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Table of Contents

Issue date: July 16, 2001

Features
Sensor technology's changing skyline
Projected to surpass fifty billion U.S. dollars by 2008, the global market for industrial sensors continues to grow-from consumer electronic appliances to the factory floor
Roy OConner, European Bureau Chief, Global Design News; and Rick DeMeis, Senior Technical Editor
Optics on-board
Microphotonics expands the limits of silicon IC technology
David Bak, Editor-in-Chief, Global Design News
Departments

Featured Product
Microprocessor gives turbine meter flexibility

Slim stepper motor conserves real estate


Hot Products
Hot Products


Product News
Fine tune your engineering knowledge

Product News

Product News

Product News

Product News

Product News

Product News

Product News

Solid modeling CAD


Quest Commentary
Pneumatics move beyond 'bang-bang'


Readers Write
Readers Write


Sneak Preview
Another reason to like diamonds

Hands-on holography

More juice for high tech soldiers

Plastic stents for heart patients

Reverse crash testing

Super water-repellent film

Superconducting material is frictionless


Standards Update
Institute issues new guidelines for air-conditioning equipment

Medical device makers prepare for new European Union edict

New ASME code expected in July for boilers, pressure vessels

Websites assist standards writers, users
Columns

Break Time
The case of the murderous momentum


Design For Profitability
Designing for recyclability wins more than respect


Designers Corner
Cost-saving tensioner

Machine support


E-Services and the Design Engineer
bom.com helps manage BOMs


Editorial
Plan for the worst, hope for the best


Engineering News

Cable carriers help extend boom-lift height

CAD propels sleek street car

CAD/CAM news and updates

Chip offers more power than Apollo 11

Coming soon: 10-mm stepper motors

Compressor pumps up energy savings

Prototype PCBs made fast and clean

Servo helps weeder dodge obstacles

Smart battery monitors itself

Tiny lathe produces micro parts

Have a little help from your friends


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