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ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | JUNE 2026
EA Reader Profile
22 Behind the power
How Bracy Nesbit helps keep power moving across Central Texas
By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer
Electric Avenue
26 The new shape of the sky
A look at the development, technology, and urban mobility potential of electric air taxis
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer
Pump It Up
29 Water crisis management
Pumps are poised to aid in staving off water shortages resulting from the AI boom
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Energy
31 Powering a moonshot
The humble electric motor played a crucial role in carrying out NASA’s latest lunar mission
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Electrical Manager
32 Just a number?
Age, far from disqualifying a person for a job, may actually be an asset
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Conventions & Trade Shows
34 Suppliers old and new
A preview of some of the things attendees can expect to see at the Solutions Expo at this year’s EASA Convention
By the Electrical Apparatus staff
Service & Sales Companies
45 Leading from the Heartland
Eighty years of service and training meet modern technology in the Northern Plains
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Motors & Generators
49 New developments in motors and energy conservation standards
Recently introduced products and practices intended to save energy and reduce downtime
By John Malinowski, EA Contributing Writer
Finance & The Workplace
53 Maintaining margins in uncertain times
How to navigate issues of planning, cost management, and pricing By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA, Finance Editor'
Safety & Health
55 Dust dangers
How combustible dust can cause industrial explosions and fires — and how to prevent them By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | JUNE 2026
Departments
04 The editor's comment
A big issue packed with useful information
05 Let's solve your problem
Dealing with electric motors when they act up
06 Business
Manufacturers embrace a shift to agentic AI
08 Associations
An agency report heralds a new ‘Age of Electricity’
10 Know your industry
EDA keeps the shock out of electrostatic discharge
14 Calendar
The IFR - Just your friendly neighborhood robotics federation
18 Utilities
Paper foresees data centers’ demand for electric power
19 Plant happenings
Plants close in Wis. and Ohio and open in Tex. and N.C.
44 Names & faces
New officers at EASA and new directors at Perma-Pipe
56 Product showcase
What’s new from SKF, Wolong, DeWalt, and LUCID Vision Labs
71 Classified advertising
Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more
71 Cy's Super Service
The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon
73 EA puzzle
A crossword puzzle based on EA’s November and December issues
75 Moe, Genny & friends
The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
76 Direct & current
Manufacturer confidence grows, and Ohio gets new EV chargers
76 Advertising index
Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus