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Switchgear August 14, 2012

Tools can help identify, solve common motors, drives issues

Motor and drive applications can face problems such as blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers, and equipment can be damaged as a result of moisture, dirt, oil or grease, corrosion, lightning, mishandling, and any conditions beyond what the equipment was designed to handle.

By Hilton Hammond
Image courtesy: Brett Sayles
Switchgear March 13, 2012

Buck-boost transformers

Buck-boost transformer designed to maximize and protect electrical equipment

By AutomationDirect
Courtesy: Cincinnati Incorporated/Steve Rourke, CFE Media and Technology
Switchgear August 8, 2011

Finding opportunities in risk ensures informed decision-making

While the word “project management” could be described by some as a bland term, in reality, it is a dynamic, creative process.

By Dan Vining, SSOE Group
Switchgear June 14, 2011

Find the right data to justify electrical system upgrades

41% of all respondents in a recent ARC Advisory Group survey cited “lost production” and “failure costs” as the primary justification for projects to upgrade electrical power systems.

By Craig Resnick, ARC Advisory Group
Switchgear February 10, 2011

Explosion proof LED light for low voltage applications

Magnalight adds a two foot low voltage, explosion proof LED light offering 50,000 hours on 12 or 24 volts

Switchgear December 9, 2010

New 3D TV technology coming in 2011, how will consumers respond?

In a recent Nielsen survey, 45% of survey respondents indicated the glasses were not comfortable. What if the low cost, light and comfortable glasses were available with your 3D TV?

By IMS Research
Switchgear November 12, 2010

GE exec says urgent ‘energy evolution’ is needed

The evolution of a smarter power grid in the United States and the resulting impact it could have on the economy and environment were highlighted in a recent address by Bob Gilligan at the Advanced Energy 2010 Conference.

Switchgear August 10, 2010

Recall ordered for counterfeit circuit breakers

Maimi Breaker requests recall in case brought by Square D over 43,000 phony breakers