June 2023 Electrical Apparatus
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In the June 2023 EA!
Electric Avenue
22 Learning by doing
How Switch Lab is bringing together instructors and students to advance the craft of electric vehicle construction
By Carol Brzozowski, EA Contributing Writer
Conventions & Trade Shows
28 The latest in electrical apparatus service and repair
The newest and best the industry has to o er will be on display at the 2023 convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association
By the Electrical Apparatus staff
Service & Sales Companies
39 Energetic growth
How EMS Industrial of Madison, Wis., has expanded by necessity
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Motors & Generators
45 A horsepower of a different color
When and how to up-rate a motor’s horsepower without replacing the machine
By Chase Fell, EA Contributing Writer
More Than Accounting
48 The new financial fraud
More sophisticated data networks have brought about more sophisticated methods of crime
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Energy
50 The new Master’s
UNC-Charlotte program of study offers a combined degree in Applied Energy and Electromechanical Engineering
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Pump It Up
60 Big bucks for Big Water
The UN Water Action Agenda is likely to spur heavy spending on water infrastructure
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
The Editor's Comment - There’s plenty to do as summer arrives
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor maintenance and application
Business - A new facility for ABB, and GE Wolong enters an EV partnership
Associations- For some trade associations, June is a month for conventions
Know your industry - Enhancing the image of electrical apparatus dealer
EA reader profile - Up on the rear two wheels with Mark Zawadzki
Calendar - Upcoming events on safety, HVAC/R, and industrial maintenance
Speaking of . . . - Drought or no drought? The experts don’t agree
Product showcase - What’s new from Siemens, IBM, HVR MAG, and Seco
Plant happenings - New plants coming to Georgia, West Virginia, and Alabama
Utilities - ComEd bribery case raises important questions about utilities
Names & faces - ‘ Personnel changes at Motion Industries and IPS
Classified advertising - Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
Deaths - James ‘Jim’ Clark, founder of Birclar Electric
Cy’s Super Service - The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
EA puzzle - A word search puzzle about motor horsepower and re-rates
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - Creating jobs in Pennsylvania; students compete in solar projects
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus
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