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June 27, 2008

 

  

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  !Putting a flood-damaged plant back in business
It can be a daunting task to get a flood-damaged plant back on its feet. The electrical restoration process can be an especially challenging obstacle because of the dangerous nature of the job. Littelfuse provides a 13 step guide to recovery and replacement of electrical systems.
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!Education will be the way out of U.S. manufacturing's decline
"The industrial era in the Midwest is over, and it's not coming back," said Dick Longworth, author of the book Caught in the Middle. How can better education lead the Midwest on the road back to prosperity?
 
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  !Strategic initiatives, foundations base of Plant-to-Enterprise conference
Conference attendees will discuss how production management systems support key strategic corporate initiatives. All attendees can participate in free Strategic Initiative Workshops.
  !Plant Engineering, Aberdeen sponsor EAM survey
While asset management has been traditionally viewed as a cost center, Best-in-Class companies are using these initiatives to gain a competitive edge in the market place and increase shareholder value. Plant Engineering has partnered with Aberdeen Group's Manufacturing practice on a new research report, "Enterprise Asset Management: Optimizing Asset and Real Time Interoperability."
 
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Plant Engineering's Arc Flash University is accepting new applicants!

All aspects of Arc Flash will be examined during a series of free 30-minute Webcasts on the first Thursday of the month. Regular participants will receive CEU credit. Register Today!

  !Center for Manufacturing Excellence to be built on Ole Miss campus
A $22 million facility, funded by Toyota and the University of Mississippi has been announced to teach management skills to manufacturing leaders. A continued emphasis on education, at all levels seems to be the key to economic regeneration in the Midwest.
  !Do you think outside the box? Send us your best Tips & Tricks
The best solutions to manufacturing problems don't always come from inside a box. They come from the experience of the plant floor workers who use their knowledge to solve thorny problems with guile – and occasionally some other tools around the plant.
 
   
  Products
  :Portable air conditioner
Spot Coolers has designed a 12-ton dual centrifugal cart mounted air conditioner that can handle the large capacity requirements of commercial and industrial places.
  :Backflow protection valve
The Waterflex check valve provides low head-loss in high-pressure potable water applications.
  :Bulk level measurement
TDR-1000 makes use of low-power radar pulses guided along a stainless steel cable to accurately measure the level of solids, granules, powders and various liquids.
 
   
 
 
Plant Engineering Webcasts
Upcoming Live Webcasts
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7/10/08: Arc Flash PPE
9/4/08: Arc Flash Liability and Insurance
10/2/08: Arc Flash Research & Development
11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on July 10th with Arc Flash PPE. Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.

On Demand Webcasts


PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: Thursday, May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.


PlantMail headerArc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.


Power Quality: Understanding Harmonics
Originally aired: June 28, 2007
Join Plant Engineering editors and expert panelists for a Webcast on Understanding Harmonics. You will come away from this event with a better understanding of the following:

-Power Quality
-Nature of harmonics
-Sources of harmonics
-Strategies to minimize harmonics
-End-user benefits to harmonic mitigation

   
Click HERE for a complete list of our upcoming live and archived on demand webcasts.

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July 21-25 Siemens exiderdome Chicago, IL www.exiderdome.com/us
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Aug. 5-7 NI Week Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
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Sept. 8-13 IMTS McCormick Place
Chicago, IL (800)828-7469 		www.imts.com
Sept. 15-18 ASIS International 2008 Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
(703)519-6200		 www.asisonline.org/seminar
Nov. 19-20 Rockwell Automation Fair Gaylord Opryland Complex
Nashville, TN		 www.rockwellautomation.com/events/automationfair/

 
   
 
 

 
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