Electrical Apparatus
Featured articles October 2009

  • New maintenance software, page 15 of the October 2009 Electrical ApparatusService & Sales Companies - What’s new in maintenance software: How the latest integrated computer programs are aiding electromechanical service 
    By Elizabeth Van Ness, EA Internet Editor      
     
     
     
  • Basic questions about insulation, page 19 of the October 2009 Electrical ApparatusInsulation - What is ‘insulation’ anyway?  Exploring the wide range of dielectric materials available With trilingual summary.  (Read an online summary)
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

     
     
  • Employee wellness, page 27 of the October 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazineSafety & Health  - Programs to keep employees healthy: How ‘wellness’ provides a good return on investment
    By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor 
     
     
     
  • Accounting  -  Bringing outsourced work back in-house: Times are changing, and ‘insourcing’ may make sense
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Departments and Columns

  • Editor's Comment   Technology in the shop, and how it has changed... Insulation: in print and on trade show floors ... Is outsourcing 'out' and insourcing 'in'?... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  How can material of shaft best be identified? … Watch the voltage when drying winding with d-c … Non-rotating load— more than just inertia … How important is rotor temperature under load?… Stator temperature as starting protection? … Can induction generator produce ‘reactive power’? ...Edited by the EA staff 
  • WEG's booth at June 2009 EASA show, from the October 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusBusiness and financial briefs John Wood unit Mustang International LP acquires a majority interest in energy engineering firm Al-Hejailan Consultants of Saudi Arabia … UL certifying Underwriters Laboratories certifies motor rebuilds under IECEx …MISCOR reports loss, sees ‘stabilization’… Four Siemens U.S. entities consolidate under a new corporate entity named Siemens Industry, Inc. … Baldor service will identify power savings … Nordex USA, Inc. breaks ground on new Arkansas $100 million manufacturing facility … Thermacore, Inc.acquires k Technology of Langhorne, Pa … Peerless Electric selects motor sales agency PTS LLC for Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and southern Illinois representation .. Orion Fans adds Anxo Components as Mexico sales rep … WEG Brazil to begin $100 million expansion … WEG plans new production line in Linhares, Brazil (In photo, WEG representatives greet visitors to their booth at the June EASA Convention in St. Louis.)...Leviton Manufacturing Co moves headquarters to Long Island (pictured)
    Edited by Kevin Jones      
  • Say It Right  What is ‘good design’? The phrase is unlikely to be useful
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
  • A world of coils coming to Chicago - p. 8 of the October 2009 Electrical ApparatusTrade associations, professional societies and government activities   Plans in place for CWIEME Chicago 2009 (www.coilwindingexpo.com) - Photo is from last year's event… Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League recyclers participating in breaker panel … Online training for wind generator repair from the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (www.easa.com - Members Only section) ... Society of Manufacturing Engineers survey reveals manufacturers’ recovery plans … Power Transmission Distributors Association introduces Customized Solutions Selling Tool Kit (www.ptda.org) … Motor Technology is the theme of SMMA Motor & Motion Association 2009 Fall Technical Conference (www.smma.org) …new International Electrotechnical Commission website for Smart Grid standards (www.iec.ch/zone/smartgrid/) … American Society of Safety Engineers establishes new safety engineer doctoral fellowship (www.asse.org/foundation)
    Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Jeffrey "J" Hager of Martindale Electric and the Travis Haddix Band, featured in the October 2009 Electrical ApparatusEA reader at ease  Jeffrey “J” Hager  serves as international sales manager for Martindale Electric in Cleveland, Ohio, and moonlights as a trumpet player and music director for the Travis Haddix Band.
    By Joseph Hoff, EA Associate Editor
     
     
  • Utility Briefs  American Wind Energy Association, representing the wind energy industry, welcomes federal grants … Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy says Boulder is ready for Smart Grid … Tampa Electric completes new peaking power units ... Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Standards     New international fuse requirements from the International Electrotechnical Commission … Updates, errata, and news from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (www.nema.org/)  Edited by the EA staff
  • Web Briefs     Environmental & Energy Study Institute— www.eesi.org  … NEI Engineering— www.neiengineering.com  … Morgan Carbon— www.morganhungary.hu/technicalsupport/mountingbrush  ...  Global Wind Energy Council—  www.gwec.net  … Hammond Power Solutions— www.hammondpowersolutions.com  …Federal Emergency Management Agency— www.fema.gov/library  … Wearee Instruments Ltd.— www.instrumentationguide.com  … Corrosion Doctors— www.corrosion-doctors.org 
    Edited by the EA staff
  • Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue - "Apparatus Ratings at High Elevations": Leistungsdaten von Geräten in großen Höhen...Caractéristiques assignées des appareils à hautes altitudes ...Regímenes de aparatos en elevaciones altas (read an online English summary)
  • ISO 9001:2008 Explained, reviewed in the October 2009 Electrical ApparatusBooks   Reviewed in this issue: ISO 9001:2008 Explained, By C.A. Cianfrani, J.J. Tsiakals & J.E. West
     
     
     
     
  • Product Briefs  Controls, from WEG Electric Corp. and Adalet … Tools, from Hilti, Wiha Quality Tools, Bondhus Corp., and Makita USA, Inc. … Motors & Gearmotors, from Bodine Electric Co., Bison Gear & Engineering Corp., and ICM Controls Corp. … Power Transmission, from Baldor Electric Co … Switching Devices from Cooper Bussmann and APEM Components, Inc. … Interconnections from Richco and Douglas Electrical Components, Inc.  Edited by the EA staff  
  • Cecil R. Thomas of Powertec Industrial Motors, Inc., featured in the October 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus   Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures’s Craig Mitchell, featured in the October 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus Frank DeLattre of Vycon, featured in the October 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus
  • Names and Faces  David Atehortua of Ludeca’s Alignment Division … Cecil R. Thomas of Powertec Industrial Motors, Inc (above left)…. Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures’s Craig Mitchell (above center)… Drives LLC’s Tony Mann … Frank DeLattre (above right) and Vatche Artinian of Vycon  Edited by Bill O’Leary   
  • Cooper Bussman training session., featured in the October 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusTraining 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 -  Servo motor training from Quality Solutions Co.  Also - Cooper Bussmann begins a two-year Productivity Through Protection Tour with customer training events scheduled at U.S. and Canadian distributor branches and industry trade shows through the end of 2010.
    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   Electroindustry index signals improvement ... Power transmission distributors more confident... Manufacturing recovery forecast for 2012 ... Energy agency enters utility grid fray ...from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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