Design News - July 19, 2004

Cover Story

Recovery signs are what we've found in our 2004 Design News annual salary survey. Most of you (81.3 percent) got a raise, our poll shows, with quite a few (26.6 percent) receiving an increase of 4 percent or more. Those earning at least $70,000 a year made up 51.2 percent of our respondents, compared to 41.

Departments

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Ask the Search Engineer
BMOC
Tiny Transmitter
Calamities
The Case of the Counterfeit Cages
Designer's Corner
Technology you can use
Expo
Fluid Power
Materials
Software/Hardware
Electronics
Motion Control/Power Transmission
Featured Product
Video Streaming Boosts Data Acquisition Boards
Flash
New and Notable Product Design
Gadget Freak
People Were Curious About Fred's Feeding Habits
Innovative Ideas
Solve Instrument Synchronization with PXI
Careful Timing Brings Test Rewards
Mail
Readers Sound Off
My View
Location, Location, Location
Rant
No Defense for Linux
Slant
First, Be A Problem Solver
Weblog
New Niche for E-Books

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Design News Partner Zones

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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.