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Publishers of Electrical Apparatus magazine,
THE ELECTROMECHANICAL BENCH REFERENCE,
Barks Books, and related digital products

​What’s New and Coming Soon...

2026 promises to be a very good year!

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January 2026

Robotics, Automation, Machining
  • AI in Automation Testing: How AI agents may impact the role of automation engineers.

  • Power condition monitoring

  • Profit-focused accounting

  • Sarah Hilton, Empower Label

  • How AI Is Improving Comfort & Efficiency in EVs

  • Sprint Robotics Collaborative

  • Plant Life: Efficiency in your warehouse

  • Plant openings, closures

  • Important new products

  • Good news and bad news for electric utilities about AI

  • Organizations lay down ground rules for using AI

  • AI comes to the aid of water management

  • The annual Five-Year Index of Articles 

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February 2026

Utilities
  • Grid Overload Mgmt and Resiliency

  • Motor-failure analysis and motor replacement

  • Reader profile: Taylor Powell, Industrial Motors Services

  • Electric Avenue - Oil companies opening charging stations

  • Know your industry - American Gas Association

  • Electrical Manager

  • Plant openings, closures

  • Product Showcase

For more details and to advertise, contact barbara@barks.com. ​​​​

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Our current issue, December 2025

Our year-end double issue is out! 

The December EA features PRODUCTS.   Articles include Navigating the Electromechanical Supply Chain in an Era of Disruption:, a  WEFTEC Report, technical information about Insulation resistance testing, a reader profile of Essex Brownell's Dawn Ortiz, Contract manufacturing and EVs, how to achieve success with crucial conversations, and more -- 

Accompanying the issue is the 120-page EMBR 2026!, distributed with our December issue. 

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