August 2024 Electrical Apparatus
Large Scale Projects!
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Electrical Manager
14 And the winner is . . .
Contests, properly run, can improve relationships with customers and employees
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Safety & Health
18 Where there’s a WLL, there’s a (safer) way
The working load limit proves a useful tool in reducing workplace injuries
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Conventions and Trade Shows
22 An industry in flux
Attendees at the EASA Convention were reminded of the critical role they play in a transitioning industry
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor, and Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor Energy
Energy
34 Oklahoma strong
A solar company inks an Oklahoma deal and public officials and others heap on the praise
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
EA Reader Profile
35 A solution finder for people with motors
How Blake Bailey combines a fascination with electric machines with an interest in all things human By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer
Service & Sales Companies
37 Core Machinery
Remanufacturing, off-highway vehicles, and equipment for the mining industry converge at this Phoenix-based operation
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Power Transmission & Distribution
43 Controlling motors with VFDs
. . . and dealing with the various challenges that may arise
By David Bredhold, EA Contributing Writer
Finance & The Workplace
48 Upgrade your project accounting
Systems for analyzing profitability aid in cost control and in forecasting the effect of critical decisions
By William Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Electric Avenue
52 Large-scale EV adoption
Addressing the design and implementation challenges posed by larger electric vehicles
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
Pump It Up
55 Maintaining larger pumps
The special maintenance needs of pumps at the larger end of the size spectrum
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
The Editor's Comment - A big issue about big projects
Business - Distributors pursue manufacturing, and a cyberattack is foiled
Let's Solve Your Problem - Effect on motor efficiency of belts and phase converters
Associations - Leading the way in electrical industry standards
Know your industry - The Associated General Contractors of America’s proud history
Speaking of . . . Two opposing views of driverless automobiles
Plant happenings - Tupperware plant’s fate is sealed; a shot in the arm for Lilly plant
Deaths - Norman Flolo, service company executive, past EASA chairman
Names & faces - Personnel changes at DSI/Dynamatic and Virginia Tech
Utilities - How electric utilities are dealing with wildfire risks
Calendar - ‘Upcoming events about safety, energy, and contracting
Product showcase - What’s new from WEG, Schneider Electric, and Milton Roy
Classified advertising - Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
Cy’s Super Service - The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
EA puzzle - A word search puzzle based on this month’s “EA reader profile”
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - $2 billion in federal EV grants; automotive right to repair demanded
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus