CARES Act for small biz independent contractors etc
The full CARES Act text can be found here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748 Pardon the meandering ummms and awws. Read it overnight before presenting.
Reliability and Maintenance of a Fitness Facility
We often ask ourselves about the attention we would like to have from company executives and get frustrated when reliability, maintenance and physical asset management is not at the forefront. Yet, many of us go to the gym – how often do you consider the reliability and maintenance of the ‘production equipment’ that you use.…
The Importance of Reliability in Live Television Broadcasts: A Personal Experience
Reliability engineering and powerlifting. Those who know me understand that I deep dive into both. Although they seem diverse, there are a lot of things in common with powerlifting being a microcosm of safety, reliability and communication as humans and equipment are pushed to their limits. In a powerlifting meet there are three lifts with…
SMRP on the Hill: Participation in Continuing and Technical Education Cybersecurity Congressional Briefing
SMRP Government Relations was invited to participate on the July 25, 2019, ‘Building a Culture of Security: Integrating Cyber into Career and Technical Education (CTE),’ briefing at the Cannon Building in Washington, DC. The briefing was hosted by the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, co-chaired by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Rep Glenn ‘GT’…
Testing a Motor in the Field Uncoupled and Unloaded On and Off a VFD
An extremely important capability of EMPATH testing is the resolution. The ~26,500 lines (all other ESA type devices are under 17k lines – EMPATH is not a simple ESA device) allow us to review fine differences in frequency including pole pass frequencies of unloaded and uncoupled motors. In this case study an 800hp, 4160 Volt…
Evaluating Direct-Current Motors Using Motor Circuit Analysis Basics
Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP MotorDoc LLC, www.motordoc.com The term MCA (Motor Circuit Analysis) is derived from a test method that provides information on the basic components of an alternate-current (AC) or direct-current (DC) electric motor. These basic components include: resistance, measured in Ohms; impedance, measured in Ohms; inductance, measured in Henries; the induction winding…