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Issue date: April 7, 2008

Features

Roasting Plant’s Javabot Combines Engineering and Coffee
Machine-building skills and controls knowhow have produced an automated coffee roasting and brewing system known as the Javabot
Joseph Ogando, Senior Editor

Boeing's Dreamliner Puts the Heat on U.S. Fastener Suppliers
Boeing’s wildly successful composite platform highlights dramatic trend toward design and productivity in the once moribund fastener industry
Doug Smock, Contributing Editor

Designing for Mechatronics
Engineers are grappling with how to more effectively design products that have mechanical, electronics and software components. But this not your father’s systems engineering approach
Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor

Departments

Flash
Monitoring Materials on the Fly

Mouse Fits in Cramped Spaces, Goes Through Walls

People Watching with a Purpose

Providing a Sense of Security

Sensing Wing Positions

Green Scene
Autodesk Releases Green Building Studio

Green Air Purifier Debuts

Micro Innovations’ Battery-Free Mouse

Slant
GM's Power Train Strategy

Trend Watch
New Power Management Devices Boost Efficiency

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