October 2023 Electrical Apparatus
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In the October 2023 EA!
Electrical Manager
18 The kaizen value stream
How a management exercise drawn from the Lean Six Sigma playbook can help teams sharpen their focus and improve their productivity
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer
Pump It Up
22 The global pump picture
A close reading of recent financial reports reveals that global dynamics are affecting pump suppliers unevenly
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Energy
24 Amazon prime
WEG Electric Corp. and FLSmidth & Co. demonstrate the power of an energy partnership
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Training & Education
28 Help is on the way
The World Bank pledges aid to one of the more distressed and impoverished countries in the world: Bangladesh
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Automation
29 The Teutonic way In automation and robotics
Germany continues its proud tradition of leading the way in electrical engineering
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
Transmission & Distribution
35 Power for package loads
Taking advantage of the several benefits of constructing a prepackaged power and control system off-site
By David Bredhold, EA Contributing Writer
Training & Education
37 Expanding opportunities in training
More and more training programs are incorporating automation and robotics
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor
More Than Accounting
40 How did your company perform in the global crisis?
Unlike pre-pandemic, recent history no longer provides a baseline for forecasting future financial performance
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Electric Avenue
44 Caution: uneven EV road ahead
Adoption of electric vehicles is varying from country to country
By the Electrical Apparatus staff
The Editor's Comment - A broad look at a shrinking world
Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor operation and maintenance
Business - WEG invests in a pair of plants, and an acquisition for HECO
Associations - The internationalization of U.S. trade associations
Calendar - Upcoming events on energy, manufacturing, and HVAC/R
Know your industry - How the WTO maintains the mechanisms of international trade
Utilities - The North American electric grid is a study in contrasts
Speaking of . . . Rockwell Automation to build an indoor hydroponic farm
​Names & faces - ‘ Personnel changes at Bohr Electronics and Bunting
EA reader profile - Education gives Herbert Brandstätter freedom to move
Product showcase - What’s new from Megapro, Klein Tools, SABIC, and Pasternack
Plant happenings - ABB opens a facility in Virginia, and an accident in Texas
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 about power for package loads
Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator
Direct & current - Ground broken on California wind project; worker morale on the rise
Advertising index - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus
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