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September 2024 Electrical Apparatus

Innovation!

Electrical Apparatus is the monthly magazine and virtual community for electromechanical professionals who design, specify, use, sell, operate, maintain and repair electrical equipment.

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September 2024 Electrical Apparatus

EA Reader Profile

18 A physicist’s five-peak climb 

Dr. Oswald Willi’s hard work has taken him from a mountainous region of Austria to the peaks of scientific achievement

By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer 

Plant Life  
20 It’s a hot one! 

As temperatures reach record highs, we need to learn to guard against overheating in the plant

By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer 

Training & Education

22 The digital student  

New technologies continue to transform training courses

By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor

In Memoriam 

 24 Remembering Dick Nailen  

Longtime Electrical Apparatus contributor Richard Nailen leaves behind a body of work that has informed and inspired many

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor 

Energy 

28 Power plays

The latest research on electric motors and their energy use

By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor

Conventions & Trade Shows  

29 Motown moves

As The Battery Show heads to downtown Detroit for the first time, the main EVent continues to gain traction

By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor 

30 Automation everywhere 

The latest in automation will be integrated into all sectors at this month’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor  

Innovation 

31 The tech that you wear   

How wearable technology is gaining ground in maintenance, repair, and operations

By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer 

Motors & Generators 

37 The over-and-under bet    

Operating a-c motors over and under rated voltage

Finance & The Workplace 

41 Money for innovation    

How to secure funding to help bring your business idea to life

By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor 

Electric Avenue 

46 All charged up    

State-of-the-art innovations in the EV world are set to boost adoption

By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer 

Pump It Up 

49 Pump it new   

A brief summary of recent innovations in pump technology

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor 

The Editor's Comment -  Welcoming the new while mourning a loss     

Business - Major electrical manufacturers embrace innovation 

Let's Solve Your Problem - Motor components and their effects on performance

Associations  -  Associations encourage innovation among members 

Know your industry - Introducing the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences

Calendar  -   ‘Upcoming events on manufacturing, energy, and batteries

Plant happenings Philip Morris announces a plant, gets smoked by local residents 

Names & faces  -  Personnel changes at Graybar, Global Industrial, and AEMC

Say it right  -  How homophones can even trip up the most disciplined

Utilities  -  Artificial intelligence’s growing demands on the power grid 

Product showcase  -  What’s new from DuPont, Mitsubishi, AEMC, and Electrolock 

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 based on this month’s “EA reader profile”

Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator

Direct & current  -  $2 billion in federal EV grants; automotive right to repair demanded

Advertising index  - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus

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