June 2021

Business Management

26 ‘This will only hurt a little bit . . .’

Companies and other organizations find that bringing Covid-19 vaccines to workers is a safe and efficient way to safeguard them

By Susan L. Follett, EA Contributing Writer

Conventions & Trade Shows

30 Show stoppers

Exhibitors at EASA 2021 are pulling out all the stops to make a good impression with friends and customers — all in a safe environment

By the Electrical Apparatus staff

Motor Performance

41 Verifying motor operating conditions

A look at the murky common ground where ‘guarantees’ meet ‘significant figures’

With trilingual summary

By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor

More Than Accounting

48 Better inventory accounting

Building a firm foundation for reliable financial statements

By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Green Energy

66 Putting the blue in green

Staffing companies find increased success at filling the skills gap — by placing blue-collar workers in green jobs

By Charlie Barks, EA Associate Editor

Fast Forward

70 Keeping humans in the loop

Automated helpers are finding their way into more and more industrial settings

By Susan L. Follett, EA Contributing Writer

Say It Right

72 Jargon generator

A tongue-in-cheek (but instructive) guide to constructing meaningless phrases

By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor

Plant Life

73 Software solutions for every concern

While software companies can’t anticipate and accommodate every logistical and shipping problem to come up in a factory setting, this headline is only slightly hyperbolic

By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor

Pump It Up

74 Pumps get smarter

Major pump manufacturers are refining their artificial intelligence platforms for managing pumping systems

By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor 

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