Design News - February 2, 1998

When asked what his studies had revealed about the nature of Creation, pioneering genetic biologist J.B.S. Haldane replied: "The Creator has an inordinate fondness for beetles." Insects compose most of the animal biomass on the planet.

• Corporate Message
• ENGINEERING AWARDS SPONSOR
• Solutions in education-the key to engineering success

• Designer's Corner
• Useful Technology For Your Idea File
• Dripless drain
• Torque-tube seal
• Tough touchscreen

• Editorial
• And now, it's time for your letters

• Exclusive Report
• The Tools of Discovery

• Featured Product
• Composite-lined bearing tolerates hostile environments

• Guest Commentary
• Exclusive Interviews With Technology Leaders
• Motor technology: The impact of EPAct

• Hot Products
• System mounts pre-assembled modules
• Connectors sport ten rows
• Multi-port system allows mixed inputs
• LEDs-on-jack provide status checks
• Interconnect serves many applications
• Connector cuts stacking heights
• Filter suppresses EMI and RFI

• Letters To The Editor
• Readers State Their Views
• A truly personal gun
• Did we forget about Mazda?
• Close, but no cigar!
• Hits the nail on the head
• Wanted: real-world perspective
• Meaningful abbreviations
• Call them US(UnSafe)Vs, not SUVs

• Materials
• Know-how rescues design dilemmas
• Elastomers STRETCH design performance

• New Literature
• Shoulder mills
• Linear motors
• Simulator
• GFCI module
• Bearings
• Sensors
• RF controls
• Seals
• Casters/wheels
• Pilot devices
• Brakes
• Transducers
• Dc/dc converters
• Amplifiers
• I/O system
• Air filtration
• Backflow preventers
• Speed controllers/alarms
• Inserts
• Actuator
• Filters
• Hose
• Linear positioners
• Valve systems
• Spray nozzles
• Control products
• Diaphragm seals
• Connector system
• Perforated tubes
• CD-ROM
• Standoffs
• Compounds
• Air dryers
• Gearhead
• Belts
• Water-jetting units
• GTEM cells
• Power supplies
• Resins
• Circuit board materials
• Sensor
• Capacitors
• PUR products
• Flowmeter
• Transport system
• Spindles
• Controller
• Power supplies
• Fasteners
• Peristaltic pumps

• OEM Journal
• Emerging Trends In Manufacturing
• I need it yesterday

• Product Data Management
• New generation PDM avoids the pitfalls
• Vendor suggests how to go beyond workflow

• Product News
• Transmitter
• Transducer
• Connector system
• Elastomer
• MOTOR
• Fittings
• Computer Productivity Tools
• CAD software
• I/O board
• Workplace design software
• Software
• Board
• Color printers
• Electrical/Electronics
• Servoamplifier
• Lamp replacements
• Configuration
• Switches
• Mixer
• Filters
• Fastening, Joining And Assembly
• Terminal blocks
• Propeller nuts
• Cardbus connector
• Sockets and headers
• Magnets
• Fluid Power
• Valve
• Check valves
• Seal/filter
• Valves
• Actuator
• Vacuum cup
• Pumps
• Plastics, Metals And Other Materials
• Resin
• Fabric
• Model maker
• Coating
• Mold material
• Resin
• Compound
• Laminating system
• Power Transmission And Motion Control
• Controller
• Drive
• Motors
• Clutches and brakes
• Gear boxes
• Controllers
• Test, Measurement And Control
• Recorder
• Camera
• Accelerometer
• Oscilloscopes and probes
• Motion-control software

• Show Preview
• Noteworthy Technology On Display
• SAE International Congress & Exposition '98
• Fastener
• Cruise-control system

• Show Products
• Transfer case
• Transducers
• Bearings
• Caps/plugs/grips
• Controller
• Couplings
• Analysis/recording system

• Technology Bulletin
• Late Developments That Shape Engineering
• System lifts the lid on hazardous containers
• Gel turns into an intelligent chemical sensor
• National Prototype Center receives federal approval
• Microtransmission powers microengine
• Organic molecule paves way for radically new transistors
• Alliance to field test fuel cells for homes, businesses
• 'Next-generation' catalytic converter targets diesels
• Fuel cell tops 40,000 hours of operation
• U.S. economy to slip a peg in 1998

• Tools Of Discovery
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• Journeys to the past
• ASTRONOMY
• Eyes on the skies
• Adaptive optics: from Star Wars to plowshares
• METEOROLOGY
• Climate controls

• Washington Beat
• Technical News From The Capital
• Government overhauls its rules for Advanced Technology Program
• Washington exhibition examines creativity in engineering
• Baldrige quality award remains strictly for businesses
• Microelectromechanical systems could boom following more R&D
• Universities to get $42 million from Pentagon for research gear