Barks Publications, Inc.
Magazines and Books for Business and Industry
Electrical Apparatus
Featured
articles May 2012
-
Working efficiently,
working smart
- The convention of the Electrical
Apparatus Service Association in
Nashville next month will look closely
at efficiency and economics
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor
Nashville revisited -
The Electrical Apparatus Service
Association returns to a city that
offers much more than the music
it’s best known for
By Joseph S. Hoff,
EA Associate Editor
-
Energy savers:
claims vs. reality
- The truth behind the marketing
hype for energy-saving devices With trilingual summary (Read
an online summary)
By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
-
Accounting - The ins and outs
of business loans: Do your homework before
approaching the bank
By William H. Wieresma, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
-
Safety & Health - The shocking truth about
counterfeit electrical products: An attempt to save money on
an electrical device can create a
life-threatening situation
By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Associate Editor
Departments and Columns
-
Editor's Comment EASA Show and Nashville? It's music to our
ears... Bend, Oregon motor shop Waddell Electrical Mechanics shares an antique motor
repair story (pictured)... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
- Let's Solve Your Problem Is 230 volt motor okay on 480 volt ASD?... Breaker or contactor for MV motor starting?... Can phase reversal lengthen winding life? ... Does EPRI write motor repair standards? ... What is 'usual' motor bearing design life?...Edited by the EA staff
-
Associations, societies & government activities New EASA
officers announced (left to right: Executive committee members Mike Dupuis and Jim Smith, Secretary/Treasurer Doug
Moore, Chairman Bill Gray, Vice Chairman Ken Gralow, and outgoing Chairman Kevin Toor)... NAW Institute for
Distribution Excellence survey finds distribution firms plan to hire
new employees but can’t find qualified workers... Canadian Energy
Research Institute of Calgary report warns industry to consider efficiency and
sustainability ( download available at www.ceri.ca
... Electric Power
Research Institute study identifies likely sites for new
advanced coal plants and solar power - download “Application of
Spatial Data Modeling and Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) for Identification
of Potential Siting Options for Various
Electrical Generation Sources” at www.epri.com
...National Association
of Electrical Distributors launches
Annual Contribution Campaign - see www.naed.org
or call (888) 791-2521...
NAED first-ever technology benchmarking
survey helps distributors prioritize technology investments - results online
at www.naed.org/strategictechnology.... Association for Manufacturing
Technology merges with American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association... International Society of Automation
partners with Continental Automated Buildings
Association for ISA courses - see
www.caba.org/education-and-training
... Power Transmission
Distributors Association welcomes new manufacturer members: Lubriplate Lubricants Co., MITRPAK Power Transmission Products, Osborn International, SIT Indeva,
Inc.,and SPX Hydraulic Technologies ...
Underwriters Labs
buys payment processor Collis of Leiden, Netherlands
Edited by Kevin Jones - Business briefs Graybar opens South Carolina branch (pictured, left) ... Orders and sales rise for Von Roll ... ABB signs $5 million licensing agreement with ECOtality of San Francisco for ABB’s electric vehicle charging systems ... Graybar to distribute Corning MobileAccess’s distributed antenna systems ...Shermco steps up international work ... SKF enters sustainability collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology of Gothenburg, Sweden... Magnetech moves its West Virginia operation... Stahlin chooses Latin America Electrical Representatives of McAllen, Tex., and Ecatepec, Mexico, for Mexico marketplace... Edited by Kevin Jones
- Utilities Duke Energy launches home energy reporting ... Midwestern utilities American Electric Power and Great Plains Energy of Kansas City, Mo. form new company Transource Energy LLC to develop and invest in transmission... Massachusetts Dept. of Public Utilities approves merger of Northeast Utilities of Hartford, Conn., and NSTAR of Westwood, Mass ... U.S. wind energy capacity grew 31% in 2011 ... Cape Wind partners with three construction contractors for offshore wind farm... Edited by Kevin Jones ...
