Electrical Apparatus February 2009
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  • Centrifuge drives, page 17 of the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus Trade Shows - Power Systems   When long acceleration is desirable: the centrifuge drive - How basic principles of rotation apply to motor application By Richard L. Nailen, P. E., EA Engineering Editor (read an online summary)
     
  • What’s ahead in automation, page 22 in the February 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazine Digital Electronics  The evolution of automation 2009 - Challenges and opportunities in the year ahead By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor
     
     
  • Arc flash hazards, page 26 of the February 2009 Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health   Electric arc flash hazards require more than PPE - Also needed is the discipline to exercise the necessary safeguards   By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
     
  • Accounting   Making money in tough times - Determine where your profit centers are before hacking away at services  By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

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  • Editor's Comment - In this issue - More tips for tough times .... Automation ... Technical help— good times or bad ... Another look at arc flash ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem - The longest-running and one of our most popular features, Let's Solve Your Problem answers real questions posed by people in plants and service shops around the U.S. and abroad. Selected Q&A's from this column are available in our popular Let's Solve Your Problem books. In this issue- In this issue - More tips for tough times .... Automation ... Technical help— good times or bad ... Another look at arc flash ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Letters -In this issue - Manufacturer’s literature misleads on commutation, from Gary Slaughter, Product Manager, United Refrigeration, Inc., Louisville, Ky.
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities - News of non-profit  government, and other organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries.  In this issue  -  EASA aftermarket survey finds cause for optimism ... Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League of Aurora, Colo., along with its California members, wins statewide 2008 Waste Reduction Award Program award from the State of California ... Global adhesives makers Association of European Adhesives and Sealants Manufacturers and its U.S. counterpart, the Adhesive and Sealant Council stick together on definitions of adhesive and sealant technology families and market segments (see report at www.feica.com ) ... National Association of Electrical Distributors of St. Louis launches annual contribution campaign ... South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers cautions employers against cutting back on workplace safety ... ASSE Greater Baton Rouge Chapter forms alliance with OSHA to provide safety training resources... The International Society of Automation of Research and O3neida of Brussels, Belgium, produce new digital publications on automation ... National Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo and Wire Association International Wire Expo to be held jointly in Milwaukee, May 2010 ... Edited by the EA staff  Note:  the 2009 EMBR lists contact information for more than 140 associations
  • Susan Graham, president and CEO of Elantas PDG, with Wolfgang Schütt, president of Elantas Electrical Insulation, and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay - in the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus Business and Financial Briefs - News of expansions, relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies serving the electrical mechanical industries   In this issue - In this issue - Gund Co. buys Ontario laminate maker Weidmann Industries LP ... Lincoln Electric plans to avoid layoffs, guaranteeing employment to U.S. workers who have at least three years’ experience ... Toolmex Corp.’s Electric Motor Group adds Engineered Industrial Products, Inc. as manufacturer representative... Elantas PDG, Inc. opens $11 million facility at its 20-acre production facility north of St. Louis (pictured below: Susan Graham (center), president and CEO of Elantas PDG, officiated at the event, aided by Wolfgang Schütt, president of Elantas Electrical Insulation (left) and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay.) —Elantas PDG photo.  -  Edited by the EA Staff
  • Say It Right The popular column about language in the workplace. . In this issue - How do we define 'weatherproof' -? First we must determine what we mean by ‘proof’  ... by Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Training Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our Training page for current offerings.  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.

  • A magneta prior to restoration by Kenneth Weaver. The two-cylinder magneto fits in a 1920 Rumley oil pull tractor. From the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus  After restoration by Kenneth Weaver, a two-cylinder magneto from a 1920 Rumley oil pull tractor has a new coil and condenser inside. From the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus

  • EA reader profile Stories featuring Electrical Apparatus readers on the job. By Joseph Hoff. In this issue - In this issue - Kenneth Weaver, the owner of Weaver’s Magneto Repair, Shiloh, Ohio, meets the need for magneto repair. Pictured above: A magneto prior to (left) and after (right) restoration by Kenneth Weaver. The two-cylinder magneto fits in a 1920 Rumley oil pull tractor. The rebuilt magneto has a new coil and condenser inside. By Joseph Hoff
    Do you know someone whose experiences in the industry would be interesting for an EA Reader Profile? Tell us who they are, what they do, and how we can contact them to learn more about their work. Send your suggestions to Electrical Apparatus - see Contact page for details
  • Web briefs Selected websites for the electromechanical specialist, annotated with details of especially valuable content.  In this issue - Arc Flash Forum— www.arcflashforum.com  ...Toolbase Services— www.toolbase.org  ... Pathfinder Associates, Inc.— www.pathfindr.com  ... Energy Alternatives Ltd.— www.energyalternatives.ca  ... Wolfram Research— http://mathworld.wolfram.com  ... Health & Safety Executive (UK)— www.hse.gov.uk  ... European Commission— www.ecomotors.org  ... Clayton Engineering Co.— www.claytoneng.com  ... Virtual Institute of Applied Science— www.vias.org/feee  ... Wingate Solutions LLC— www.contractortalk.com  and companion forum http://electriciantalk.com  Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
  • Standards Briefs Updates of standards and related information. In this issue -  American Society of Safety Engineers reaffirms worker protection standards ... International efficiency classification: International Electrotechnical Commission publishes new and revised electrical, explosive atmospheres and safety standards ... American Society for Quality offers ISO 9000 documentation ... American National Standards Institute has adopts reaffirmed standards of the American Bearing Manufacturers Association...   Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
  • Utilities Briefs - News of the utility industry. In this issue - Electricity providers form global International Electricity Partnership to foster the development and deployment of commercial technologies ... Environmental and citizen groups in northwestern Indiana ask questions about Duke Energy situation ... Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signs renewable energy bill ... Pacific Gas & Electric, the California utility, will deploy millions of GE meters equipped with SmartMeter technology ...Edited by the EA Staff

