Design News - February 6, 2006

Cover Story

If you've struggled to take weight out of your designs without sacrificing strength, you could likely learn a thing or two from the engineers who created the world's biggest commercial airliner, the Airbus A380. Measuring nearly 73m long, 24.1m high, 7.14m around the fuselage, the A380 gives new meaning to ...

Departments

Calamities
The Case of the Spastic Sprinkler
Cool Software Tricks
Dynamic Motion in a Sketch With SolidWorks
Designer's Corner
THK unveils tiny LM guide
Expo
Brushless motor control
Tactile switch
Vibration damper
Hydraulic hose
Marking coil housing
Digital oscilloscopes
Grounding device
Air cylinder
Engine filter system
Connectors & mounting rails
Vacuum pumps
Mounting option
Torque limiters
Stock lifters
ADC
Aluminum capacitors
Alignment kit
DC-DC converters
Flow switch
Long bore cylinders
Power supplies
Digital panel meters
Range
Single alignment kit
Transducer
Pressure transducers
Serial communication
Bio-additive
Rolling bearings
Motor reverser
Filters, breathers, mufflers
MOSFET solution
Interactive advantage center
Enclosures
Brushless motor
Flash
SATELLITE NETWORK
ZIGBEE WIRELESS NETWORK
POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING
POWER OVER ETHERNET
Gadget Freak
Evil Scientist or Rocket Science? You Decide.
Green Scene
China's RoHS—Vague and Obstructive
UK Site Offers Due Diligence
X-ray Screening for RoHS Compliance
Mail
Readers Sound Off
My View
Join the Conversation at Design News!
Rant
Recalibrating Expectations
Tips From Titus
Choose Converters with Care
Trend Watch
Riegl's LMS-Z420
PMD Ion Digital Drive
Sick Optic's LMS 291
Quicksilver SilverDust IGB
Laser Measurement Systems for Obstacle Detection and More
Galil Accelera Series
In the Loop
Weblog
Is It Really So Bad?

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