-
Reader
Profile Mike Moran, owner of Janda Motor Services
of Cedar Rapids and Davenport, Iowa
By Joseph S. Hoff
- Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
-
-
Names and Faces Magnetek's Rick Emmer (pictured, left)... Eduardo D. Sontag of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers... IDEAL Industries' Richard Jones
(second from left), Jason Butchko, and Jim James... the National Association of Electrical Distributors'
David Maxwell , Shaker Brock, Maureen Barsema, and Paul McCool
...International Society of Automation's
Robert E. Lindeman (third from left) ...Eric Faulkner (third from right) and
Steve Voelzke (second from right) and Lauren Conley of Robroy Industries ... Harrington Hoists' Scott Miller
and Carlo Lonardi (right) ... Leviton's John LaMontagne, Marvin Hagemeier,
and Izzy Oleinik ...
Capital Safety's Stephen Oswald
Edited by Bill O’Leary
- Product Briefs “Survivor” Class 2 transformers from Foster Transformer...electrically conductive silver-filled epoxy from Master Bond, Inc.... power monitoring and control system from Emerson Network Power ... rotating brushless d-c motors from BEI Kimco Magnetics ...multistage surge protector from ABB, Inc., Low Voltage Products ... DIN-rail surge protective devices from Cooper Bussmann ... UPS from Staco Energy Products Co.,...Sensata Technologies switchable thermal circuit breakers from Peerless Electronics ... stainless-steel four hub (Type X) conduit bodies from Calbrite ... Kilovac EV100 hermetically sealed contactor from TE Connectivity... wire equipped with 18 sizes of steel pulling grips from Cerro Wire LLC ... Appleton TMC2 and TMC2X cable glands from EGS Electrical Group... UL-listed Mighty-Align “slip” style couplings from Bridgeport Fittings...Heat Spy thermal imaging cameras from Palmer Wahl ... three-phase power analyzer from Fluke Corp ...Bluetooth wireless data transmission module from Ludeca, Inc....digital storage oscilloscopes from B&K Precision...current transformers for metering applications from Standex Electronics, Inc....12-volt cordless power tools from Makita Corp....cordless rotary cutting tool from Seatek Co. ...combination wrench and reversible-racheting wrench sets from Wright Tool ... safety notched ring pliers from Wiha Tools By the EA Staff
-
Training Briefs Announcements of workshops,
seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our
Training page for current offerings. In this
issue - International Society of Automation and Jan Jacinto College
(Pasadena, Texas) work together to deliver instrument training ... Motor &
Generator Rewinding seminar from EPRI, TECO-Westinhouse - contact Jarsco
Engineering, 951-735-5239 ... Motor Design course "How to Design BLDC and
IPM Machines - Taking Theory to Practice" from Advanced MotorTech LLC,
www.advancedmotortech.com,
727-412-8200 ... Motor Tech Sales and Service, "Motor Technology for Sales
and Customer Service" course from Advanced MotorTech LLC,
www.advancedmotortech.com,
727-412-8200 ... "Fundamentals of Pump Repair," two day course from the
Electrical Apparatus Service Association,
www.easa.com , 314-993-2220.
Producers of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are encouraged to send announcements to Training Briefs Editor, Electrical Apparatus. See Contact Us page. Certain restrictions apply - contact the editors for details. - Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
- Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
- Direct and Current Manufacturing technology orders continue to rise … Activity in manufacturing sector expands … Business Confidence Index ‘strongly positive’ … Mitsubishi and Toshiba’s cartel fines revised … States and utilities excel in efficiency investment … from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.
Welcome to Barks Publications
Magazines and Books for Business and Industry
Save postage and handling fees: Order back issues direct from our online webstore. Back issues are $5.00 each. To purchase copies by mail or telephone, using credit card or check, contact Barks Publications, 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 901, Chicago, IL 60611 312-321-9440 tel, 312-321-1288 fax. Non-credit card orders add postage and handling: $1.25 for first copy, plus $.50 for each additional copy. (No postage and handling is charged for orders placed on the web.)
Advertising for the May Electrical Apparatus closes April 15. Classified ads close April 20. (Space is sometimes available after the closing date - call 312-321-9440.)