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March 20, 2008
Focus of the Issue :

Follow the sun with help from Hydraulics, Strong but light – Composites go mainstream, When CAD systems won’t talk, Making electronics power efficient, How to keep projects on track
Articles:
Leland Teschler's Editorial: The wrong message for Engineering Week
Letters - 03/20/2008
Berke on Safety: Nonflammable Tape Burns for Lack of a Hazard Analysis
Software Review: Dressing up 3D Designs
Scanning for Ideas: Heat Exchangers Use State-Of-The-Art Plates
Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects
Expert Foresees 10 More Years of R&D to Make Solar Energy Competitive
Scanning for Ideas: Mobile Manipulator Gives a Lift
Unique Locks on Microchips Could Reduce Hardware Piracy
Scanning for Ideas: IDCs Go Industrial
Scanning for Ideas: Proportional-Valve Controller in a small Package
Precision Actuator Puts New Spin on Solar Power
Stronger and Lighter — Composites Make Their Mark
An INTEROPERABILITY Update
Embedded Systems go on a Power Diet
No Time to Lose
The 10 most-common Mistakes Made When Sizing Pneumatic Rodless Actuators
Quieter Ride for Long-Haul Truckers
SAE World Congress is All About Change
Bridge Cable Fails, TPE to the Rescue
LCPs Hold Bright LEDs
Acquisition Expands Composite Line
Pro/Engineer Builds a Better Golf Club
Sensing Secrets Fall to Multiphysics Analysis
Shape-Changing Polymers Could Save Your Life
Tank Full? Check the Web Site
Lawn Spreader Turns Pulley Into Pump Drive
Here Comes the $2,500 Car
Backtalk - 03/20/2008
New Product: Hydraulic Dampers
New Product: Allied Electronice 2008 Catalog
New Product: EasyLock Shaft Collars
New Product: Silicone Seals & Parts for Medical Application
New Product: One Source Is All You Need
New Product: Rack & Pinion Technologies
New Product: Save up to 50% on Quality Industrial Automation Products
New Product: INNOVATIONS in Automation 2007
New Product: Wondering about Wireless?
New Product: BEI Industrial Encoders for Dummies
New Product: HDS Heavy Duty Slide System Gets the Job Done
New Product: MHD for Heavy Lifting and Transportation
New Product: Boker’s 2008 Washer Catalog
New Product: Ergonomic Center Pull Tabs
New Product: Tooling Components and Clamps
New Product: Custom Ceramic Components
New Product: Self- Lubricating Gear Solutions
New Product: High-Flexibility Cable Whitepaper
New Product: 3X the Protection in 1/3 the Space of an Equivalent Circuit Breaker
New Product: Gas Springs & Hydraulic Dampers
New Product: EPSON SC300 SmartCameras
New Product: Design and Manufacturing Services for Flexible Materials
New Product: Fluid Sensors & Controls Product Overview
New Product: Rollers & Cam Followers
New Product: J.W. Winco Website Offers eStore, 3D-CAD
New Product: Two New Versions of the LINAK LA36 Actuator:
New Product: High- Performance Magnets
New Product: Total Material Handling Package
New Product: Flexible Heaters Design Guide
New Product: Products Equipment Protector
New Product: The Smart Connector(tm) UWTC Series
New Product: Servo Motors
New Product: In Flatable Seals, Bags, Bladders & Plugs
New Product: Miniature Metal Bellows
New Product: SVSi GigaView DM High-Speed Camera
New Product: Disc Springs
New Product: Bolting Solutions
New Product: Ribbon Switch Products
New Product: Linear & Angular Displacement Transducers
New Product: Vinyl & Rubber Extrusions
New Product: Welding Solutions Brochure by TURCK
New Product: Universal Air Filter Ships Custom Prototypes in Five Days or Less
New Product: Raise Your A.Q. (Assembly Quotient) Booklet from UFE
New Product: Product Spotlight: Car-Care Valves
New Product: Watson-Marlow Bredel Introduces its 400F/A for Research Laboratory Applications
New Product: Miniature Uni-Shok® 30 Uni-Shok® 50
Product Spotlight: In-Line Solenoid Valves
New Product: New Electric Heater Catalog
Product Spotlight: Air-Piloted Valves
Product Spotlight: Proportional flow-control valves
Product Spotlight: Stainless Ball Valve
Product Spotlight: Microsolenoid Driver
Product Spotlight: Miniature Ball Valves
Product Spotlight: Programmable Electronic Controllers/Drivers
Product Spotlight: Hydraulic Components
New Product: Air Cylinders With Piston Sensing
New Product: Easy-Pull Plugs For Tight Spaces
New Product: Static Eliminator For Wide Surfaces
New Product: Metal-Pipe Fittings
New Product: Adhesive Rolls, Sheets With No Edge Curl
New Product: Industrial Ethernet Interfaces, Adapter Receptacles
New Product: Diode-Type Thermistor
New Product: Resolverbased Servo Positioner
New Product: Inexpensive Compression Limiters
New Product: High-Performance Machined Springs
New Product: Magnetic-Inductive Flow Sensors
New Product: No-Spill Couplings
New Product: DIN-Rail-Mount Power Supply
New Product: In-Line Manifolds
New Product: Modular Air-Preparation Units
Recycling carbon dioxide into fuel
Reid Supply Company Celebrates 60 Years as Industrial Products Distributor
New Product: Pluggable Electrical Connector System
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