Design News - April 10, 2006

Cover Story

Some of the children visiting the National Archives on a recent fall day received a short lesson in freedom denied. A photographer assigned to shoot the revamped Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights exhibit had to keep the eager sightseers out of the frame for the minutes he needed to make an exposure in the dim light.

Departments

Calamities
The Case of the Martyred Mulcher
Cool Software Tricks
Using MatWeb Material Data for FEA
Designer's Corner
Strengthening Step Motor Lead Attachment
Expo
Heat-shrinkable tubing
Application corner
Liquid control systems
Two- and three-way valves
Pressure transmitter
Vacuum pump
Harrington Hoists Inc
RMCLink activeX control and .NET assembly
Step motor
Position sensor
ATR chassis
Pump
RoHS-complaint adapter
Linear transfer system
Grid encoder
ADAM modules
Sensor technology
Servo amplifier
Thermocouple module
Ceramabond 503
Conveyor flange adapter
Shock absorber
Linear stages
Linear Actuators
Brushless dc motor
Uni-Form epoxy preforms
Sound meters
Gap filler 3500S35
ITC/PLTC cable
Processor mesh architecture
LED digital panel
Proportional valve
Acrylic adhesive tape
Linafoam backing material
Terrapin G nano-hardcoats
Bipolar chopper drive
Oscilloscope
Gas metering valve
Solid-state relays
Video test instrument
Configurations
Torque limiter
Air nozzle clusters
Pneumatic-guided actuators
Filters
LCD panel computer
USB device
Sensors
Linear motor drive system
Embedded controller
Hollow shaft encoder
Linkage solutions
Controller
Brush drive
Linear drive
Digital readout system
Single-board computer
Flash
Multi-Camera Cell Phone
Looking Ahead (and Sideways)
Talk and Watch
Remote Viewing
Looking Inside
Gadget Freak
CASE # 55: Gary Liked to Pump Up the Volume
Green Scene
Hybrid Honda Fit About To Go Mainstream
Toshiba Builds RoHS-Ready Laptop For Wal-Mart
RoHS Enforcement Still a Mystery, But Will Include Testing
Mail
Readers Sound Off
My View
Warning: This Contains ***ilating Content
The Sports Page
Hey Batter
Tips From Titus
Drop The Alias
Trend Watch
Faster, Cheaper, Better
TI's tiny microcontroller development tool
Pushing Performance
Integrated Motor/Driver Offers Pole Damping Technology
ViX Microstepping Drive/Controller
P7000 Stepper Drives
National Semiconductor shows how to use power wisely
Metal Maker
Technologies Boost Battery Life
STAC6 Stepper Drives
Speed Rises
Prices Fall
Weblog
Listen up, Corporate America

Feature

Withstanding the elements with FEA
Deep Dive
Multiple Three-Phase Inverter Control Uses a Single DSP
Gadget Freak
Gadget Freak of the Year
Slack Variable
Slack Variable Episode VII: DEAD BATTERIES

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