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BSA Awards

February 11, 2021 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Three industry companies win the 2020 BSA Excellence Awards The Bearings Specialists Association (BSA) released its 2020 Excellence Awards February 2. The organization’s president, Jim Scardina of Midwest-based Bearing Headquarters Company, announced three winners of the annual BSA Excellence Awards for outstanding service by bearing distributors and bearing manufacturers to end users during BSA’s annual […]

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Associations, Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical, workforce

ABB Motors and Mechanical, awards, B&D Industrial, BDI Canada, bearings, Bearings Specialist Association, BSA, Cooper split sealed spherical, distributors, Dodge food safe, Georgia, Macon, shaft alignment, SKF

AR100 Revisions 2020

October 22, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Update includes notes, additions, numbered tables AR100 is a document considered “essential” by many EASA members. Since its first issuance in 1998, the booklet has been revised a number of times (it is required by ANSI to be revised at least every 5 years), all of which are worth analyzing. EASA’s “Recommended Practice for the […]

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Associations, Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical, Engineering Education, history, New products, Standards

AR100, coil winding, cooling systems, EASA Accreditation, revisions, rotating equipment, sensors, stator surge, terminal leads, thermal protectors

NOCTI Recognized

October 15, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

DOL praises collaboration with FANUC, Rockwell, APT Due to the skills gap, certification is arguably more important than ever, as it pertains to skilled trade industries. While nominal “certifications” have grown more common with the trajectory of niche organizations, truly measurable competency testing is scarce. That’s where NOCTI comes in. The National Occupancy Competency Testing […]

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Associations, Automation, Business briefs, Certification, Direct and Current, Engineering Education, Training, workforce

APT Manufacturing Solutions, FANUC, National Occupancy Competency Testing Institute, NOCTI, organizations, Rockwell Automation

Linear Function

October 8, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Add a capital ‘H’ and you’re anything but ‘unstable’. Brad Hunstable and his budding company, Linear Labs, just keep on racking up accolades. If you look at the press coverage, both the man and the motor he pioneered are anything but the world contained in his last name—”unstable”—in fact, that capital ‘H’ rings of reliability. […]

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Automation, Business briefs, Certification, Direct and Current, Electric Vehicles, electrical repair, electromechanical, energy, Names and Faces, New products, workforce

Brad Hunstable, dual radial flux, e-mobility, Fort Worth Business Press, HET motor, Linear Labs, motor efficiency, streaming, Top Private Company CEO 2020, Ustream

Train Your Mind (and Your Skills Will Follow)

September 3, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Funky learning circumstances haven’t stifled workforce development programs Remote learning requirements in a number of states haven’t prevented many American community colleges from developing ad hoc, technician-type training programs for their students. In fact, workforce development programs are on the rise, according to recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics. The NCES’ Integrated […]

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Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical, Engineering Education, Training, workforce

FANTIC, Lincoln Tech, NCES, New River Community College, postsecondary, technician, trade schools, vocational

Servo Certified

July 23, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Applied Motion gets UL tag for 2020 Applied Motion Products, the Watsonville, Calif., manufacturer, gained increased acceptance of its MDX integrated servo motors into industrial motion control applications in 2020, with UL recognition on all models. This certification assures users in the U.S. and Canada that these motors meet high-quality standards for electrical safety. The […]

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Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical

Applied Motion, certification, servo

Advanced Energy Certified

July 16, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Advanced Energy certified for electric motors by U.S. Department of Energy On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued its final determination classifying Advanced Energy as a nationally recognized certification program. It’s a standout moment for AE—Raleigh’s energy consulting firm and motor test center. After achieving Certification Body status under ISO 17065 […]

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Associations, Business briefs, Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical, energy, Standards, workforce

Advanced Energy, Certified, Department of Energy, laboratory, motor testing, NVLAP, Raleigh

Organizational Healing

June 3, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

CWIEME, IMTS, others provide options, analysis for tough times In a time of division and uncertainty, it’s easy enough to invoke phrases like “we’re all in this together” or “we stand united”…but let’s take a look at which organizational bodies are actually taking action with regards to the industries employing Electrical Apparatus readers, such as […]

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Associations, Automation, Certification, Direct and Current, Electric Vehicles, electrical repair, electromechanical, Engineering Education, Financial briefs, Health and Safety, Plant life, robotics, Standards, Trade shows, Training, Websites

AMT, Association for Manufacturing Technology, automation, battery maintenance, coil winding, CWIEME, EV maintenance, EV traction motors, FANUC, Fleet Equipment Magazine, IMTS, industrial electric motors, International Manufacturing Technology Show, supply chain, transformers

Training: Tech Colleges Return, Go Virtual

May 14, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

“Essential” training, including electromechanics, returns to Lakeshore Technical College Certain training courses deemed “essential”, including electromechanics, are returning to in-person methods at various spots across the U.S., specifically in states that have eased stay-at-home orders, such as Wisconsin, home to Lakeshore Technical College. The college, founded in 1967 and based in Cleveland, Wisc., now has […]

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Certification, Direct and Current, electrical repair, electromechanical, Engineering Education, Health and Safety, renewable energy, Renewable Energy, Training, workforce

classes, Cleveland, engineering, Georgia Technical College System, Lakeshore Technical College, reopening, Sheboygan, TCSG, virtual training, Wisconsin

PTDA’s Hefty 6th Edition

March 12, 2020 by Charlie Barks 0 Comments

Latest version of transmission/motor control reference bible is out The Power Transmission Distributors Association‘s new handbook carries a lot of weight. That’s not surprising, seeing as it’s nearly 400 pages. By weight alone, it's way more than a "handbook", The almost-400 page, 17-chapter, SIXTH edition of @ptdaorg's long-valued power transmission/motion control reference is available now […]

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