... Edited by Joseph Hoff
  • Deaths Obituaries of industry people. In this issue, Jimmy Cook, retired chief executive of Electrical Equipment Co., Augusta GA. Mr. Cook was president of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association in 1969-70.
  • Product briefs Photos and announcements of new products ... In this issue, controls, drives and inverters, interconnections, test instruments ... Edited by the EA Staff.
  • Braintrainers   Puzzles you and your colleagues can solve for fun and, if your answers are correct, for recognition in Electrical Apparatus.In this issue, winners who were submitted the correct answer to the "Fruit" puzzle on page 50 of the August EA. 9.  Dean Reschly  was first to respond.  By Lillian Nielsen, Special Correspondent 
  • Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry, from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue: "Economy on the Rise .. Hybrid cars and trucks .. NEMA office in China ... Health care costs rising ... Software bugs bug Microsoft ... Companies keep PC's longer ... by the Editors
  • Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. This month: "Bolted joints - how tight is tight?"  (Read an English language summary)
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists. 
  • Advertising Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.

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