EA July 2025
Electromechanical Sales & Svc
In the July 2025 Electrical Apparatus: Get ready for the EASA Solutions Expo—exhibitor highlights, motor services, automation, regulations, finance, and more.
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ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | JULY 2025
EA Reader Profile
14 Finding value in people everywhere
Where hard work and curiosity have taken Tim Albers
By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer
Conventions & Trade Shows
25 Eyeing the future
The recent Automate show in Detroit pointed the way toward more highly automated production
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
27 Music City marketplace
Highlights of the products and services to be displayed at the EASA Convention in Nashville July 20-22
By the Electrical Apparatus staff
Electric Avenue
38 The retrofitting resolution
Converting ICE vehicles to EVs will create opportunities for electrical contractors
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
Service & Sales Companies
41 On the right track
Electric Motor Services, Inc., has found a market that provides growth and success
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Motors & Generators
45 What’s new in motor regulations and standards
An insider’s view of recent and ongoing actions at the DOE, NEMA, and IEEE that will affect motor application
By John Malinowski, EA Contributing Writer
Finance & The Workplace
49 Beware of high working capital
Too high a level may indicate inefficiency or even fraud
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Training & Education
51 Educators in the driver’s seat
By tapping educators to restructure training programs, Siemens is transforming the way the company’s employees work
By Avery Heeringa, EA Contributing Writer
Electrical Manager
62 Wanted: talented techs
While the number of trained technicians is growing, the talent pool is barely keeping up with demand
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Pump It Up
64 A pump maintenance primer
Basic guidelines for keeping pumps operating at peak performance
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | JULY 2025
Departments
04 The editor's comment
A bundle of compelling material
05 Let's solve your problem
Answers to questions about insulation and motor enclosures
06 Associations
What’s ahead in meetings and expositions
10 Business
News from IPS, Shermco Industries, and Franklin Electric
12 Calendar
Upcoming events on service, repair, safety, and metal-forming
20 Names & faces
Recent personnel changes in the public and private sectors
22 Know your industry
ASSP ensures everyone returns home unscathed
24 Plant happenings
Canadian OEM expanding to Illinois; dog food plant moves
52 Product Showcase
New tools and components for electrical and electronic systems
66 Utilities
Federal memorandum lays out utility maintenance obligations
67 Classified advertising
Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
67 Cy's Super Service
The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
69 EA puzzle
A crossword puzzle based on EA’s May and June issues
71 Moe, Genny & friends
The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
72 Direct & current
WEG enters solar agreement and an EV motor startup gets funding
72 Advertising index
Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus