Top header wildcard
Electronics Industry Search
Already a member? Log In
New to the site? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Table of Contents

Issue date: April 22, 2002

Features
Quieting Blackhawk down
Engineers turn to motion control to cut helicopter noise and boost passenger comfort
6 scenarios for Sensor Technology
With advanced sensing techniques, no job is too extreme or too challenging for accurate monitoring, as these automation examples from the factory floor illustrate.


Cassette inversion simplifies wafer-jar loader
Placing cassette with H-bar up eliminates wafer rotation, reduces footprint and cost


Optical rotary encoder basics
Choosing the right encoder for a given application significantly impacts the overall system performance


Satellite video brings the world home
The Talking Head worldwide video system needs only a small Earth terminal and the Inmarsat satellite link to bring the world



Departments


Guest Commentary
Communication keys switch design


Hot Products
Innovative Bearing Products


Product News
Computer Productivity Tools

Electrical/Electronics

Fastening, Joining, and Assembly

Fluid Power

Materials

Power Transmission and Motion Control

Product News


Readers Write
Readers Write


Sneak Previews
Coming soon: better data compression

Roll-to-roll electronics

Studies combine for emissions research



Columns


Designers Corner
Modular machining systems

Roof-ridge generator

Self-locking fastener


Editorial
Girls, robots, and Britney


The Z Files
The case of the defective deduction


Engineering News


CAD models get physical

CAD rivals woo users with new features

New laser welding draws a bead on visible joints

Rough economy slows the spread of PLM

Stronger steels build better bodies

Test simulates pedestrians' safety

Tube fitting eliminates underwater leaks

Webcast highlights collaboration


<<< Archive Table of Contents Page





ADVERTISEMENT