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Joseph Ogando

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A senior editor at Design News, Joe has more than a dozen years of experience covering materials and manufacturing technologies.

Prior to joining Design News in 1999, he served as senior editor at Plastics Technology magazine.

His jobs weren't always so cushy, though. Before he went into journalism, he worked in a tool-and-die shop, making injection molds.

Title: Senior Editor, Design News

Email: jogando@reedbusiness.com

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Technologies In Motion

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Ethernet-friendly Controllers from IMTS

Judging from last week’s IMTS Show , machine tool controllers have made strides not just in performance but also in their ease-of-use and flexibility. “Speed is always important, but there has also been big thrust around simplicity,” says J. Manjunathaiah, vice president and general manager of Infimatic , MAG Industrial Automation Systems’ controls subsidiary.... More

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Machine Vision's Bright Side

Machine vision components and systems exhibited lackluster growth in 2007 and will likely do even worse in 2008, according to a new study from the Automated Imaging Association . Paul Kellett, the association’s research director, reports that  the yearly growth of component sales was just 0.5 percent in 2007, while smart cameras posted a 2.1 percent growth and... More

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Hall Effect Sensors: From Highways to Laundry Rooms

As home appliances get smarter and smarter, they’re making use of sensing and control technologies long found in more sophisticated products such as cars. Micronas , a supplier of application-specific IC technology, today made a move to tap into that trend. The company announced a new effort to bring its broad range of Hall Effect sensors to the white goods market. Previously, these... More

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Disney's Integrated Safety Makeover

In an indication of just how seriously North American engineers are taking integrated safety in applications where life and limb are on the line, Walt Disney Imagineering and Siemens Energy & Automation have together been working on a PLC-based safety system for busbar powered rides. For the past 30 years or so, Disney has entrusted some of safety tasks on these rides to a custom Power... More

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Hannover Fair Highlights Energy-Saving Strategies

Reducing energy consumption is a bit like exercise. People tend to agree it’s a good idea and should do it regularly –– but often times they don’t quite make it to the gym. Yet if energy costs keep rising, engineers won’t be able to sit on the sidelines for much longer and will have to work out new ways to trim the energy consumption of the machines they... More
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