P1816

Dear Thermo,

What is this swanky “reliability” event that Novinium is sponsoring on the Seattle waterfront in conjunction with the ICC meeting on March 26, 2012?

News in Jersey

Dear Jersey-

First I wish to object to prejudiced policy promulgated by local health authorities. Amphibians are prohibited from attending the March 26^th event to which you refer. Not that I would have any interest in the menu, I won’t eat anything unless it is still moving. The human proclivity to eat long-dead stuff is abhorrent. Forget the food; denying me access to the content is what frustrates my flippers.

IEEE P1816™ is a soon-to-be-approved, “Guide for Preparation Techniques of Extruded Dielectric, Shielded Cable Rated 2.5 kV through 46 kV and the Installation of Mating Accessories.” P1816 starts where most accessory installation instructions end. It defines the best practices for accessory installation that will lead to the highest level of reliability. The P1816 Guide was assembled by circuit owners, component manufacturers, and reliability masters like my Novinium colleagues. On March 26^th, humans who have a stake in reliability will gather to kick-off a multi-part series of webinars that will delve into the details of high-reliability craftsmanship.

Regular attendees of the Insulated Conductors Committee (ICC) will recognize the speaker’s names as authorities on the subject of reliability. Vern Buckholz, an expert on neutral corrosion, Glenn Luzzi of Richards Manufacturing, and expert on cable accessories of all types, Harry Orton an expert on sources of reliability problems, Mike Smalley of WE Energies, a P1816 Co-chair, and Bill Taylor of 3M, an expert on splices and terminations, are just some of the proficient people who will be introducing the topic and setting the stage for a year of informative webinars designed specifically to spread the gospel of reliable craftsmanship. The webinars will be designed for the craft-folk that largely determine the post installation reliability of underground cable components. Management and engineers should plan on attending too, because there will be revelations for all.

Select attendees will also be given access to Novinium’s state-of-the-art eLearning “Cable Prep Course” based upon P1816 at knovinium.com and a companion field guide. If you have not been invited to this invitation-only event, contact your Novinium sales professional at novinium.com/Contact.aspx. To see the agenda click here.

Unable to attend myself, but there in spirit,

T. B. Frog