Design News - July 6, 1998

You only have to look at how the stock market has skyrocketed to know that most major corporations in the U.S. have had a very good year--several years for that matter.

• Break Time
• The Lighter Side Of Engineering
• Blown-film innovator continues to reach new heights with drives

• CAD Software
• Dressed for success

• Designer's Corner
• Useful Technology For Your Idea File
• Versatile valve
• Non-contact ball retainer
• Gatlin distribution head
• Felt-tip lube system

• ENGINEERING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
• Entrepreneurs on a roll
• Four views from the summit

• Editorial
• What makes a good employer?

• Engineering In The New Millennium
• Hardware and software to the rescue
• Systems, teams take center stage
• Survival strategies from the trenches
• Computers will rule!
• Design cycles shrink

• Featured Product
• Proximity sensor range cuts custom development

• Guest Commentary
• Exclusive Interviews With Technology Leaders
• Motion control: the new competitive weapon for many

• Hot products
• Epoxies deliver rapid cure
• Epoxy suits medical applications
• Adhesives enable faster UV cure
• Press runs faster, lasts longer
• Connectors are liquid tight
• Dispensing system cuts production time
• Adhesive combines conductivity and viscosity
• Adhesive protects in high temperatures

• Letters To The Editor
• Readers State Their Views
• Airship design
• Weighs in on metric debate
• Reverse drafting has its advantages

• Managing Design
• Tips On Guiding Product Development
• Career paths reconsidered

• New Literature
• Adapter
• Line reactors
• Vacuum components
• Gas compressors
• Spring
• Module
• Sealants
• Retaining rings
• Collars/couplings
• Linear motion products
• Ball-screw actuator
• Stamping
• Circuit-handling equipment
• Flaw detectors
• Control systems
• Motors
• Process pump
• Metering/blending systems
• Resins
• Thermoplastic pump
• Connectors
• Switches/indicators
• TPU polymers
• Linear motion systems
• Metering unit
• Hepco ring/track system
• Interconnects
• Hall-effect sensor
• Switches
• Motion-control components
• Dc motors/drives
• Fasteners
• Thermometer
• Power supplies
• Valves
• Ac inverter

• OEM Journal
• Emerging Trends In Manufacturing
• A newly-minted engineer

• Product News
• Pumps
• Powders
• Coatings
• Fastener
• Air actuators
• Transmitter
• Studs
• Power supplies
• Components
• Operator-interface terminals
• LCD projector
• Flow transmitter
• Illuminators
• Sleeves
• Automatic identification system
• Adhesive
• Motors
• Human-machine interfaces
• Connector
• Software
• Valves
• Rotary switches
• CAD software
• Valves
• Fasteners
• Card
• Transducer
• Sprockets
• Polymer
• Encoder
• Mechanical assemblies
• U-cup
• Load cell
• Insulation
• Surge protector
• Thermoplastic
• Air cylinders
• Testers
• Silicones
• Spring pins
• Power transformers
• Factory control/automation software
• Shaft/rail/bearing assembly
• Software
• Resins
• Sound vibration dampening panels
• Valve manifold
• CAD program
• Reflow ovens
• Valves
• Pressure transducer
• IN BRIEF: Plastics, metals, and other materials
• Silicone
• Caulking compounds
• Mainframe
• Grease
• Software package
• Field recorder
• Fluoroelastomers
• Surface-enhancement treatment
• Encapsulants
• Motors
• Switch
• Conveyer
• STEP MOTORS

• Show Preview
• Noteworthy Technology On Display
• SIGGRAPH '98

• Show Products
• Noteworthy Technology On Display
• Scan converter
• Storage systems
• Film recorder
• Workstation
• Storage systems
• File-server stations
• Software drivers
• 3D input device
• Environmental animation system
• Software
• Geometric modeling kernel
• Editing system
• Color digitizing systems
• Encoders/decoders/converters
• Storage servers
• Graphic software
• Software/hardware
• Posing/animation software
• XGA projector unit

• Software Lab
• Reviews On Tools Of The Trade
• IntelliCAD 98

• Technology Bulletin
• Late Developments That Shape Engineering
• Smart gels change properties in response to certain stimuli
• Reformerless fuel cell produces more energy
• Journey to center of Earth fails to find metallic hydrogen
• 'Touch lamps' to replace switches on automotive dome lights
• Handheld PC recognizes handwriting in real-time
• Image-compression technology tames flood of ultrasound data
• Scientists predict what an asteroid strike would look like
• Acrylic sheet derivative withstands abrasions like glass
• New solar cells boost satellite power, last longer

• Washington Beat
• Technical News From The Capital
• Six-wheel shopping cart tops in JETS Design Challenge
• 21st Century prospects bright for optical engineering
• Fresh crop of software aims to improve your decisions
• Navy devising head-up display for inside aviator helmets
• DOE takes command of program to assess energy inventions