EA editors Bill O'Leary and Matt Raebel bring you a brand spanking new (do cool people still say this?) episode of the Electrical Apparatus Show! This episode features an in-depth or BEEFY (you'll get it when you hear the interview) conversation with Jim Petersen, president of Gulf Electroquip, and Nic Phillips, a founding member of Ideal Electric. The two joined forces to create a company that repairs a wide range of motors (300 hp to 50,000 hp) and leverages the distinct expertise of both businesses. You'll hear why the acquisition of Ideal by Gulf made so much sense from technical and business standpoints along with tips for companies that are considering consolidation.The Ideal Electric and Gulf Electroquip union is also the cover story of our November issue, which we preview at the end of the issue. Also, Matt triumphs at the most challenging game of true and false in human history and Bill thankfully forgoes spelling out EA's twitter handle!This episode is sponsored by Sulzer (https://www.sulzer.com/en) and New Core Inc. (http://www.newcoreinc.com/)!Hit us up across the Internet:Site: www.barks.comSubscriptions, Issues, Book Orders: barksbooks.comTwitter: @elecappmagFacebook: https://bit.ly/2P3U8U2LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2zlTcp1