September2022 Electrical Apparatus
Innovation!
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In the September 2022 EA!
Energy
14 It’s a coal world after all
What climate crisis? There’s already record production in 2022 from coal-fired plants.
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing EditoThis year’s convention was buzzing with talk about emerging technology and recruitment
Pump It Up
18 Where water meets broadband
The idea of running fiber-optic broadband cable through water pipes could be rippling around the world
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Conventions & Trade Shows
20 Manufacturing show to return to the Windy City
Automation, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 will be front and center at IMTS 2022
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
24 What’s over the horizon for batteries?
New ideas for environmentally friendly electric vehicle batteries will be presented this month at The Battery Show
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Industrial Internet of Things
27 Partners in IIoT
How HECO and Relayr have followed a holistic approach to remote condition monitoring
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Plant Life
33 Cybersecurity: more important now than ever
As more data has migrated to the Cloud, the vulnerability of the data to hackers has increased
By Anna Claire Howard, EA Contributing Writer
Codes & Standards
35 Navigating the standards maze
Finding your way around the global standards landscape With trilingual summary
By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor
More Than Accounting
41 Inventory in disruptive times
When managers may need to adapt their ordering and inventory practices
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Electric Avenue
42 The electric-grade steel shortage
The steel shortage is just one dimension of the worldwide supply problem
By Carol Brzozowski, EA Contributing Writer
Training & Education
46 School’s in for summer
How students spent their summer days discovering the excitement of product innovation and manufacturing
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
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Comment - Tradition meets innovation
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about terms and motor performance
Business - Allied Motion acquires several innovative businesses
Letters - Kind words from John Ranieri of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Associations- Associations find innovative ways to bring people together
Plant happenings - New plants in Kansas, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania
Know your industry - Meet the Association for Managers of Innovation
Calendar - Upcoming events on manufacturing, automation, and energy
EA reader profile - How Stephen Hoerner turned an old motor into a smoker
Product showcase - What’s new from Megger, Siemens, Fanuc, and Fluke
Speaking of - ‘Employee engagement committees’ can include pets
Names & faces - Personnel changes at Motion Industries and Franklin Electric
Utilities - ‘Fairness’ is at the center of a utility innovation plan
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 crossword puzzle based on EA’s July and August issues
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - Youth awarded for a motor design, and utility battery news
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus
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