Design News - July 8, 2002

Cover Story

A quick look at the results of this year's Design News salary survey suggests that design engineers have plenty of reasons to be unhappy, including small-to-nonexistent raises, layoffs, and staggering workloads. But that's only part of the story.

Departments

Break Time
Design of a reconfigurable video peripheral
Designer's Corner
Bus, tram, or both?
Seal for dynamic loads
Quick-connect electrical tubing
Editorial
It's not about the money
Guest Commmentary
Complex products require collaboration
Hot Products
Innovative Elastomer Products
OEM Journal
Respect your employees and your bottom line
Product News
Electrical/Electronics
Computer Productivity Tools
Latest and Greatest Offerings in the Engineering Marketplace
Fluid Power
Materials
Readers Write
Letters to the editor

Feature

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