Bridgeport’s appeal is rejected by court
Nov 6, 2003,
Arlington's patent infringement verdict and permanent injunction against Bridgeport Fittings is affirmed on appeal....
Siemon offers white paper on IP-based video surveillance
Nov 5, 2003,
These papers present educational benefits to business owners, IT management, network designers, and installers....
Blackout cost New York City $1 billion and shows emergency system flaws
Nov 4, 2003,
Report summarizes the effects caused by the blackout....
NECA marks fifth year as ANSI-accredited standards developer
Nov 3, 2003,
Publications developed and approved according to ANSI procedures are recognized as American National Standards....
Power distribution system
Nov 3, 2003,
Snake Bus' streamlined design quickly installs to handle your power needs in a computer access floor environment....
New link opened between U.S. East and West grids
Oct 31, 2003,
The link is only the sixth interconnection between the grids....
Load Curtailment Teaches Ole Miss New Tricks
Oct 31, 2003, By Ginni Stieva, Power Measurement
When reducing costs and improving education share top priority, the University of Mississippi gives up a little reliability to gain some...
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....
Nonmetallic cable splice and tap
Oct 27, 2003,
The NM cable splice and tap are approved for commercial and residential use....
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....
NEMA standard available on CD-ROM
Oct 23, 2003,
CD-ROM contains information about selection and application for motors and generators....
New legislation introduced to provide businesses tax credits for training programs
Oct 22, 2003,
This bill will offer small businesses tax credits for approved apprenticeship programs....
CodeWatch Change Proposals
Oct 21, 2003, By EC&M Staff
This is it. For the past four-and-a-half months CodeWatch has scoured the thousands of pages of proposals presented to the twenty Code-Making Panels to...
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....
Hilti announces new Web site
Oct 20, 2003,
Hilti Online allows customers to order products and access technical information 24 hours a day....
Multi-function electrical testers
Oct 20, 2003,
Electrical tester designed for performance, safety, and use in multiple applications....
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....
Bar-Ilan University develops rechargeable magnesium battery system
Oct 16, 2003,
New rechargeable battery can be cycled thousands of times with virtually no capacity fading....
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...
NEMA releases reports on electrical arc flash hazard
Oct 15, 2003,
These two papers address the hazard of electric arc flash....
San Diego Convention Center Reduces Electric Bill, Monitors Power Quality With Submetering
Oct 15, 2003, Don Millstein, E-MON LP
The high cost of California energy drove the need to lower operational costs in the 2.6 million-sq-ft San Diego Convention Center, which consists of exhibit halls, conference rooms, offices, and underground parking areas. The facility selected a submetering system with data reporting features, which allows the management to view energy consumption, demand, and power quality functions in real time....
Most recent NEIS covers nonmetallic raceways
Oct 14, 2003,
NECA 111-2003 is approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)....
