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Your board of directors have been hard at work, reaching out to talk to each of our membership shops to understand your concerns and how your chapter can help you succeed. One of our goals is to offer more unique and hyper-targeted education and training for our shops.
An opportunity like the one our sister chapter, Northeastern, is hosting is a two-day seminar on "Fundamentals of Pump Repair" with Gene Vogel, EASA's International Pump & Vibration Specialist. It's conveniently located on the East Coast, just a short train ride or quick plane ride away, set in Enfield, Connecticut during peak fall foliage season. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity if your shop deals with pumps and pump repair. The education and training you'll receive from an expert engineer is priceless and worth every penny.
The Christmas Banquet planning is underway. We will let you know more details as they get finalized. Please note that the day of the week has changed and the time has changed it will be a Noon meal on a Saturday. Our hope is to get more attendance when people don't have to travel and wake up for work the next morning.
I encourage you to set your goals high and get involved with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter; exciting things are happening, and you can be a big part of it! Don't forget to keep checking the
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October 20-21, 2025
Hampton Inn, 200 Pheonix Ave., Enfield, CT.
Featured at the conference will be the "Fundamentals of Pump Repair" seminar, presented by EASA Pump and Vibration Specialist, Gene Vogel
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Many members feel that the annual EASA convention is one of the best benefits of EASA. Mark your calendar today for these future events.
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Welcome Barry Bullard
EASA's 2025-2026 Chairman of the Board
2025-2026 EASA International Executive Board of Directors
Past EASA Chairman Sean McNamara, right, left, presents the 2025 Exceptional Achievement Service Award to Mike Dupuis.
Mike Dupuis was raised by a single mother of nine after his father passed away when he was very young. Despite his father’s passing, his mother made sure her kids didn’t miss out on a happy life.
He has held every elected office in his chapter, serving as the director from his region, participating as a committee member and serving as EASA’s 2015-2016 International Chairman. He is highly respected by peers both within and outside the industry.
One letter of recommendation read ...
“One of his greatest strengths is his exceptional leadership skills. I have witnessed his ability to inspire and motivate other EASA members. He consistently leads by example, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Furthermore, he is deeply committed to professional development and community engagement. He actively participates in industry events, shares his knowledge through presentations and publications, and mentors aspiring professionals.”
Another read ...
“This year’s recipient is known as one of the most enthusiastic supporters of all that is great about EASA. He’s gifted at building consensus on matters big and small to make improvements in the association’s offerings to our members.”
While another read ...
“He has worked for years with passionate enthusiasm on behalf of Canadian members to help develop and most recently update the Skilled Trades Ontario 466a, Canadian Electric Motor Technician curriculum and exam.”
Yet another letter read ...
“Wait and see as he never gives up. He will accomplish his task of connecting the EASA Online Learning Center and the ERT Program to our apprenticeship program . . . and truthfully that is a monumental task. In Canada, the large trades and mostly union trades get attention and he is the only person I know with the tenacity to see this through by keeping people accountable.
In summary ...
“His enthusiasm, dedication and leadership exemplify the qualities this award seeks to recognize.”
Electric Motors, Magnet Wire Not Covered in U.S. Tariff
As many are aware, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation that adds a 50% tariff to a wide range of copper derivative products. This includes “imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products, as set forth in a list of HTSUS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) codes.” This tariff affects goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after August 1, 2025, and will continue in effect unless such action is expressly reduced, modified or terminated.
After careful review of the covered products being tariffed, EASA has determined that imported magnet wire is NOT included. In addition, electric motors currently are NOT included as a derivative copper product.
The copper proclamation does include a provision to allow future reviews that could add derivative products that are not currently included. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has 90 days to set up a procedure for the review of additional products.
This process will allow “interested parties” to petition the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to add copper derivative products that were not included on the initial list of covered products. There is typically a short window of time to react to these requests. EASA has prepared a statement that will be provided to the U.S. Commerce Department, if necessary.
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ERT Certificate Program
Also delivered through the EASA Learning Center is the new Electromechanical Repair Technician (ERT) Certificate Program. The ERT Cetificate Program provides new, existing, and potential employees in the electromechanical repair industry a structured learning path to become a well-rounded, service center technician. The earned certificate will provide the student with a tangible and verifiable way to demonstrate to others that they have the necessary mechanical repair foundation to play a productive role in the service center.
2025 Webinars...
Induction Motor Rotor Windings: Squirrel-Cage and Wound Rotor Basics for the Technician (Encore Presentation)
Event date: 9/17/2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Central
Presented by Mike Howell, PE
EASA Technical Support Specialist
This will be an encore presentation of a January 2018 webinar and will cover the following topics.
