November 2021
Evans Enterprises!
Plant Life
08 Bringing back the factory town
Amazon is constantly on the cutting edge, and now it’s
hoping to bring the factory town into the 21st century
By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor
Conventions & Trade Shows
12 More money, more problems at Battery Show / EV Tech
Exponential growth in the electric vehicle market has brought
with it a sidecar of issues
By Charlie Barks, EA Associate Editor
Fast Forward
16 Pre-to-what?
New tools help gauge interest in new products and services
By Susan L. Follett, EA Contributing Writer
Service & Sales Companies
18 Four-legged assistants
At some companies, dogs and cats are members of the staff
By Susan L. Follett, EA Contributing Writer, and Kevin Jones,
EA Senior Editor
25 ‘We want to be the best, not the biggest’
Evans Enterprises isn’t operating the same as they did 67 years
ago, and it’s all for the better
By Selena Cotte, EA Managing Editor
Safety & Health
24 Secure the perimeter . . .
. . . of your CNC machinery
By Charlie Barks, EA Associate Editor
Motors & Generators
31 Motor maxims: true or false?
We hear many bits of advice about motor application, some true
and some not. How do we tell the difference?
With trilingual summary
By Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor
More Than Accounting
37 Better financial ratios for managers
Learn to use this useful tool for insights into a company’s financial
performance
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Green Energy
44 Should I go with hydro?
Hydropower’s viability as an investment
By Charlie Barks, EA Associate Editor
Pump It Up
46 Best of the best
British awards recognize international pump suppliers and industry
figures
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