  • Electrical Apparatus Service Association's pump specialist Eugene Vogel, featured in the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus  Staco Energy Products Co's marketing manager Chuck Gougler - featured in the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus magazine  Staco Energy Products Co's purchasing manager Judy Poettinger, featured in the February issue of Electrical Apparatus Staco Energy Products Co's eastern regional sales manager Sumit Chatterjea - featured in the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus The Adhesive and Sealant Council's marketing director Lori Crowe - featured in the February 2009 Electrical Apparatus

  • Names and Faces - News and photos of industry people on the move and in the news. In this issue -  Electrical Apparatus Service Association's pump specialist Eugene Vogel (pictured, above left) ... ...The National Electrical Contractors Association's director of safety, Jerry E. Rivera ... Staco Energy Products Co's marketing manager Chuck Gougler (pictured, left of center), purchasing manager Judy Poettinger (pictured, above center) and eastern regional sales manager Sumit Chatterjea (pictured, above right of center) ... Alliance Engineering's vice president of business services Hokan M. Linden and Wayne Mueller, vice president of its Deepwater business unit ... Vycon's Dann McKeraghan, director of sales for North America ... Robert Chapman, director of marketing for MPR Associates ... The Adhesive and Sealant Council's marketing director Lori Crowe (pictured, above  right) ... NorthEast-Eagle Electrical Distributors' Fred Nabavi, director of automation solutions ... Dean Cousins, senior vice president of marketing and business development, and Jim Kosciolek, vice president of sales, of Ferraz Shawmut ... Rhonda McLeroy, sales team quotations specialist, from The Conduit Division of Robroy Industries ...Edited by Bill O'Leary
  • Electrical 2009 Costbook, edited by W.D. Mahoney. Reviewed in the February 2009 Electrical ApparatusNew Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. See our Book Review webpage, and also Books for the Plant and Shop from Barks Books, with titles from the editors of Electrical Apparatus, including our latest new book, Let's Solve Your Problem - Volume III.  In this issue - Contractor costing is featured in the Electrical 2009 Costbook. Edited by W.D. Mahoney. BNi Building News, 990 Park Center Dr., Suite E, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92081-8352; (760) 438-7828. $83.95 (softbound). 350 pages. Reviewed by Richard Nailen as , "A valuable reference for anyone planning to build or remodel a commercial or industrial facility."
  • Product briefs Photos and announcements of new products ...Edited by the EA Staff.  In this issue - Tools from Klein Tools, Wright Tool, Makita U.S.A., Hilti, Inc., CS Unitec , American Beauty Soldering Tools, and Ridgid ... Safety equipment and items from Capital Safety, Switches Plus, Magid Glove & Safety Mfg. Co. and Ansell Ltd. ... Cable compact overhead distribution conductor system from Hendrix Wire & Cable ... transformer protection relays from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories ... mid-shaft earth fault resistance monitor from Accumetrics Associates... coordination panel boards from Cooper Bussmann ... thermal speed control option for enclosure cooling fans from Orion Fans ... Adhesives and sealants from Master Bond, Inc. and ITW Devcon
    Mail announcements of new products and literature to Editorial Department, Electrical Apparatus (see Contact Us page). No faxes, e-mail, electronic submissions (CD-ROM's, etc.) or follow-up calls, please. There is no charge for publication, which does not constitute endorsement, nor can we verify product claims.
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
  • Cartoons - Cy's Super Service, Motorhead&Generatorhead
  • Direct and Current - Breaking news of interest to the industry.  In this issue - February 2009 transmission product sales drop ... Significant reduction in energy consumption possible ... Large companies hit harder in credit squeeze ...  Counterfeit electrical products remain a threat ... Vietnamese electrical exports to U.S. surge ...from the editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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