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Induction motor basics for operation
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Squirrel-cage
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Conductor material
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Deep-bar effect
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Multiple-cage windings
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Phase resistance
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IEC/NEMA design letters
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Speed-torque characteristics
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Wound-rotor
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Winding construction
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Wave-wound connections
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Distribution factor and chord factor
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Rotor phase voltage
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Speed-torque characteristics
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This webinar will benefit service center technicians and supervisors.
Maximizing Value from EASA’s AI Assistant: Effective Prompt Engineering for Success
Event date: 10/1/2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Central
Presented by:
Craig Whitworth, EASA Product Development Specialist
Mike Howell, PE, EASA Technical Support Specialist
Unlock the full potential of EASA’s AI-powered knowledge assistant – Eddy – in this essential webinar designed for all EASA members. Knowing how to interact with Eddy can dramatically improve your results with technical questions, troubleshooting and documentation resources. Eddy integrates answers from EASA-only resources.
This session will guide you through the fundamentals of prompt engineering—crafting clear, specific, and context-rich questions to receive the most accurate and actionable responses. We’ll explore real-world examples of both poor and effective prompts, demonstrating how the right approach can transform your experience with AI. You’ll learn best practices such as providing detailed context, using structured formats, and iterating your queries for improved results. The webinar will also address the limitations and risks of AI-generated content, emphasizing the importance of user responsibility and validation.
Whether you’re seeking technical solutions, generating documentation, or clarifying complex concepts, this webinar will equip you with the skills to maximize the value of EASA’s AI assistant in your daily operations. Join us to enhance your technical problem-solving and communication capabilities with this members only AI tool.
Implications of NFPA 70E and 70B to Field and Shop Operations
Event date: 10/29/2025 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Central
Presented by:
Ron Widup - Shermco Industries, Inc.
This is a encore presentation of the session held recently at the EASA 2025 Convention
in Nashville, TN
Are you keeping up with the changing landscape of electrical standards affecting you and your customers? This webinar will provide a practical overview of applying both NFPA 70E (electrical safety) and 70B (electrical maintenance) standards to field and shop operations. This presentation will:
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Examine how to use and implement these standards practically to minimize risks and improve operational safety
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Focus on the impacts to both shop and field personnel
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Provide insights into recent changes and requirements including:
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Basic hazard assessment
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Highlights of safe work practices
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Applying electrical maintenance strategies
This is a “don’t miss” webinar that will provide real-world guidance to these often misunderstood industry standard.
EASA's Video Training Library provides training in a matter of minutes.
Check it out at the Link Below
EASA's Video Training Library provides training in a matter of minutes. Go to the training link and click on 4 of 5 Electric Motor Repair Tips
The Interactive Membership Toolkit
at easa.com/membership/members-start-here
Is a concise and colorful explanation of how your chapter members can make the most of their EASA membership.
Chapter members may download the toolkit and share it with their employees, who can help them boost their business. Full of videos that explain how to use their EASA membership, the toolkit links to some powerful EASA products, resources and tools.
The toolkit includes valuable information about:
1. keeping their account information up-to-date
2. adding employees to their roster
3. contacting EASA technical support
4. finding online tools and calculators
5. training
6. attending local chapter meetings and conventions
7. locating EASA's Online Learning Center
8. educating their customers
Active Membership
I work for a company that repairs or performs regular service or maintenance on electric motors, pumps, drives, controls, gearboxes or other rotating machinery.
Associate Membership
I work for a company that manufactures and sells equipment, parts, materials, services and products used by firms that repair and maintain electromechanical apparatus.
Allied Membership
We are an organization such as a utility, regulatory agency, consultant, design firm, energy service company, research center, national laboratory or educational institution.
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Illinois Electric Works
“Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.” — Tom Peters
This is one of my favorite quotations from noted management writer Tom Peters. Constant improvement and constant change should be what we all should strive to achieve. It’s not just a goal in itself. It defines the process by which a company must become better tomorrow than it is today.
Yet change is so difficult. Your best managers and employees crave change while at the same time decrying and cursing the effort required in implementation. Some changes a company undertakes must happen to react to outside influences, so whether the challenge is cheaper imported motors, low scrap values, energy efficiency standards, insurance, government regulations, or general economic conditions, there are common headwinds and obstacles we must overcome as EASAns.
Leading the company team
Recognizing the need for change is one of the primary jobs of a company’s chief executive. The temptation for a leader of any organization is to present solutions and strategies from say, a 10,000 ft. view. I have learned from experience that I am never 100% right so I only make changes after consulting with our team. Valuable inputs from the lowest level employee to the most trusted confidant can modify a change strategy and hone it to a razors edge. Your team will implement a strategy better if they had a hand in creating it.
