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Transformer fire averted in Arkansas
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A relay’s event reports offered data needed to diagnose a power problem.

Aging electrical systems?
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Contributing Editor Sheila Kennedy reports that creative approaches to electrical power distribution promise to raise reliability.

Power system protection crucial to nuclear weapons test simulations at Lawrence Livermore facility
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A super-computing facility that is responsible for ensuring the safety of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile seeks assistance in power assurance and reliability.

Betting on downtime
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The highest-pressure situation your maintenance department might ever encounter is a planned downtime. A large amount of work is scheduled into a small amount of time but the deadline for resuming production is just around the corner. There can be great gains to be made by increasing reliability or installing new equipment. However, there are risks. New problems can arise, and costs can mount. How do you make shutdowns a safer bet?

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Making today’s pneumatic cylinders work effectively 01/28/2008
This paper examines the primary environmental variables that affect the function of a seal, including thermal and media changes, times, hardware motion, fluid flow and pressure, as well as assembly processes. 
Green Cleaning: The Business Case OneSource 02/19/2007
Green cleaning sounds like a great idea in terms of social consciousness. It’s also proven to create a healthier indoor environment for people in the building. But what about the math? How do the short- and long-term costs of a green cleaning program stack up to the hard and soft savings? 
NASA conquers yet another frontier - their floors Stonhard 01/23/2007
In some cases it actually does involve rocket science. When NASA wanted high performance floors that would also address electro-static needs and solve moisture problems at their Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center they looked to Stonhard for the answer. The results were more than satisfactory. They left the NASA decision makers starry-eyed over Stonhard floors. 
Spacing Requirements for Power Distribution and Terminal Blocks Cooper Bussmann 11/07/2006
It is fairly well understood that if an assembly short circuit current rating above 10,000 amperes is desired, a Power Distribution Block or a Terminal Block with a high short-circuit current rating must be utilized. However, there is great confusion concerning the spacing requirements of these devices. This paper focuses on proper applications, based upon these spacing requirements. 
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