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  1. Electric Utility Operations

Tools of the Trade: New Products for Linemen

Oct. 13, 2017
Many of the 2017 Lineman's Expo exhibitors are designing new products to help linemen to save time, improve productivity, and work more safely in the field.

Linemen are always looking for new tools and technology to improve productivity and safety in the field. The International Lineman's Expo offers these linemen the opportunity to discover new products that will help them to overcome a challenge, save time, or come home safely to their families every night. Here are some new products that were spotted on the show floor on the first day of the Expo. 

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the contributing editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission and Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].

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