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Power Online  Newsletter  -- http://www.poweronline.com
Volume 3   Issue 81
Monday, August 28, 2000
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Welcome to this issue of Power Online's (http://www.poweronline.com) 
electronic
newsletter brought to you by VerticalNet. We've got some big shows coming up
for the power generation industry. Texas A&M University Turbomachinery
Laboratory is sponsoring the 29th Turbomachinery Symposium Sept. 18-21 at the
George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. For registration info, check out
the story in Power Online's Latest Headlines, and don't forget to visit the
lab's new Power Online Storefront. All kinds of shows are scheduled for
October, including Powersystems World 2000, Oct. 1-5, in Boston. For more info
on that show and others, check out Power Online's Events Calendar (under
Resources on the home page). Until next time, take care. ACM


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******** FEATURED ARTICLES selected by April C. Murelio ****

1) Innovation for fuel cell plates slashes cycle time, cuts costs
2) Logical Output by Tim Sharp: Is distributed generation the end for big 
power?
3) RJM offers NOx reduction technology video
4) News and Analysis

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1) Innovation for fuel cell plates slashes cycle time, cuts costs
Thermoset leaders Ferromatik Milacron North America, Apex Plastic 
Technologies,
and Premix/Quantum recently collaborated on an injection molding ?first? that
cuts the cost and production time for a key component used in fuel cells, said
Taras Konowal, president of Apex.
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/208525

2) Logical Output by Tim Sharp: Is distributed generation the end for big 
power?
You?ve seen it coming, guys, now haven?t you? I mean ABB with its neat shift
downscale to systems under 10 MW isn?t the only kid on the block to have
noticed distributed generation.
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/208526

3) RJM offers NOx reduction technology video
To better serve its customers, RJM Corporation (Norwalk, CT) recently released
a comprehensive video on the NOx reduction technologies it offers for coal-,
oil- and gas-fired burners used by utilities and industrial plants.
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/208527

4) News and Analysis
Visit the Power Online News and Analysis page for the latest
industry headlines and feature articles.
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl19991209/40575



******** EDITOR'S CHOICE PRODUCTS ********

1) AC Drive
2) SureTrak 3.0
3) FTA Retrofit System
4) Product Showcase

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1) AC Drive
The Altivar 28 AC drive allows retrofitting to existing ALTIVAR 18 AC drives
without re-drilling boltholes or new programming. The compact, easily 
installed
and programmed drives provide low-cost motor control solutions for industrial
and commercial users. They are best suited for applications in material
handling, packaging, HVAC and pumps.

-- Square D/Schneider Electric, Knightdale, NC
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/207593

2) SureTrak 3.0
SureTrak Project Manager is the perfect combination of ease-of-use, power and
affordability. It is ideal for resource planning and control on small-to
medium-sized projects and for people who have only a few hours each week to
update and manage their projects.

-- Primavera Systems, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, PA
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/208528

3) FTA Retrofit System
Waters Equipment Co. has introduced an FTA Retrofit System designed for users
of steam and water analysis equipment (such as power plants) who need 
secondary
temperature control or better temperature control than their existing system
provides.

-- Waters Equipment Co., Lansdale, PA
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl20000825/207595

4) Product Showcase
Power Online and its editor, April C. Murelio, select some of the best new
products in the industry and present them to you in our Product Showcase.
http://www.poweronline.com/read/nl19991209/40576



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