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The editor's comment
Feb 01, 2009; ... More tips for tough times Our editorial content has always been planned to reflect the special interests of our niche market, but every writer and editor on our staff has been made more keenly aware of this responsibility with each development in the continuing downturn. This ...
Let's solve your problem
Feb 01, 2009; ... You are invited to send questions to this department. Your identity will be kept confidential, but we ask that you include your name, affiliation, postal (not e-mail) address, and telephone number. If you 'd like a pre-publication reply, enclose a stamped envelope and we'll try to respond ...
Letters
Feb 01, 2009; ... Electrical Apparatus welcomes readers' letters. Please limit your letter to 250 words or less. Be sure to include your name, title, company, and location (city & state or province; no e-mail addresses). Manufacturer's literature misleads on ...
Associations, societies & government activities
Feb 01, 2009; ... Aftermarket survey finds cause for optimism A survey conducted by the St. Louisbased Electrical Apparatus Service Association reveals several positive trends over the past few years and highlights variables managers can control to produce better financial results. The survey, ...
Business briefs
Feb 01, 2009; ... Gund Co. buys Ontario laminate maker The Gund Co. of St. Louis, manufacturer and fabricator of electrical insulation materials and composites for power systems equipment, has acquired Weidmann Industries LP of Fergus, Ontario, from WICOR Americas, Inc., a fabricator of thermoset rigid ...
How do we define weatherproof?
Feb 01, 2009; ... First we must determine what we mean by 'proof' ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR outdoor use might logically be expected to be weatherproof, a condition that has frequently been specified. What is the intent? "Proof against weather can mean three things. Each may require a different ...
Calendar briefs
Feb 01, 2009; ... Send news of trade association and professional society meetings and business conventions well in advance. * February 20-24, 2009- Hydraulic Institute 2009 Annual Meeting, Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Marco Island, FIa. Hydraulic Institute, 9 Sylvan Way, Parsippany NJ. 07054; ...
EA reader profile
Feb 01, 2009; ... A niche market in magneto repair Amid the swirl of fads and trends and so much change in life, there are those fundamental truths that persist throughout time. Kenneth Weaver, the owner of Weaver's Magneto Repair, Shiloh, Ohio, has seized on this constancy as evidenced in his ...
Web briefs
Feb 01, 2009; ... Continuing our ongoing review of Internet references we believe will be useful to persons in the electromechanical industries. Arc Flash Forum - www.arcflashforum.com: postings including general discussion of the arc flash hazard and analysis; NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584; personal protective ...
Utilities
Feb 01, 2009; ... Electricity providers form global partnership The chief executives of numerous power companies and associations came together in Atlanta recently to form an International Electricity Partnership. The new organization's purpose is "to work with various organizations to create a roadmap to ...
Standards
Feb 01, 2009; ... National worker protection reaffirmed The American Society of Safety Engineers has announced reaffirmation of ANSI Z244. 1-2003 (R2008), Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods, which establishes procedures, techniques, and design approaches to protect those ...
When long acceleration is desirable: the centrifuge drive
Feb 01, 2009; ... How basic principles of rotation apply to motor application SO . . . WHAT IS A CENTRIFUGE? A SIMPLE machine, really - a rotating vessel that spins a liquid containing suspended solids or heavier constituents that are forced to the periphery by centrifugal force acting on their relatively ...
Summing it up: Deutsch . . . Français . . . Español
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wenn lange Beschleunigung wünschenswert ist: der Zentrifugenantrieb In einer Zentrifuge - die gelegentlich auch als Separator oder Abscheider bezeichnet wird - bewirkt die Zentrifugalkraft in einem Behälter, der sich mit hoher Geschwindigkeit horizontal oder vertikal dreht, dass ...
The evolution of automation 2009
Feb 01, 2009; ... Challenges and opportunities in the year ahead ONCE A YEAR WE TRY TO look at the happenings in the electrical automation marketplace and make predictions for the upcoming year. Perhaps this is the EA version of New Years' resolutions or just a general desire to look ahead at what may be ...
Making money in tough times
Feb 01, 2009; ... Determine where your profit centers are before hacking away at services IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, it is tempting for companies to cut prices for their products and services. As competitors do it, however, markets deteriorate, increasing losses for everyone. Low cost dominates while the ...
Electric arc flash hazards require more than PPE
Feb 01, 2009; ... Also needed is the discipline to exercise the necessary safeguards AS A WORKPLACE HAZARD, UNEXPECTED electric arc flashes represent a statistically minuscule percentage of occupational accidents. Only 5 to 10 such incidents occur daily in the U.S. That's the good news. The bad ...
Names & faces
Feb 01, 2009; ... St. Louis-based Electrical Apparatus Service Association has added Eugene Vogel to its staff as pump specialist. Vogel started his career by working for 1 1 years as a field service representative for Zeller Electric. Most recently, he has been operating his own business, General Maintenance ...
Contractor costing
Feb 01, 2009; ... Contractor costing 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. A valuable reference for anyone planning to build or remodel a commercial or ...
Direct & current
Feb 01, 2009; ... FEBRUARY 2009 TRANSMISSION PRODUCT SALES DROP. U.S. distributors' overall sales of power transmission and motion control products experienced its largest month-to-month decrease since January 2002, falling 16% this past November when compared to October 2008, according to the ...
Let's solve your problem
Jan 01, 2009; ... You are invited to send questions to this department. Your identity will be kept confidential, but we ask that you include your name, affiliation, postal (not e-mail) address, and telephone number. If you 'd like a pre-publication reply, enclose a stamped envelope and we'll try to respond ...