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Issue date: April 10, 2006


Features
Making A Federal Case
Thanks to great sealing technology, the papers that define this country are safe again.

Withstanding the elements with FEA
Here are three basic steps to quickly and easily model a large flat area, with few supports exposed to multiple wind loads, using ALGOR FEA software.


Deep Dive
Multiple Three-Phase Inverter Control Uses a Single DSP
Increased processing power and peripheral capability target multiple motor applications


Gadget Freak
Gadget Freak of the Year
A peek behind the scenes to show you how a gadget freak is created


Slack Variable
Slack Variable Episode VII: DEAD BATTERIES
Slack Varible VS. The Segway Samurai



Departments


Expo
Acrylic adhesive tape

ADAM modules

Air nozzle clusters

Application corner

ATR chassis

Bipolar chopper drive

Brush drive

Brushless dc motor

Ceramabond 503

Configurations

Controller

Conveyor flange adapter

Digital readout system

Embedded controller

Filters

Gap filler 3500S35

Gas metering valve

Grid encoder

Harrington Hoists Inc

Heat-shrinkable tubing

Hollow shaft encoder

ITC/PLTC cable

LCD panel computer

LED digital panel

Linafoam backing material

Linear Actuators

Linear drive

Linear motor drive system

Linear stages

Linear transfer system

Linkage solutions

Liquid control systems

Oscilloscope

Platform support

Pneumatic-guided actuators

Position sensor

Pressure transmitter

Processor mesh architecture

Proportional valve

Pump

RMCLink activeX control and .NET assembly

RoHS-complaint adapter

Sensor technology

Sensors

Servo amplifier

Shock absorber

Single-board computer

Solid-state relays

Sound meters

Step motor

Terrapin G nano-hardcoats

Thermocouple module

Torque limiter

Two- and three-way valves

Uni-Form epoxy preforms

USB device

Vacuum pump

Video test instrument


Flash
Looking Ahead (and Sideways)

Looking Inside

Multi-Camera Cell Phone

Remote Viewing

Talk and Watch


Global Buzz
Lab Tests Interoperability of RapidIO Chips

Make Easy Music


Mail
Readers Sound Off


Trend Watch
Faster, Cheaper, Better

Integrated Motor/Driver Offers Pole Damping Technology

Metal Maker

National Semiconductor shows how to use power wisely

P7000 Stepper Drives

Prices Fall

Pushing Performance

Speed Rises

STAC6 Stepper Drives

Technologies Boost Battery Life

TI's tiny microcontroller development tool

ViX Microstepping Drive/Controller



Columns


Calamities
The Case of the Martyred Mulcher


Cool Software Tricks
Using MatWeb Material Data for FEA


Designer's Corner
Strengthening Step Motor Lead Attachment


Gadget Freak
CASE # 55: Gary Liked to Pump Up the Volume


Green Scene
Hybrid Honda Fit About To Go Mainstream

RoHS Enforcement Still a Mystery, But Will Include Testing

Toshiba Builds RoHS-Ready Laptop For Wal-Mart


Motion Control and Automation
Comparing the Step Accuracy of Two-Phase vs. Five-Phase Step Motors

Systems Approach Boosts AC Motor Efficiency


My View
Warning: This Contains ***ilating Content


The Sports Page
Hey Batter


Tips from Titus
Drop The Alias


Web Log
Listen up, Corporate America


Engineering News


Microsoft Serves Up IP Protection For Embedded World

Quick Custom Optical Networks

Quick Disconnect Squeezes into Tight Spots

Composite Wear Reductions

Full Speed Ahead

Tackling Large Assemblies

Field Engineers Proliferate


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