September 2024 Electrical Apparatus
Innovation!
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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