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Featured articles June 2009
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Associations, Conventions & Trade Shows - Something new in St. Louis: Visitors to this month’s convention
of the Electrical Apparatus Service
Association will find the unfamiliar
alongside the familiar.
By the EA staff
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Trade Shows - Going for the green
in wind energy:
Many are drawn to Chicago wind
power conference by the promise of
stimulus spending.
By Elizabeth Van Ness
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Starters and Starting - Reactor starting: still useful
for large motors ... A technology developed years ago
proves itself in certain applications.
By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
Read a summary - Safety and Health - A new administration,
a new OSHA: Change is in the air at the federal
health and safety agency .
By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor - Accounting - King cash:
Protecting one of your company’s
most valuable assets.
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Departments and Columns
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Editor's Comment Meet us in St. Louis
—at EASA 2009... Other venues,
other shows... More help
with the bottom line
by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
- Let's Solve Your Problem Should surge voltage
exceed hipot voltage?... Does lamination insulation
have a voltage rating?... Why laminate d-c
machine field poles?... Stainless steels:
They’re not all alike... What constitutes
motor reconditioning?... Ever heard of a
swinging ground
Edited by the EA staff - Letters No requirement that conductors be solid, from David Bredhold, MS, Application Engineer, Eaton/Cutler-Hammer, Louisville, Kentucky... LED’s aren’t best for all applications, from Gersil Kay, Conservation Lighting International Ltd., Philadelphia
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EA reader
profile Bill Ashcraft, sales and engineering manager for Barnardsville, N.C.-based Ohio Electric Motors;
and marketing manager for Ohio Electric Motors, Powertec Industrial Motors,
and Peerless Electric Motors. Ashcraft and company are sticking to what has
worked for them in the past.
By Joseph Hoff
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Trade associations, professional societies and government activities Power transmission
distribution veteran Gary Moore meets future leaders at the Power Transmission Distributors Association’s Executive Development Conference in Phoenix -
more information at www.ptda.org ....
The Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades of York, England, Britain’s electromechanical service association,
offers energy-saving loans from the U.K.’s Carbon Trust... The Electric Power Research Institute
(EPRI) becomes a founding member of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
carbon capture initiative... RSES: The HVACR Training Authority to hold seventy-second annual conference
in October... What to expect at the 2009 Spring Meeting of the Hydraulic Institute in Oak Brook, Ill., June 24-27... The Adhesive and Sealant Council of Bethesda, Md., is seeking “thought-provoking educational sessions” for its
October 2009 Fall Convention & Expo - submissions may be made online @
www.ascouncil.org ...International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission have jointly developed a new standard that defines authenticated encryption mechanisms that provide an optimum level of data security...
Officers and Executive Committee slate chosen by EASA (pictured.)
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- Business and financial briefs New Charlotte
warehouse for Toolmex Corp ... Attendees at ABB Automation & Power World
2009 donate car to Ronald McDonald House Charities (pictured above left)... Perma-Cote
earns ISO9001:2000 certification... Attendance strong at Hannover Messe trade fair... Canadian transformer firm
Hammond Power Solutions, Inc., reports record sales... St. Louis-based Emerson
changes policy: won’t serve Budweiser products at company events... GE Energy’s
general manager of marketing transmission and distribution explains the “smart grid”
- details available at www.ge.com/energy ... Stuart C. Irby Co. of Jackson, Miss. opens regional distribution
center in Mobile, Alabama (pictured above center)... Tool manufacturer Ridgid launches a "Reputation Roadshow"
- itinerary at www.ridgid.com/roadshow (pictured
above right)
Edited by Kevin Jones -
Engineering Education A
joint two-year
program leading to a Masters Degree in renewable energy available in Ohio from The
University of Dayton, Wright State University, Central State University, and
the Air Force Institute of Technology... Cal Poly College of Engineering launches a summer academy for working engineers,
featuring 35 courses, including Wind Power Engineering, two Robotics courses, Black Belt Java, Sustainability for Engineering, and a Radio Frequency Identification Workshop... The Ohio State University College of Engineering launches
its Engineering Education Innovation Center (pictured - Masha Tolstykh (center) assists first-year engineering students (from left) Brandon McKenzie, Drew Stratton, Megan Feagles, and Rob Kapaku)
by Joseph Hoff - Utility Briefs Electric Power Research Institute
and five electric utilities in the U.S. and Canada will host studies on
retrofitting advanced amine-based post-combustion carbon dioxide capture
technology to existing coal-fired power plants... Obama administration presses for
coastline wind power... Bill for carbon
trading soon to be voted on by Congress
Edited by Kevin Jones - International Trade Shows Forum De L’Electronique, Oct. 6-9 at Paris Nord-Villepinte in Paris... Smart Automation-Austria, Oct. 7-9 in Design Center Linz... Solar energy, Oct. 8-9,
Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition Taiwan... Mexitronica 2009, Oct. 20-22, Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico...
