Electrical Apparatus
Featured articles September 2009

  • Coil and coatings show preview, page 13 of the September 2009 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows - The future of machine design: Coil winding and coatings expo in Nashville to examine emerging trends 
    By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor      
     
     
     
  • igns of hope at the EASA Convention, page 28 of the September 2009 Electrical ApparatusTrade Shows - They came, they saw, they "commerced" : Hopeful signs seen at EASA Convention
    By Elizabeth Van Ness, EA Internet Editor  
     

     
  • Apparatus at high elevations, page 17 of the September 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazineInsulation  - Apparatus ratings at high elevations: How to predict dialectric breakdown based on air pressure. With trilingual summary.  (Read an online summary)
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
     
     
  • Engineering education, page 11 of the September 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus magazineEngineering Education -   MIT and the Arab Republic of Egypt collaborate in fellowship program ... "Ideas to Innovation Learning Laboratory" at Purdue changes how students learn... University of Wisconsin-Madison  seeks role in nuclear comeback ...
    By Josh Hoff, EA Special Features Editor   
     
  • Safety & Health - Workplace safety is everyone’s ‘general duty’: Sharing the responsibility of keeping workers safe
    By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor 
  • Accounting  -  Navigating the banking world : Before working with a lender, learn to think like one
    By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

Departments and Columns

  • Editor's Comment   Technical articles are reader favorites ... Workplace safety - everyone's duty ... Coils take the spotlight this month and next ... by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher
  • Let's Solve Your Problem  Probable cause for inter-turn shorts? … Skewed rotor versus skewed stator …How long to accelerate a ‘high inertia’ load? … What justifies size of motor leads?...How important is RTD orientation? … Right way to connect a motor’s terminals?…  Is removing bearing seals a bad idea? … European Standards for U.S. products? ...Edited by the EA staff 
  • Letters   Seeking information on surge arresters, from Neville Sachs, P.E. Sachs, Salvaterra & Associates, Inc. Syracuse, N.Y.  ... Kind words, from James Kulwicki, P.E., C.P.E. Dearborn, Mich.
  • ABB's Automation Products Rolling Road Show truckl, from the September 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusBusiness and financial briefs ABB's Automation Products Rolling Road Show brings its products to customers on the road (pictured) ... KJ Electric forms partnership with Industrial Electronic Services of Mississauga, Ontario … Jury finds Breakers Unlimited, Inc., guilty of buying and selling counterfeit Square D circuit breakers … Workers attack Molex manager at factory in southwestern France … Rockwell Automation positions for Smart Grid… Eaton expands Middle East operations via joint venture in the United Arab Emirates with SEG Middle East Power Solutions & Switchboard Manufacturer LLC … Wood Group enters Colombian joint ventNew Core's retrofitted and upgraded environmentally conscious school bus - featured in the September 2009 Electrical Apparatusure with RWD Technologies de Colombia … Lincoln Electric completes acquisition of Jinzhou Jin Tai Welding and Metal Co. Ltd…. Hubbell agrees to buy the electrical business known as Burndy from FCI group of Versailles, France… Dynapar appoints North American Wind Service Alliance as wind service distributor... Chicago-based Nordex USA, Inc. will build first U.S. manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas ... New Core builds 'green' school bus (pictured - article by Bill O'Leary)...Edited by Kevin Jones  
  • Trade associations, professional societies and government activities   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers meets to discuss ways to make the Smart Grid a reality … American Society of Mechanical Engineers will present “engineering-based approaches” to clean energy and environmental sustainability – see www.asme.org  … American Society of Safety Engineers to host Proactive Safety Management symposium - more information at www.asse.org  … American National Standards Institute prepares for World Standards Week 2009 – schedule posted at www.ansi.org/wsweek ... National Association of Electrical Distributors raises more than $143,000 in gifts for education, training, and research – more information at www.naed.org  …Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Utility Briefs  Reduced demand for electricity across the U.S. lowers power prices  ... Underwriters Laboratories expands solar testing lab in San Jose, CA ... Duke Energy plans carbon storage study ... Edited by Kevin Jones
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Standards     American Society for Testing & Materials sets arc protective blanket safety criteria … UL revises general motor standard … Adoptions and revisions from ANSI … Arc welding equipment standards harmonized by NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) … Edited by the EA staff
  • Kenneth and Sue Hall, featured in the September 2009 Electrical ApparatusEA reader at ease  Ben Doyle of Hamilton Electric Motor Repair in Saginaw, Michigan shares his love of camping and the outdoors with his family, including daughter Savannah.
     
     
     
  • Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue - "Apparatus Ratings at High Elevations": Leistungsdaten von Geräten in großen Höhen...Caractéristiques assignées des appareils à hautes altitudes ...Regímenes de aparatos en elevaciones altas (read an online English summary)
  • DynaMotors, Inc.'s Bill Merkel, from the September 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus  Darrell Struss of Encorp, in the September 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusHBD/Thermoid, Inc.'s Michael V. Craven, from the September 2009 issue of Electrical ApparatusHBD/Thermoid, Inc.'s Bryan Orick, in the September 2009 issue of Electrical Apparatus
  • Names and Faces  DynaMotors, Inc.'s Bill Merkel (above left)...Darrell Struss of Encorp .(second from left)..John Wood Group PLC's Nigel Pollard ... Dr. Thomas E. Neal, honored with the ASTM International Award of Merit for Work on Protective Clothing and Equipment Standards ... HBD/Thermoid, Inc.'s Michael V. Craven (second from left) and Bryan Orick (right)...Miscor Group Ltd.'s  Michael Topa  Edited by Bill O’Leary
  • Product Briefs  Interconnections - ground rod clamps from Galvan Industries, cable clamps and fasteners from Richco, Inc., heat shrink terminal product line from FCI-Burndy/Del City, resin-oated fiberglass loom from Leviton Mfg. Co., Inc., prefabricated commercial wiring assemblies from Meltric Corp. … Controls  - - modular enclosed motor starters from Moeller Electric Corp, explosion-proof motor control enclosure systems from Adalet … Drives & Inverters - PMDC motor speed controls from Bodine Electric Co.. Test Instruments - protective DMM cases from Fluke Corp.,4-in-1 electrical safety tester from the Slaughter Co., insulation and continuity testers from Megger, non-contact a-c circuit identifier from Extech Instruments, partial discharge detector from No Outage Electrical Testing, Inc., and an insulation tester from Protek Test & Measurement   Edited 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 - “Motor Technology for Repair Service Managers & Sales Staff. from Advanced MotorTech LLC, ... Servo motor training from Quality Solutions Co.  Also - BlueVolt and Klein Tools offer "Klein Tools University" online resource for tradesmen
    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 shipments decline again for quarter … Green shoots in the broader industrial sector? … Canadian and U.S. transmission product sales diverge …Offshoring by U.S. companies surging ….New wind farm in southwestern Pennsylvania …...from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.

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