Porcelain insulators have long been integral to electrical power systems, valued for their high dielectric strength, durability and reliability under challenging environmental conditions. Their ...

Here is a silent film produced by General Electric that depicts the making of many kinds of porcelain insulators for power lines. Skilled craftsmen molded, shaped, and carved these vital components of ...

Here is a silent film produced by General Electric that depicts the making of many kinds of porcelain insulators for power lines. Skilled craftsmen molded, shaped, and carved these vital components of ...

Heat is the primary enemy of electronics reliability. In industries like automotive, aerospace, and heavy industrial, the engineering reality is harsh: for ever ...

A job shop with a standard capability in CNC machining can produce precision ceramic parts if it chooses the materials properly and approaches the process carefully. Many shops struggle to offset the ...

For years, electric utilities in the United States have relied on cutouts in the power distribution grid and on the overhead distribution system to provide overcurrent protection. Utilities using ...

More than a century after the cable-style “Mickey Mouse” insulator was introduced, a Chicago-area lineman has introduced a new take on the vintage porcelain insulators. “Linemen love the Mickey Mouse ...