Design News - September 17, 2001

Cover Story

Wanted: one 80-ft2 piece of cloth to safely land a 275-lb person traveling 120 mph through Category 3 hurricane force winds and falling about 10,000 ft/min on a 5-cm wide target.

Departments

Design For Profitability
Don't neglect the little things
Designer's Corner
Rolling-ring throttle control
E-services And The Design Engineer
An engineering website in the comfort of a CAD program
Editorial
The perfect time to take a chance
Featured Product
Actuator is precise enough for aerospace
Guest Commmentary
Get your suppliers involved early
Hardware Update
Now, if we could only shrink our fingers…
Hot Products
Hot Products
Product News
Power Transmission & Motion Control
Fastening, Joining, & Assembly
Plastics, Metals, and Other Materials
Fluid Power
Electrical/Electronics
Computer Productivity Tools
Product News
Are you available?
Readers Write
Readers Write
The Z Files
The case of the maligned Montero

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