Trade Shows -
Midwestern conference
on energy efficiency: Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's multi-day event presented strategies
to bring efficiency into practice
Motor
Performance - Understanding the
speed-torque curve
An essential tool for determining if
a motor will accelerate its load safely With trilingual summary. (Read an online summary)
Energy Legislation
- Your check is in
the mail—or is it?
The motor efficiency rebate
plan may be dead on arrival
Trade associations, professional societies and government activities Power Transmission Distributors Association members are optimistic about the future … EASA Webinar will examine unusual winding connections The American Society of Safety Engineers launches standard initiative for preventing workplace accidents … ASSE Foundation receives $2,370 donation from ISNetworld of Dallas to establish a scholarship for students pursuing degrees in occupational safety and health … Indiana University of Pennsylvania Student Chapter and the Western Pennsylvania Chapters of ASSE to host conference … IEEE launches new Smart Grid portal … The American Society of Mechanical Engineers lobbies for energy R&D with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, and the International Society for Optics and Photonics. .
Professional and Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League to hold 2010
Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference and Exhibition in Denver
(previous training session pictured, above left) ... Edited by the EA staff
Business and financial briefs Wood Group in wind power service deal … MISCOR divests itself of two business units … Emerson CEO sees no double-dip recession … Leviton reduces power use at its El Paso plant … Cooper division receives $1.3 million in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing tax credits … ABB plans to acquire Swedish safety firm … European manufacturers raided on cartel concerns … Record earnings per share for A.O. Smith … Regal Beloit sees earnings increase…
In April, all roads will lead to Hannover Messe 2010 (pictured, above left) .Edited by Kevin Jones
EA
profile ... Jose Castro, President of South Bay Electric Motors, Gardena, Calif. is
a company ambassador, keeping in step with customer's needs and market
demand 




Engineering Education Mobile lab at St. Cloud State University brings bioscience to students (pictured, left) … Eaton Corp. donates $25,000 to Piedmont Technical College Foundation, Greenwood, S.C. … Obama administration launches “Educate to Innovate” campaign to spur innovation
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 -D-C Motors from Advanced
MotorTech, LLC ... A-C Motors, from the Electrical Apparatus Service
Association ... Motor and Generator Rewinding from EPRI, TECO-Westinghouse ...
In other training news, Enterprising students in the Machine Technology
class at the Hanna-Westside Extension Campus in Anderson SC took a used
motor to Darby Electric before installing it. (Pictured, left) 
Advertising for the April Electrical Apparatus closes March 12 (Classified ads close March 15.)