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        Highlights to the Changes in the 2020 NE

        • October 4, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Mike Stone, West Coast Field Representative, NEMA The National Electrical Code® is revised every three years and the newest edition, the 2020 NEC, is scheduled to be published in September. The 2020 NEC will reflect the latest advances in electrical safety for both the public and electrical workers, as well as new technologies in the electroindustry. NEMA and its Member companies are an integral part of this code development process. There Read More[...]

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        Practical Tips for Modernizing into a Smart Factory

        • October 2, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Zach Tinkler, U.S. Key Accounts Channel Manager, Schneider Electric Experiment, Test, and Grow Don’t look at modernization as a huge undertaking. Break it into smaller steps addressing one piece of the facility at a time. Start by connecting one machine, then monitor the productivity and really look at the process insights that you gain from that connectivity. Now, connect another piece and grow from there. In our facility, we did exactly Read More[...]

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        Small Business

        Practice Good Cyber Hygiene Habits

        • October 1, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly. By 2020 there will be nearly 30 billion IoT devices around the world1. The proliferation of these devices could pose a threat to the internet at large if companies have not taken appropriate cybersecurity measures to protect these devices. NEMA Members that manufacture connected products take their role in strengthening the cybersecurity of the products they manufacture very seriously. They are Read More[...]

        Gliebe Honored

        • September 30, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. RIght: John Caskey, Former NEMA VP of operations, presents Mark Gliebe   with the EIC Golden Omega Award for his contributions to the electroindustry. For 60 years, NEMA and the IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference have celebrated people who have contributed significantly to the field of science and technology. This year, NEMA had the honor of presenting the Golden Omega Award to NEMA Board of Governors Chair Mark Gliebe. Gliebe has spent nearly Read More[...]

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        Special Announcement

        Muhammad Ali Earns Top SES Award

        • September 28, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry.The Society for Standards Professionals (SES) presented its Emerging Professional Award to Muhammad Ali, AStd, Technical Program Manager for the NEMA Building Infrastructure Division. SES honored Ali for his distinguished contributions to the Standards profession and for demonstrating leadership qualities among colleagues in the field.“This is a much-deserved award for Ali, recognizing the hard work and dedication he has put forth to advance Standards on behalf Read More[...]

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        Special Announcement

        Individualized Production Needs an Automation Solution

        • September 27, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Dirk Schulz ABB Corporate Research, Ladenburg, Germany dirk.schulz@de.abb.com and Lars Simora Busch-Jaeger Elektro, Lüdenscheid, Germany lars.simora@de.abb.com From automotive to commodity goods, mass customization has become state of the art in discrete manufacturing. In Industry 4.0 (the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies), one of the drivers of mass customization is to manufacture highly customized consumer goods in small batch sizes while also cutting costs. We’re literally Read More[...]

        Book-a-Speaker

        • September 25, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Kirk Anderson, Industry Director, NEMA Industrial Products & Systems Division, will give the keynote address Sept. 17 on changes to the U.S. Department of Energy process rule and how this could be a model for other economies to use as a template at EEMODS 2019 in Tokyo. Learn more at eemods19.org. NEMA Field Representative Bryan Holland will participate in a panel discussion about 2020 NEC changes on October 7 in Read More[...]

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        Special Announcement

        Griffith Appointed to IEC CMC

        • September 23, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. NEMA Industry Director Steve Griffith was recently appointed as a U.S. Member of the IEC Certification Management Committee Working Group 31 “Cyber Security” and Working Group 32 “Functional Safety” for the IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components. Working Group 31 focuses on developing a unique approach for conformity assessment to the IEC 62443 series of international Standards while Working Group 32 defines market-relevant solutions and Read More[...]

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        Special Announcement

        RoHS Exemptions: Buying Time for Innovation

        • September 21, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Manufacturers compete. Manufacturers innovate. And, generally speaking, manufacturers are constrained in these efforts by Standards, rules, and regulations. The enactment in 2005 of the European Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the RoHS Directive) was a watershed event in terms of one particular area of conformance—that of eco-design. Accounting for the environmental impacts of materials, resources, and end-of-life scenarios at the Read More[...]

        Field Rep Gives NFPA Talk

        • September 20, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. NEMA Field Representative Bryan Holland speaks at the National Fire Protection Association’s 2019 Conference & Expo in San Antonio, where he gave a presentation on NEMA GD 1-2016 Evaluating Water- Damaged Electrical Equipment to about 300 attendees. ei   Read More[...]

        Circular Exuberance in Minneapolis

        • September 18, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Mark Kohorst, Director, Environment, Health, and Safety, NEMA Young, smart, enterprising, committed, “Woke!”—these descriptors come to mind when I recall the crowd that surrounded me at Circularity 19, which took place in June in Minneapolis. Billed as the “largest circularity event in North America,” this three-day conference was all about what the organizers and attendees are promoting as the 21st-century model for conducting business on the global level—namely, the circular Read More[...]

