ANSI B11.6-2022: Manual Turning Machines (Lathes) Safety
The “mother of all machine tools” is also known as the lathe, the first machine tool which led to the invention of other machine-based tools […]
Electrical Safety
IEEE 519-2022: Harmonic Control In Electric Power Systems
Did you know the term electricity stems from the Greek word elektron, which means amber? This is a reference to the experiments Thales of Miletus, […]
ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2021: Motors and Generators
ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2021 deals with a piece of technology more ubiquitous than most people realize: electric motors. Electric Motors Are Everywhere The electric motor is […]
ASTM F1506-22: Flame Resistant, Electric Arc Rated Clothing
In some workplaces, exposed skin can mean skin exposed to danger. In fact, under certain conditions, the damage can go beyond subcutaneous and even be […]
ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts
There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and […]
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? When we walk across a carpeted floor and touch a doorknob, we feel a startling shock. This is one of […]
ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021: Standard for Wrist Straps
The power of lightning is in your hands. Not the hands of Thor or Zeus or whatever lightning-casting being—but yours! The average human body, at […]
ANSI/NETA ATS-2021: Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems
An American National Standard, ANSI/NETA ATS-2021: Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, helps assure that tested electrical equipment and systems are […]
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, ANSI/NEMA 250-2020
Electricity, while essential to the fabric of modern life and within feet of anyone indoors at any given time, can bring forth immense potential hazards. […]
IEEE Guide, Interactions Between Power System Disturbances & Surge Protective Devices
Power system disturbances can wage severe adverse effects on electrical equipment. To help consumers navigate the darkness outside normal state operations, manufacturers produce surge protectors. […]