Next month's insulation and electrical manufacturing conference in Indianapolis to highlight what's new in electrical design and application

INSULATION, OUTSOURCING, and power transmission are among the subjects to be covered at this year's joint Electrical Insulation Conference and Electrical Manufacturing Expo, being held Oct. 23-26 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Exhibitors will emphasize, in addition to products and services along these lines, motor/drive and motor/ generator systems as opposed to discrete machines working in isolation from one another. The two conferences have traditionally been held jointly in odd-numbered years.

The conference isn't just for those in manufacturing. Some sessions intended for designers and manufacturers of electrical power systems may also be of interest to those involved in service and repair. These include sessions on innovations in motor and transformer design as well as predictive maintenance and the latest in resins and other insulations.

Many of the speakers hail from companies and universities in what may be called "the insulation belt"-northern Indiana and Ohio and southern Michigan-as well from countries other than the U.S. These include Italy, Japan, Canada, Hungary, Austria, Brazil, and Iran. At least a dozen speakers will be visiting from companies and universities in China.