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			<title>8 Ways to Design End-of-Life Into Your Products</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An analysis of what's needed to implement Design for Disassembly and Design for Recycling results in eight strategies engineers can use to design an intentional end-of-life stage into their products.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Datacenter Security: Is Protection at the Building &amp; Room Enough?</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=263313&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Randy Ferentchak</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Government regulations, coupled with growing consumer sensitivity about data and identity theft, require that data storage organizations demonstrate proper protection and due diligence in protecting sensitive information stored inside datacenter enclosures.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Do You Need On-Machine Motion Solutions?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jim Grosskreuz</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[On-machine motion solutions have helped many OEMs address seemingly impossible tasks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Monitoring Load-Pin Stresses Cuts Crane Maintenance Costs</title>
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			<dc:creator>Richard Hanbury</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[When a crane doesn't have a monitoring system, crane owners schedule service every six months and simply scrap the parts they replace, even if a part has had little use and doesn't need replacing. This can cost thousands.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Frequency Response: The Gold Standard</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineers predict real-world response and identify model parameters.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Getting a Grip on Automated Manufacturing</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=262846&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Machine designers must select and size the right gripper in order to design a well-functioning automated process.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>3D Tools Reduce Design Cycle for a Small Bike Maker</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=262889&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>John Moseley</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[To maintain a competitive edge, Duratec adopted the 3Dconnexion SpacePilot and SpacePilot Pro, two types of 3D mice built specifically for CAD professionals.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Design Decisions: Implementing Adsorbent Technology </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It is important to take the necessary precautions when handling, storing, or transporting used or broken lamps to protect against any potential harm from released mercury vapor.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Combating Shock &amp; Vibration Is About More Than Cost</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=262497&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Greg Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[People don't always consider the benefits of wire rope isolators.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engineering Creativity Peaks in Kindergarten</title>
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			<dc:creator>Joseph Berk</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As engineers, we're not nearly as creative as we think we are.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Win a Wireless Mesh Networked Propeller Beanie</title>
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			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Synapse Wireless is giving away a CapNet propeller beanie. You can't win if you don't enter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Design Decisions: A Comparison of 3 Different Ball-Bearing Materials</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Every manufacturer offers its own versions of ball bearings with varying features. Which one is right for you?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Design Decisions: Understanding the Value of Integrated System Design</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=261148&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Learn the benefits of an integrated system design and when it serves as the most cost-effective and time-efficient approach.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Excelling in Shades-of-Grey Real World</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Grey-box modeling combines the physical and empirical to solve problems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>MPPE Insulation &amp; the Incredible, Shrinking Medical Device</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=257813&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Kaitlin Janne</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As the demand for portable medical devices increases both in the home and in emerging markets abroad, design engineers find their solution for weight and space savings through innovative, recyclable MPPE insulation for wire and cable.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Angular Velocity: Misunderstood &amp; Misstated</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=259602&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Kinematic analysis requires defined reference frames and precise notation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Time to Market: A Tale of 2 Products</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=260606&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Dave Van Ess</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[When getting into a new market, it is important to make the mistakes you are going to make while there is profit to pay for it and lower expectations on product performance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Engineering Creativity Challenge</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=260565&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Joseph Berk</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Brainstorming an idea is a good approach, but it's often not the best. We need to focus our creative energies on the design challenge.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engineering Plastics for Extreme Applications</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=260477&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Jim Hebel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Quadrant's Jim Hebel clarifies a few points about the Dimensional Stability of Duratron PAI and the ability to hold tight tolerances on finished machined components.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Don't Risk Your Most Important Calculations to Spreadsheets</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=260464&amp;f_src=designnews_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Brent Edmonds</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineering calculation software can eliminate spreadsheet risks and provide key benefits to both the organization and the individual engineer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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