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The editor's comment
Jul 01, 2008; Jones, Kevin N ... This month marks a departure for Electrical Apparatus. We have marshaled the efforts of the entire editorial staff to focus on a single topic. Senior Editor Kevin Jones, one of several who pulled the material together for this special issue, comments here about the contents.-Horace B ....
Business briefs
Jul 01, 2008; Jones, Kevin ... Rea Magnet Wire expands China venture Rea Magnet Wire, Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind., has established two joint ventures in the Chinese province of Anhui in the city of Tongling with its Chinese partner, Tongling Jingda. With an estimated annual capacity of 36,000 tons, the Tongling Jingda ...
Let's solve your problem
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... 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 ...
Business news from Canada
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Voice-transmission feat in Canada marked The spot in Canada where the world's first long-distance voice transmission was received was marked in May with a commemorative plaque unveiled by IEEE Canada. The location, in Paris, Ontario, marks the spot where Alexander Graham Bell ...
Associations, societies & government activities
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Canadian copper group presenting at conference The Canadian Copper and Brass Development Association will be among those presenting at a workshop on copper and aluminum wire and cable connections being held Oct. 1 at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Sponsored by ASTM ...
Utilities
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Ontario utilities make conservation strides Six of Ontario's largest utilities, known as the Coalition of Large Distributors, have reduced peak demand by 114 MW since 2005, saving 527 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to power more than 58,000 homes for a year. A ...
Letters
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... 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). Why ground the wye point? Editor: In NEMA Design D oil well pump ...
Engineering education
Jul 01, 2008; Hoff, Joseph ... Students train for Canada's oil industry Alberta's oil sands deposits, which are second only to Saudi Arabia reserves, have been described as "Canada's greatest buried treasure." After the price of oil per barrel finished the month of May at $127.35 and threatens to continue climbing, ...
Web briefs
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Continuing our ongoing review of Internet references we believe will be useful to persons in the electromechanical industries. Carlisle Power Transmission Products, Inc.-www.cptbelts.com: V-belt troubleshooting guide; V-belt tensioning; 44-page V-belt servicing manual, including ...
Training briefs
Jul 01, 2008; O'Leary, Bill ... Producers of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are encouraged to mail announcements to Training Briefs Editor, Electrical Apparatus. There is no charge. All dates refer to the current year unless otherwise noted. Ultrasonics What's offered: One- or Two-day ...
Standards
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The IEC continues to grow globally The International Electrotechnical Commission has announced the entry of the Central African Republic-bounded largely by Chad, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo-into the IEC Affiliate Country Program, increasing the total number of IEC ...
Electrotechnology north of the border
Jul 01, 2008; Nailen, Richard L ... A special look at our Canadian trade partners The Canadian electricity industry Undeveloped and plentiful natural resources give Canada an energy edge THE GENERATION AND Distribution of electrical energy in Canada differs markedly from that in the U.S. Much of the ...
Cross-border shopping
Jul 01, 2008; Jones, Kevin ... There's nothing 'loonie' about Canadians buying from U.S. manufacturers WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR money is suddenly worth more than it used to be? If you're like some consumers, you go shopping for flat-screen TV's and other quickly depreciating gadgetry. If you're a savvy ...
Canada fun facts
Jul 01, 2008; O'Leary, Bill ... What many Yanks don't know about their neighbor to the north ASK A TYPICAL AMERICAN to describe Canada, and you're likely to hear, "It's big, it's cold, and everyone loves hockey." But to paint the country with such a broad brush would be ill-advised. Digging deeper into the qualities ...
The very model of neighborliness
Jul 01, 2008; Nailen, Richard L ... Shared national histories-though once at odds with each other-make for a close partnership IN 1535, HELPING FRENCH EXplorer Jacques Cartier find his way up the St. Lawrence River, Indians used their word kanata for village. Hearing that word as Canada, Cartier gave the name not only to ...
Canada's rich oil resources
Jul 01, 2008; Jones, Kevin ... Economies have made a previously overlooked form of oil in Canada a profitable alternative CANADA HAS ALWAYS BEEN a nation of vast natural resources, but it has been only in the past few years-as oil has undergone its meteoric rise in price-that extracting oil from western Canada's oil ...
The organization of Canadian industry
Jul 01, 2008; Nailen, Richard L ... Greater centralization provides tighter coordination of standards FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, U.S. electrical equipment manufacturers have been associated through the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, or NEMA. Its eight divisions include 430 firms producing lighting, medical ...
U.S. industry and Canadian users
Jul 01, 2008; Nailen, Richard L ... A strong Canadian dollar and abundant natural resources create new opportunities MOVEMENT OF BOTH PEOple and goods across the U.S.-Canadian border has historically been one of the easiest transitions anywhere in the world. For years the currency ratio favored U.S. buyers of Canadian ...
Doing business in Canada
Jul 01, 2008; Wiersema, William H ... Those selling goods and services across borders have varying levels of risk to choose from IN POTENTIALLY DETRIMENtal economic conditions, U.S. companies could benefit from having a hedge outside their current domestic customers. At the same time, with the decline in the valuation of the ...
Health and safety north of the border
Jul 01, 2008; Elsberry, Richard B ... Both the U.S. and Canadian systems have their benefits and drawbacks OUR MOSTLY OVERLOOKED neighbor to the north, Canada, could teach us a few things about providing universal health care. And our Canadian neighbors could also learn some things about efficient delivery of medical ...