December 2024 Electrical Apparatus
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The December 2024 EA!
Electrical Manager
12 Building a competitively sustainable service shop
Management lessons learned from traveling the world and looking inward
By Michael Mitten, EA Special Correspondent
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Conventions & Trade Shows
17 Electric Motor City
The Battery Show’s move to downtown Detroit reflects an EV industry seeking to manage its growth
By Chelsea Fisher, EA Contributing Writer, and Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
20 What was new at Fabtech 2024
Even hurricanes couldn’t interfere with the expo as hundreds of new products were introduced
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
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Pump It Up
22 New composite materials for pumps
With better performance come increased costs and more maintenance concerns
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
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Electric Avenue
26 The dynamics of EV fleet charging and storing
Upgrading infrastructure will be key to expanding the commercial use of electric vehicles
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
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Business Management
29 Year-end product purchasing
The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of investing in new gear and equipment during the fourth quarter
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
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Motors & Generators
35 Cut your losses
New horizons in motor efficiency and power density '
By Chase Fell, EA Contributing Writer
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Finance & The Workplace
41 Payback for new equipment
Mathematical formulas for resolving the repair-or-replace dilemma
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
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EA Reader Profile
46 From tropical rainforests to prairie winters
How Bruce Lyle’s curiosity and solid work ethic have taken him halfway around the world
Energy
48 Old salts
Sodium-ion batteries are making waves with their latest developments
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
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Safety & Health
49 Safety on display
What’s new in safety gear, tech, and other ideas from recent trade shows
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
The Editor's Comment - Evaluating the products we rely on
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor design and performance
Business - China, the European Union, and electric vehicle
Associations - The EU is about to drop the boom on product packagers
Calendar - Events about pumps, HVAC/R, and manufacturing sales
Plant happenings - New plants in Texas and Tennessee; an expansion in Minnesota
Know your industry - How the Consumer Brands Association shapes how we shop
Names & faces - Changes at Seal Distributors and RDI Technologies
Product showcase - What’s new from Megger, Prysmian, Lumafield, and Lyric Robot
Utilities - A new tool for managing utility distribution systems
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 “Finance & the workplace” article ”
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - Coming soon: drone standards and a supply chain conference
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus