NEMA's Industrial Control Business Index on the Rise
Nov 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
The shipment of industrial control equipment and adjustable speed drives showed a moderate improvement in the second quarter of 2003...
November 2003 Web news
Nov 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
Monthly news archive...
ASA endorses NICET’s Fire Protection Certification program
Oct 30, 2003,
NICET counts more than 15,000 current fire protection certifications throughout the United States....
Housing starts up through September
Oct 29, 2003,
The Housing Market Index is at the highest level it has been since December 1999....
Harmonic filter industry report available
Oct 28, 2003,
Report provides useful statistics for developing sales forecasts and budgets....
Industrial production reports gains in September
Oct 27, 2003,
Numbers are up for industrial production and manufacturing output....
Study proves green buildings are highly cost effective
Oct 24, 2003,
Green buildings use energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently than buildings that are just built to code....
Energy bill still held up in House committee
Oct 21, 2003,
Debates over natural gas and MTBE are just two of the reasons the energy bill has yet to make it out of the House committee....
Labor Department announces final rule on union reporting reform
Oct 17, 2003,
New rule will require unions to disclose more detailed information about receipts and fund disbursement....
Economic Slowdown Can't Stop Truck Production
Oct 16, 2003, By the Editors of Fleet Owner magazine
The economy is down, gas prices continue to rise, and the 0% financing deals that helped to buoy the automotive industry and boost the public's buying potential are no more, making the rest of 2003 and the first half of 2004 seem like a bad time to invest in a new truck. The fact that electrical contractors are taking a considerable hit during the construction slowdown isn't helping matters either. But as it turns out, truck manufacturers are still making improvements to their models, hoping to...
Chloride Systems forms independent business unit
Oct 9, 2003,
The unit will provide emergency lighting in multi-unit residential dwellings, retail facilities, and office complexes....
Siemens and Emcor form an alliance for building performance products and services
Oct 8, 2003,
Customers will benefit from the alliance and combined specialization in building performance technologies....
Blackout casts doubt on state of U.S. power grid
Oct 2, 2003,
Specialists say the U.S. needs to invest more to update the power grid....
November 2003 Web news
Oct 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
November 26, 2003 ABB automation businesses merge As of Jan. 1, 2004, six of ABB’s automation business areas will merge into three globally focused businesses....
Electrical Industry to Apply Superconductor Technology to Power Devices
Oct 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
Once considered a research program with long-term possibilities for practical applications, the superconductor industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar market ......