A+A, safety and health in the workplace, Dusseldorf Exhibition Center, Dusseldorf, Germany, Nov. 3-6...
Power & Energy Nov. 3-5, Kiev, Ukraine... Vietnam International Electrical
Technology & Equipment Exhibition, Nov. 10-13, Hanoi, Vietnam... SPS/IPC/DRIVES, Nov. 24-26, Nuremburg, Germany...
Industrial Electrical Engineering, Dec. 2-4, St. Petersburg, Russia
Edited by the EA staff - Standards More member nations for the The International Electrotechnical Commission...The IEC
issues
new standards, available for purchase... The American Society for Testing &
Materials publishes two specifications for steel-core overhead
conductors... Switchgear standards undergo transition with new standards
from the International Electrotechnical Commission... The National
Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) revises 2003 outlet box standards.
Edited by the EA staff - Calendar In every issue and updated on the
web. See our Calendar
page for current offerings.
Edited by Bill O'Leary - Trilingual summary Reaktorstart: Bei großen Motoren noch immer nützlich... Démarrage par réactance: encore utilisé pour de gros moteurs... Arranque por reactor: aún sirve para motores grandes ...Reactor starting: still useful for large motors (read an online English summary)
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Literature The Contractor Catalog from
Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.... Drive & Control Technology for Wind Turbines
from Bosch Rexroth,
www.boschrexroth-us.com/Sustainable (pictured, right)...Weather Guard catalog from Knaack
LLC (left)
Edited by the EA staff
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Names and Faces Karen Hattery (left) of Lineal Recruiting Services...Wood Group Engineering Ltd's Alan Curran
and George Brown... Leviton's James Choi (right)... Laurie Ivy of the Conduit Division of Robroy
Industries ...seven industry leaders honored by The National Association of Electrical Distributors
- Bill Elliott, president of Elliott Electric Supply; Ben Herr of DSG; Larry Powers, retired CEO of Philips Lighting Business Unit Professional Luminaires, North America; Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
(2009 NAED Industry Award of Merit); Robert Bukowsky of Ideal Industries; Robert Lane
of Ideal Industries; and Ab Potter of Gordon Electric Supply, Inc.
Edited by Bill O’Leary -
Deaths - Obituaries of industry people. In this issue - Ralph Siron
(left), company founder of S&S Electric Motor Service, Inc. and owner of RS
Electrical Services; and Garis Buttars (right), owner of GB’s Electrical
Services, Inc., Peoria, Ariz.
- Product briefs MOTORS & GEARMOTORS from Lafert, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp., Bodine Electric Co., and
Dodge Ultra Kleen/Baldor Electric Co... INTERCONNECTIONS from Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems, Douglas Electrical Components, and Richco, Inc....
TOOLS from Wright Tool, Makita USA, Bondhus Corp., Wiha Quality Tools, Gardner Bender, Spectronics Corp.,
The Eraser Co., General Tools & Instruments Co., Hilti and Streamlight, Inc....
ADHESIVES & SEALANTS from Henkel Corp. and Master Bond, Inc....
CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS from Cooper Bussmann and Grace Engineered Products...
CONTROLS from Time Mark, Moeller Electric Corp. and Electronic Control Concepts ...
DRIVES & INVERTERS, from Dynapar...
ENCLOSURES, from AD Products, ZaGo Mfg. Co., Inc., and Fibox Enclosures...
MEASURING EQUIPMENT from Protek Test & Measurement, Palmer Wahl, ICM Controls, and Electro Industries/GaugeTech...
ROTOR HEALTH MONITOR from Accumetrics Associates ... TAGS AND LABELS, from
Badger and Nameplates for Industry... TRANSFORMERS from Hammond Power ...
REPLACEMENT FILTERS from Helwig Carbon Products ... COPPER WIRE from Coleman
Cable ... CLEANER/DEGREASER from Dylon Industries.. PLASTIC FASTENERS from
Richco Inc ... POWER QUALITY from Vycon Energy, Electro Industries/GaugeTech, Staco Energy Products Co., and Arteche
PQ, Inc.... POWER TRANSMISSION from Magnetek, Inc. ... SAFETY from Klein Tools, JDS Products, Inc., and Silent Knight-Honeywell ...
SOFTWARE from Dolphins Software ...
SWITCHING DEVICES from Saelig Co., Inc., Cooper Bussmann, and EAO...
TEST INSTRUMENTS from B&K Precision Corp and Extech Instruments.
Edited by the Electrical Apparatus 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 - Electric Motors, from Advanced MotorTech LLC ... Ultrasonics, from Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc....
Servo motor training, from Quality Solutions Co. ...
Motor and generator rewinding, from EPRI, TECO-Westinghouse. (Contact Jarsco Engineering)
Edited by Bill O'Leary
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 Motor demand dropped sharply in first quarter….Demand for industrial controls also fell….Power Transmission Distributors report growth…GE
wants to block wind turbine imports….Smart Grid plan is due soon.
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus
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