October2022 Electrical Apparatus
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In the October 2022 EA!
Associations & Trade Shows
16 At the forefront of automated manufacturing
The International Manufacturing Technology Show returned to Chicago with a splash
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Electric Avenue
20 EV charging access
Setting the stage for widespread adoption of electric vehicles
By Carol Brzozowski, EA Contributing Writer
Energy
25 Are we in a ‘global energy crisis’?
Headlines would have us believe so, but is it?
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
49 Not your typical ‘nuclear family’
Updates on nuclear energy hotspots around the world
By Anna Claire Howard, EA Contributing Writer
Training & Education
​27 Risen from ash
Ukraine’s refugee crisis has created hiring opportunities.
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
​International Trade
29 A motor’s journey
It’s a globalized world, from manufacturing to monitoring, from Turkey to the U.K. and beyond
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Motors & Generators
33 Relating motor output and input
Understanding the basic classes of explosion-proof machines
By John Malinowski, EA Special Correspondent
38 Motors for use in hazardous locations
The uncertainties behind determining a motor’s efficiency
With trilingual summary
By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor
More Than Accounting
44 Do your company’s earnings show quality?
A methodical approach to taking the measure of your company’s financial health
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Safety & Health
46 Lead astray
OSHA proposes a new rule to combat water contamination.
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Pump It Up
52 What in the world is going on with pumps?
A roundup of global pump news
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Comment - Global perseverance
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor maintenance and application
Business - Who’s out of Russia — and who’s still there
Letters - Kind words from John Ranieri of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Associations- Association news from abroad
Plant happenings - A new roofi ng plant in Illinois and a sawmill for Alabama
Know your industry - The Association for Global Energy recognizes achievements
Calendar - Upcoming events on hydraulics, robotics, and wind power
EA reader profile - Colin Gregory-Moores knows the power of words
Product showcase - What’s new from global automated manufacturing suppliers
Speaking of - ‘Association news from abroad
Names & faces - Personnel changes at Allied Motion and Jenkins Electric
Utilities - ‘Tracking the global trade of energy products
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 with an international motto
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - More spending on EV infrastructure, and a new semiconductor plant
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus
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