EA December 2025
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December covers what's new in products for the electromechanical industry. .​
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Navigating the Electromechanical Supply Chain in an Era of Disruption
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Weftec report
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Insulation resistance testing - first line of defence for plant maintenance
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Contentious areas in agreements
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Dawn Ortiz, Essex Brownell
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Contract manufacturing and EV’s
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Economic Innovation Group
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Conversations are crucial in business
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Synchronous condensers helping to stabilize the grid
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Sealing the (pump) deal: The latest in mechanical seals
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Safety Clothing for the Industrial Workplac
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ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | DECEMBER 2025
Electric Avenue
12 Outside expertise
Contract manufacturing’s role in the electric vehicle industry
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
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EA Reader Profile
22 The gift of giving
Dawn Ortiz and her family find new meaning in life after the death of her son Richard, a registered organ and tissue donor
By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer
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Conventions & Trade Shows
24 Circular operations
At Weftec 2025, we found that innovations in the water industry continue to pour forth
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
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Business Management
27 Kinks in the chain
Navigating the electromechanical supply chain in an era of disruption
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
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Energy
30 A pump compliance primer
Summing up the many standards and code requirements that pump users must learn and follow
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
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Energy
32 Vogtle 2.0
America’s largest nuclear plant set to go in Georgia with a $35 billion price tag
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Motors & Generators
33 More than a megohm
The insulation resistance test is a quick check that tells a big story
By Chase Fell, EA Contributing Writer
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Finance & The Workplace
38 Coming to terms with M&A agreements
Both buyers and sellers should remember what their moms told them: ‘Watch your language!’
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Electrical Manager
42 What’s your type?
Several tests are available to evaluate and categorize personalities, but the tests are not without their faults
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
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Pump It Up
44 Sealing the (pump) deal
What’s new in mechanical seals for industrial pumping applications
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Safety & Health
46 Safety apparel and products
What’s new in clothing and materials that will protect you against hazards on the job
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer​​
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | DECEMBER 2025
Departments
04 The editor's comment
What’s new this gift-giving season​
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05 Let's solve your problem
Answers to questions about motor application and maintenance
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06 Calendar
Upcoming events on HVACR, pumps, and facility management
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08 Know your industry
Economic Innovation Group keeps an eye on the economy
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10 Business
Data center demand drives strong earnings
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16 Associations
Webinars: the “new products” offered by many associations
18 Names & faces
Personnel changes at Southwire, Olympic Steel, and Wesco
20 Utilities
Synchronous condensers helping to stabilize the grid
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26 Plant happenings
Plant openings, closings, and expansions nationwide
40 Product showcase
What’s new in motors, UPS systems, and educational resources
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47 Standards
Federal agencies tweak safety regulations
48 Classified advertising
Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
48 Cy's Super Service
The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
49 EA puzzle
A word search puzzle based on “More than a megohm” (page 33)
51 Moe, Genny & friends
The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
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52 Direct & current
Copper and coal declared “critical,” and a pile of cash for fertilizer
52 Advertising index
Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus