GE Fanuc acquires Intellution
Nov 8, 2002,
GE Fanuc, Charlottesville, Va., recently completed its acquisition of automation supplier Intellution. The Foxborough, Mass.-based company supplied more...
Power generation expected to meet demand, but just barely
Nov 4, 2002,
The nation’s electric generating capacity will be adequate in the near term to meet customer demands, but transmission system expansions continue lag...
Let's Talk Technology
Nov 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
If you spend much time on construction sites, you've no doubt noticed that they don't look much like they used to. As with every other facet of your daily...
November 2002 Web News
Nov 1, 2002, By EC&M Staff
Monthly archive of breaking industry news....
UPS market expected to enjoy modest gains
Nov 1, 2002,
Thanks to persistent power quality problems and the growing load on energy utilities, the revenues for uninterruptible power supplies will grow from the...
Market Watch
Nov 1, 2002, By EC&M Staff
Industry stats and trends...
Bush signs military construction appropriations bills
Oct 28, 2002,
Two appropriations bills for the fiscal 2003 year recently signed by President Bush will create a substantial amount of construction work for the nation’s...
Demand for electric power equipment to enjoy modest gains
Oct 25, 2002,
The electric utility industry may be down, but it’s not out. Despite the infamous power shortages in California in 2000 and 2001 and the high-profile...
Residential construction shows continued signs of recovery in September
Oct 21, 2002,
New construction volume continues to outperform predictions, as statistics from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau demonstrate. Privately owned...
Fiber-to-the-home broadband installations expected to rise
Oct 18, 2002,
DSL may be the buzzword associated with broadband communications transfer right now, but according to a recent study, it may lose that title to FTTH....
Builders see signs of economic recovery
Oct 18, 2002,
The construction industry continues to show signs of an economic recovery. Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes declined only...
Study links overhead power lines to cancer, Lou Gehrig’s disease
Oct 14, 2002,
Those who argue that overhead power lines cause cancer received a boost of support recently when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released...
Monitoring and control device market to enjoy large gains
Oct 9, 2002,
The market for wireless monitoring and control products will increase by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47% over the next five years, bringing...
Home automation market to reach $3 billion by 2007, report says
Oct 4, 2002,
Capitalizing on market segmentation that extends from do-it-yourself systems that employ equipment available at retail outlets to custom homes with hardwired...
Expanding Our Reach
Oct 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Starting with this issue, EC&M just got bigger a lot bigger! The magazine now reaches 145,000 electrical professionals every month. That's a 45% increase...