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        Recycling Sustainability

        NEMA-Supported, Bipartisan Efficiency and Competitiveness Legislation Introduced in House, Senate

        • September 16, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Phil Squair, Vice President for Government Relations, NEMA Just prior to the August Congressional Recess, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 (ESIC). This bill is the latest version of the legacy energy-efficiency proposal that Senators Portman and Shaheen have introduced over the past several Congresses. The primary goal of the bill is to improve Read More[...]

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        Legislation Strategic Update: C-Suite Brief Government Relations Weekly Update

        From the Chairman | Mark J. Gliebe

        • September 14, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Each year, the NEMA Board of Governors meets to review the successes and challenges of the past year and map out the next. One of the activities I look forward to the most is the update on the current year’s Strategic Initiatives and the projects to be undertaken the following year. The Strategic Initiatives research issues that manufacturers are facing and give NEMA manufacturers insights unique to our industry—insights Read More[...]

        How Smart Technology Is Transforming the Industrial World

        • September 13, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the September/October 2019 issue of electroindustry. Simone Gianotti, Business Development Manager, EcoStruxure Industry, Schneider Electric Whether you call it Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or Smart Manufacturing, the power of technology is being felt throughout the industrial world and fundamentally changing value chains and production methods. Indeed, so great is the change that Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute predicts that smart factories could add as much as $1.5 trillion to the overall output of Read More[...]

        Red Flag Financial Indicators Belie Solid Economic Fundamentals

        • September 6, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        By NEMA Chief Economist Don Leavens, PhD Over the summer, the U.S. economic expansion passed a 10-year milestone to become the longest stretch of uninterrupted growth on record. One reason for the record endurance is likely the expansion’s slow average growth pace compared to previous recoveries. Supply bottlenecks and inflationary pressures common with more robust recoveries only began to materialize late in the current business cycle, which has helped to sustain a decade of ultra-low interest rates. The economy grew about 2.5 Read More[...]

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        Electrotrends

        LIGHTING LEADS 21st CENTURY REDUCTION IN USE OF ELECTRICITY IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

        • August 27, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        Clark R. Silcox, General Counsel, NEMA Over the first 18 years of the 21st century, lighting products contributed more than any other product to reducing the demand for electricity in the United States, according to data published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in their Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) from 2004 – 2019.  Overall annual electricity use from lighting --- in both the residential and commercial sectors --- fell 57% from 2001 – 2018 from an estimated 1.82 quads in 2001 Read More[...]

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        Building Infrastructure Lighting Systems

        ENDNOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT | Kevin J. Cosgriff

        • August 26, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the July/August 2019 issue of electroindustry. Chances are you are reading this indoors. We spend almost our entire lives in buildings. Whether at home at work, learning in school, or recuperating at a hospital, buildings are integral to our lives. Consequently, NEMA and electrical manufacturers are working to make sure we are safe, healthy, and productive in those buildings. Here is a snapshot of some of the important work at NEMA to improve building performance: Improving Code Enforcement Read More[...]

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        Energy Efficiency Innovation

        Spotlight | Carolyn Hull

        • August 23, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the July/August 2019 issue of electroindustry. Carolyn Hull, Manager, MITA's Global Regulatory Standards, has been selected as one of three winners of the USNC's 2019 IEC Young Professionals program. She will be a representative of the United States at the IEC 2019 General Meeting in October, in Shanghai, China. Carolyn has been with MITA for just over a year. During that time, she has excelled in her grasp of the Standards development process and the role Standards play Read More[...]

        New Guide Available for Evaluating Surge Protective Devices

        • August 19, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the July/August 2019 issue of electroindustry. Ann Brandstadter Manager, Standards Publications and Marketing, NEMA NEMA SPD 1.1-2019 Part 1—Surge Protective Device Specification Guide for Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems is the first in a new series intended to guide the evaluation, specification, and use of surge protective devices (SPD) deployed in low-voltage power distribution system applications. It includes SPD ratings, a specification checklist, and information on surge current ratings, modes of protection, and general grounding practices. NEMA SPD 1.1-2019 Read More[...]

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        NEMA Standards

        NFPA to Develop Remote Inspection Standard

        • August 16, 2019
        • NEMA Communications

        This piece was originally published in the July/August 2019 issue of electroindustry. Jack Lyons, Northeast Field Representative, NEMA I have been appointed to a new National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee that will develop a new Standard for Remote Inspections (REI-AAA). This Standard will assist jurisdictions in adopting procedures of inspections that use current technologies, increase department efficiencies, and address security for data that is gathered in the process. The idea was presented at the 2017 NFPA Annual Meeting by Jim Muir, Chief Building Official Read More[...]

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