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Electrical Apparatus
November 2006
Featured articles
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Trade
Shows - Electrical manufacturing given an automotive spin - At the
Electrical Manufacturing Expo in Indianapolis, technologies with regional
application dominate. By the EA Staff Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering
Editor
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Electrical
Maintenance Departments - Growing pains - What's a company to do with too much
business? By Stacy L. Whitman, EA Special Correspondent
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Motors
and generators - Coil forming: more than simple geometry. The 'simple loop' is
not so simple. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor (Read an online summary)
- Digital Electronics - Simple motion control. In basic positioning applications, PLC-supplied motion control hardware might be the answer. By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor
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Power
systems - What do all those factors mean? They're what we multiply another
entity by to get a particular answer. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA
Engineering Editor
- Safety and Health - Does your workplace permit tobacco and guns? Consider the many issues involved. By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
- Accounting - Repair or replace? You may keep equipment too long or not replace it soon enough. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Departments and Columns (for additional information or to submit material, see the Departments and Columns page.)
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Editor's Comment
A year after Katrina, the repairs go on ... GE helps New Orleans students go back to school...
- Let's Solve Your Problem What's a safe limit on motor starting time? ... Another look at circuit breakers vs. contactors ... How to evaluate thermistor condition ... Bolt threads - Why not lubricate? ... Spare stator coils: a good investment? ... Test voltage in vacuum can be troublesome ...
- Letters More about motorcycles, from Russ Sinift, Electrical Engineer, Teledyne Continental Motors, Toledo, OH ....
- Associations, societies and government activities EASA honors Ed Jenkins, announces seminars ... American Society of Safety Engineers announces two new grants ... New guidelines for arc-welding products from the National Electrical Manufacturing Association ... National Association of Electrical Distributors offers manufacturer training courses ... National Lighting Bureau seeks Energy Act consultants...
- Business and financial briefs Wood Group Production Services of Houston expands its Lafayette Louisiana facility ... B&B Electronics buys Advanced Embedded Systems of Phoenix ... Columbia Electric Supply wins $2.5 million contract ... Magnetic Shield Corp marks its 65th anniversary ... Baldor Electric Co certification briefs ... Shermco Industries moves its Austin office to Cedar Park, Texas .. W. W. Grainger reports 19% rise in profits ... Edited by Kevin Jones
- Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
EA reader at ease A tribute on wheels -
Krystal Bunt, president of Industrial Electric Motor Co, has refurbished her dad's heirloom
Chevrolet 2 1/2 ton truck
Names and Faces Anthony Ting of Regal Beloit (pictured) ... Frederik Engel of SLI Lighting ... ...Edited by the EA Staff
Deaths Henry Brown, founder of Henry's Electric Motor Service, Inc.
(left)... Lyle Weeks, former owner of Weeks Electric Company (right)
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New Books
Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction (Wiley Survival Guides in
Engineering and Science) (Hardcover) by Alexandra von Meier .... The
Entrepreneurial Engineer (Hardcover) by David E. Goldberg ... NEMA
Standards MG 1-2006: Motors & Generators
- Standards briefs National Electrical Manufacturers Association chairman warns of shortage of standards workers ... NEMA announces application guidelines ... ... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
- 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 - In this issue - Servomotors from Quality Solutions, Inc. -
www.motor-solutions.com ... Motor diagnostics from All-Test Pro -
www.alltestpro.com ... Pump maintenance from Pumping Machiners LLC -
www.pumpingmachinery.com ... Power quality from PowerCET Corp -
www.powercet.com ... OSHA training from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration -
www.oshatrainingcamp.com ... Corrosion testing from ASTM International --
www.astm.org ... Motor & drive application from Baldor Electric -
www.baldor.com ... Motor service and repair from The Electrical Apparatus Service Association -
www.easa.com ... Drives and controls from Bosch Rexroth Corp -
www.boschrexroth.com ... High-voltage maintenance from Ox Creek Energy,
www.cororna-technology-course.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. - Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue -Coil forming - more than simple geometry (read a summary)
- Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists
- Direct and Current Demand for industrial controls is being dampened by slower economic growth ... Sales growth for electrical distributors slowed in the third quarter of 2006 ... U. S. Distributors year-to-date sales rose for period ending in September ... Online help wanted ads increased by 5% in October ... Unwanted inventory is piling up in US warehouses ... 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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