Design News TOC 4-6-98Design News TOC 4-6-98
April 6, 1998
April 6, 1998 Design News
Special supplement on Motion Control!
Features
Cover Story
Shocker of an idea
Retrofit rear-suspension systems puts damper on mountain-bike costs. By Gary Chamberlain
Modular gets popular
From machines for the steel industry to packaging equipment, more engineers are using modular enclosures. But there are trade-offs involved. By Karen Auguston Field
Harley designs its own box
To account for future expansion, engineers used standard parts to design their own modular enclosures for the plant's intelligent network hubs. By Paul E. Teague
Vintage idea modernized emerging processes
Intelligent air-bearing design delivers repeatable precision. By John Lewis
Special productivity kit: Fastening, joining and assembly
Fastening, joining and assembly applications, problem solving, and products. By Deana Colucci
Flowmeter combines flume and Venturi tubes
and provides accurate measurements under full or partially full pipe flows. By David J. Bak
Turbine to double spindle speed
Integrated into the tool shaft, new design avoids drag losses of conventional machine tool spindles. By David J. Bak
Engineering News
Technology gets on the ball
Hubble images stellar shockwave
Monster motor produces Mach-1 winds
Hose fights chemical leaks, cuts costs
Electronics in driver's seat at SAE show
MOSFETs switch to different production process
Fasteners help DisneyFest 3M exhibit hold it all together
Process gets to die-casting "core" problem
A bright new idea for smart card production
Black Falcon flies away with $30,000 student prize
A crash helmet for your teeth
Spring fancy turning...
Designer's Corner
Digital precision-metering pump, gut grabber, and more
Tech Bulletin
Late developments that shape engineering
Washington Beat
Technical news from around the world
Editorial
How to cut design time
By Paul E. Teague
Featured Product
Instrument panel profits from gas assist
OEM Journal
Reading the tea leaves
Show stoppers
SAE '98
Letters to the Editor
Readers state their views
Guest Commentary
Servo technology moves to mass customization
Managing Design
How to use teams more effectively
Legal Forum
An independent inventor
Software Lab
Mechanical Desktop 2.0
Engineer's Notebook
Laser shines new light on product markings
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