February 2021

Plant Life

18 President Biden’s plan for manufacturing

While former President Trump and newly minted President Biden agree on many of the same issues surrounding manufacturing, the two leaders have vastly different approaches

By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

Motor Performance

21 The great motor efficiency race

Improvements in a-c motor efficiency are becoming too small for distinctions between one efficiency level and the next to be verified

With trilingual summary

By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor

Circuits & Circuitry

27 The quest for more-efficient materials

Researchers are tinkering with the chemistry of insulation and conductors to squeeze as much efficiency as possible out of electric motors

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor, and Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

More Than Accounting

31 The benefits and costs of the new stimulus

Prepare yourself and your business for another round of PPP and further tax changes

By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Safety & Health

34 Working with a mask

You’ve possibly been working while wearing a face mask for months now, but are you doing so safely and efficiently?

By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

Fast Forward

35 The IoT transition gets a boost

Remote workers could jump-start the implementation of Cloud-based applications in the plant

By Charlie Barks, EA Assistant Editor

Pump It Up

37 ‘And the award goes to . . .’

A season of accolades for the pump industry

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

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