The effective use of strategists from outside your company cannot be overstated. Getting advice or seeing how the other guy does it is the biggest shortcut to success. EASA’s Roving Chief Executive (RCE) Program is the most valuable time I spend working on the business and not in the business. There is no greater influence upon our improvement strategy than consulting with my fellow service center owners. It’s like having a cheat sheet with all the answers.
RCE Program is an investment
If you want to excel, you should avoid thinking that the RCE Program is not for you. No matter what size your business, the return on the investment in time, money and energy will come back to your business tenfold. You will make alliances that will help your company through difficult situations, find an alternative source for products to compete and find methods to utilize and markets to explore. More than a technical source of information, fellow RCE Program members provide sage advice like the most experienced Board of Directors could possibly assemble.
I note with interest that my RCE group of 9 companies includes 6 of the 35 or so of the EASA accredited service centers so far. This is not a coincidence in my opinion. I feel that the most ambitious leaders make the changes to strive for excellence. They are more likely to be involved in EASA programs. And that’s not just RCE groups; they try to participate in all programs such as chapter/regional meetings and the convention.
EASAns are fortunate to have a bevy of outside experts every year at the convention as well as experienced engineers and a staff eager to help EASA members make the changes needed to prosper. I encourage you to take another look at the RCE Program. Chances are pretty good that there is an EASA member in your service area already involved in a group and making strategic changes. Don’t be left out.
Consider joining a group today.
more opportunities!!
Eddy, an AI Assistant, Starts Work in May
Hello, EASA community! My name is Eddy, and I am EASA's new AI-powered (artificial intelligence-powered) assistant here to support you in navigating EASA’s vast resources. I’ll be making my debut in May, so be sure to watch for me hanging out in the lower right corner of the EASA website. Until then, you can watch this short video to learn more about me and what I can do
EDDY Now Available
• EASAs new AI assistant, Eddy, is now available at easa.com. Eddy can answer a myriad of questions as he draws from EASA’s vast resource library. Please encourage your staff to use Eddy and give him a thumbs up or thumbs down on his answers. Encourage your members to do so! https://easa.com/eddy
• Also remind members to be sure they’re logged in to get Eddy’s full responses.
• IMPORTANT in many if not all instances: Please “like” and “share” EASA’s social media posts regarding Eddy and other topics, including convention!
Women of EASA Committee
To support and advance the role of women within the EASA industry by leading the activities of the Women of EASA group, focusing on practical initiatives such as assisting in planning the group’s annual convention gathering, helping to grow the group, and fostering an environment where women members feel welcomed and valued.
Check out the Women of EASA Facebook Page!
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WOMEN HELPING WOMEN IN THE ELECTRO MECHANICAL INDUSTRY
GROWING BIGGER EVERY YEAR!
Since 2022
Mid Atlantic Chapters very own Brittany Downing from AR&E!
Hello WOE! My name is Brittany Downing and I’m a member of the Women of EASA (WOE) board. I am also the Operations Manager at Apparatus Repair & Engineering, Inc. (AR&E) in Hagerstown, Maryland. I will “technically” be a third-generation owner of our motor shop (My grandfather and father purchased the company together as co-owners). I love to travel as often as possible and enjoy experiencing new cultures and gaining new friends along the way. I have met some amazing women since being a part of EASA, sometimes related to motor shop chats, other times discussing favorite books or places we have visited. I truly love being a part of this quickly growing, varied group! 1. How long have I been in the industry and how did U get involved? My father and grandfather bought AR&E in 1992. I spent my childhood in and out of the shop, started with making necklaces from scrap wire, to doing filing and typing. When I was in high school, I worked part-time doing inventory and receptionist work while helping in rewind. Received my college degree in Intercultural Studies, travelled a bit, got married and divorced then came back to the company and have been running the business with my father ever since. 2. What’s the most surprising thing about this industry or your role? How diversified our customer base is. We will be in sewage treatment plants one day, a super-secret military site the next and the following at a nursing home. Every single one of them is always so appreciative when you help get them out of a jam, no matter their background or what they do for a living. The excitement of helping different people in different walks of life make this industry so exciting for me. 3. What subjects are you open to consulting/sharing advice on to other members? Running a company as a female / multi-generational person. Being a female in a motor shop world we all know presents its fun and challenges but sometimes adding the factor of working with your family members can add a layer that can be complicated, while a blessing at the same time. 4. What are you most looking forward to with Women of EASA? Similar to Jan, my father was part of an RCE group that I later joined and enjoy today. I love that we can bounce information and ideas off each other, but I also find myself wishing there was another female voice in the mix. We tend to see things differently and can bring a lot to the table. My hope is that WOE can be the same type of collaborative community where we help each other succeed in business and in life! 5. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? You don’t have to be an expert at every part of your business. You just hire the people that are the