Chromalox updates SCR training manual
Feb 27, 2002,
Chromalox, Pittsburgh, recently released a revised edition of its SCR Power Theory Training Manual. The free, 40-page illustrated manual on silicon controlled...
BICSI 2002 Winter Conference Field Report
Feb 26, 2002, by Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
The word on everyone’s lips January 21-24 at the BICSI 2002 Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla., was “Ethernet,” and the conference’s nearly 3,000 attendees...
The Last Days of Central Power?
Feb 25, 2002, By James R. Dukart, Freelance Writer
Central plant economics are hard to beat, but distributed generation (DG) is poised to enter the national scene. Within a few years, homes and businesses could become energy producers as well as consumers....
Online service alerts contractors to pre-bid projects in Texas
Feb 25, 2002,
Providing contractor outfits throughout the Lone Star state with an opportunity to learn of construction projects not yet attached to a builder, The Builders’...
Power Measurement, Liebert Hiross join forces to build a better UPS
Feb 25, 2002,
Power Measurement, Victoria, British Columbia, recently signed an agreement with Liebert Hiross, Milan, Italy, to extend its Ion technology to Liebert’s...
Lightfair announces conference speakers
Feb 22, 2002,
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) have announced the speakers...
Graybar introduces verification program for fiber optic cabling
Feb 22, 2002,
In conjunction with ITS ETL SEMKO testing laboratories, Graybar has developed a Verified Independently for Performance (VIP) fiber program to test and...
Pass & Seymour's GFCI celebrates 30th birthday
Feb 20, 2002,
Pass & Seymour/Legrand recently threw a birthday celebration at its Solvay, N.Y.-headquarters, and the guest of honor was...a ground fault circuit interrupter...
Hurst offers personalized motor design on the Web
Feb 19, 2002,
Hurst Manufacturing, St. Louis, has launched a new Web site that allows visitors to design custom motors in a virtual environment, order samples for 48-hr...
IMARK’s 2002 Showcase blows into the Windy City
Feb 19, 2002,
Jeff Blackman, head of creative communications firm Blackman & Associates, Chicago, will be the keynote speaker April 5 at IMARK Group’s 2002 Showcase....
Siemens introduces power monitoring training on the Web
Feb 15, 2002,
Siemens Energy & Automation, Atlanta, has introduced the eighth course in its quickStep, Internet-based training program. Basics of Power Monitoring is...
Graybar taps SAP America for e-business software
Feb 15, 2002,
Graybar Electric, St. Louis, recently announced it has selected SAP America’s mySap.com e-business platform to run its business systems applications....
BICSI offers residential cabling training
Feb 15, 2002,
In the hopes of helping homeowners and builders properly install structured cabling systems, BICSI has released the Residential Network Cabling Training...
Enerpac offers safety training for hydraulic tool users
Feb 13, 2002,
As part of its nationwide campaign to promote safety in the use of high-pressure, high-force hydraulic tools, Enerpac, Milwaukee, will offer safety seminars...
Aggreko provides temporary power to Winter Olympic Games
Feb 13, 2002,
As athletes from around the world are competing for Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Aggreko, New Iberia, La., has been...
Electric West 2002 Field Report
Feb 12, 2002, by Mike Eby, editor-in-chief
Attendees of Electric West 2002 in Las Vegas proved they were in town to learn by packing the conference rooms right from the start. First-day presentations...
Lighting Controls Association launches new Web site
Feb 11, 2002,
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) recently launched www.aboutlightingcontrols.org to educate building owners and managers, energy managers, specifiers,...
EGSA searches for a few good teachers
Feb 11, 2002,
To meet the increasing need for education on on-onsite power generation and lessen the load on its existing teaching pool, the Electrical Generating Systems...
Information Gatekeepers release POF source book
Feb 8, 2002,
Responding to what it calls a lack of information on companies and organizations in the plastic optical fiber (POF) industry, Information Gatekeepers...
Hunt Power acquires E-Mon Corp.
Feb 8, 2002,
Hunt Power, L.P., a private, Dallas-based company specializing in IPP generation and distributed generation, recently acquired E-Mon Corp., Langhorne,...
Pass & Seymour offers telecom training
Feb 6, 2002,
Pass & Seymour/Legrand recently unveiled its Fiber Training for contractors. With the use of the company’s products, participants will have an opportunity...
NAED scholarship deadline closes in
Feb 6, 2002,
The deadline for NAED Scholarship Trust applications is March 15, 2002. Each year the NAED Education Foundation (NEF) and its sponsors award several scholarships...
VDV associations discuss MasterFormat changes
Feb 4, 2002,
Representatives from major voice, data, video (VDV) associations attending BICSI’s Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla., had a chance to discuss the proposed...
Electrical Testing for the Telecom Industry
Feb 4, 2002, By Jean-Pierre Wolff, Engineering Consultant
Telecommunications operations depend on electrical testing for uptime and profitability....
Graybar opens distribution facility in Ohio
Feb 4, 2002,
Expanding its electrical and communications products distributor network even farther, Graybar, St. Louis, recently opened its thirteenth regional distribution...
