Design News - December 2, 2002

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2002: Best New Products of the Year

Like Olympic swimmers racing to the pool wall, engineers today continually operate on high speed for the sake of productivity. This sink-or-swim environment does, however, bolster creativity in developing innovative productsa bonus for the 2002 Design News Best Products of the Year contest. Representing the best engineering of their class, this year's winners feature a common thread of...

Departments

Designer's Corner
Rugged fiber-optic backlight
Editorial
Time waits for no one
Guest Commmentary
Technical expertise cuts costs
Hot Products
Innovative Composite Products
OEM Journal
All aboard for training
Product News
Power Transmission/Motion Control
Computers Productivity Tools
Electrical/Electronics
Fastening, Joining, & Assembly
Plastics, Metals, & Other Materials
Fluid Power
Test, Measurement, & Control
Readers Write
Opinions, Suggestions, Solutions and More
The Z Files
Slip Sliding Away-Part 1

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Design News Partner Zones

Light Matters: The Unsung Heroes of Modern Health Care
First, let's define "no-compromise." In an ideal configuration, this lamp would use a high-brightness LED (HBLED) that is built into a small, integrated package and is able to produce a large quantity of focused light, operate with a high level of reliability and generate no audible noise. Is this difficult? Yes, but it is possible.
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Design Engineers' Portal for Sensing and Machine Safety
Whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you manufacture, the right sensors to automate your plant, and to improve your overall efficiency, quality and safety are a must. You'll find Banner Engineering to be an amazing resource of products, training and people with expertise.