International Engineering: Efforts Grow to Design for Disassembly

				November 28, 2007
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	Spotlight Story: Efforts Grow to Design for Disassembly Two European Union directives raise the ante for end-of-life product recycling, triggering more interest in designing products so that they can be more easily disassembled. Full Story ADVERTISEMENT Stainless Steel Retaining Rings From Stock Smalley has over 5,000 spiral retaining rings in 302 & 316 stainless steel from stock in 6 mm to 16 mm diameters. Specials can be manufactured from 5 mm to 2300 mm. Smalley’s manufacturing process allows for the economical production of stainless steel rings. Free samples are available of stock parts to test in your application. Click Here. In the News: Motion Is Moving to Ethernet Thanks to expanding real-time capabilities, industrial Ethernet technologies can increasingly take on motion control applications. 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