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			<title>Lantronix Expands Line of Rugged Controller for Sensor Networks </title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Lantronix Inc. has expanded its line of controllers for sensor networks with the release of a rugged controller that improves management of automation systems used in a number of industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, and chemicals.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rethink Reveals Version of Baxter Industrial Robot for Researchers</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Rethink Robotics is giving researchers an ability to get up close and personal with its Baxter industrial robot with a new research version they can use to build custom software and applications.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Charting the Failure History of a Bolt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When a bolt fails, it might be best to look at the failure history of the bolt in its setting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Festo Introduces New Safety-Enhanced Servo Drive</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Festo has enhanced its servo drive line with the new CMMP-AS..M3 drive that offers new safety features integrated directly into the product, as well as two Internet connectivity options.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Report: 3D Printing Will (Eventually) Transform Manufacturing</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=262205&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Additive manufacturing, including 3D printing, has the potential to upend manufacturing supply chains, according to a new report from Lux Research.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slippery Material System Can Start, Stop Liquids</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A new material system invented by researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering is continuously "tunable" for transparency and wettability: it repels water or oil to a greater or lesser degree as it becomes more or less transparent. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Festo's Dragonfly Robot Flies, Hovers &amp; Glides</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=261885&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Modeled after a dragonfly, Festo's latest sophisticated robot is the BionicOpter, which can independently move each of its wings to fly in any direction, as well as hover and glide.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Digi-Key Continuing Education Center Wins Marketing Award</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=261687&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Design News magazine's popular Continuing Education Center has been named a Gold Award Winner in one of the country's most prestigious marketing contests.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Report: 2013 Will Make or Break Alternative Fuels</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=261517&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[This will be the year that makes or breaks alternative fuel technologies in North America, according to a new report from Lux Research.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>National Additive Manufacturing Institute Funds First Projects</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=260918&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute has funded its first seven projects. They span a range of technologies and focus on fine-tuning existing AM processes for a variety of goals, including tooling, materials development, and composite production.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Results: Your Opinions on a Design Ideas Forum</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=260658&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Here's a summary of your ideas for starting a Design Ideas forum that poses design problems and asks for input from the community to help solve them in innovative ways. We also ask for a bit more feedback to help fine-tune things.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Self-Assembly Meets 3D Printing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Self-assembly and 3D printing, two technologies at the edges of manufacturing, are on the verge of coming together to make 3D-printed objects that self-assemble when stimulated by water. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>What's Your Opinion on a Design Ideas Forum?</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=259964&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[What do you think about starting a forum on Design News that focuses on innovative, problem-solving design ideas where individual engineers and companies can trade comments and suggestions for solving design problems? ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>3D Printing &amp; Robots at MD&amp;M West</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=259420&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[There are lots of ways to build a product, from high-speed robotic assembly lines to small, refrigerator-sized 3D printing machines that make actual metal production parts for medical or aerospace uses. Many were on display at MD&M West and co-located shows.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Report: World Industrial Robot Demand Up 38 Percent</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=258342&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Robotics reports that global sales of industrial robots increased by 38 percent in 2011 over 2010.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Plasma: A Cut Above the Rest</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=258383&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Emily Banham</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a heavy-duty do-it-yourselfer, or are managing an enormous steel manufacturing project, it's important to choose the right machinery for your needs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>The ISO Journey Toward Quality</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=257922&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>James Larson</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[One way that manufacturers can improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and shorten lead times is by implementing ISO 9001:2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Repair Robot Will Do On-Site CNC Machining</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=257502&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A European consortium is working on a repair and maintenance robot system for on-site CNC machining in dangerous or hard-to-access environments.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Study: Service Robots Growing Faster Than Industrial Robots</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=257119&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The demand for service robots is outpacing the growth of industrial robots and will surpass industrial machines by 2021, says a new study from Freedonia.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Strong, Flexible Composite Combines Minerals, Thermoplastic</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=255877&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3066</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A strong, flexible mineral/thermoplastic composite that replicates wood's fibrous structure is contending with wood, wood plastic composites, plastics, and metal in a range of potential structural applications. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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