January 2021

Fast Forward

8 Smarter construction with robots

The construction business is notoriously slow to adopt technology, but new start-ups and inventions have builders considering the advantages of automation

By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

Business Management

19 Hiring through a pandemic

Trying to find the right fit for your shop is difficult enough under ‘normal’ circumstances. Add in a restrictive and uncertain pandemic, and it’s even tougher.

By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

Motor Performance

23 Form wound versus random wound: Is there a choice?

Selecting one over the other will inevitably involve some trade-offs

With trilingual summary

By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor

Index of Articles

29 Annual five-year index of articles

Feature articles that have appeared in EA over the past half-decade

By the Electrical Apparatus staff

More Than Accounting

35 Success in the Year of Covid-19

Flexibility and planning are key to surviving in tough times and flourishing in good

By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Pump It Up

38 Intelligent pumps: What’s new in 2021

The latest in digital pump monitoring and control is poised to lift intelligent pumping to the next level

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

Electric Avenue

39 The trans-Pacific EV competition is heating up

Three Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles recently reported a surge in product deliveries, but will the surge be felt outside of

China?

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

Plant Life

41 On-the-job monitoring: are there no limits?

As R&D advances, data collection is more personal than ever

By Elizabeth Van Ness, EA Publisher