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The Blind can Drive, Thanks to Technology
Hot Time for LVDTs
New Input for FEA: Freehand Sketches
Wind-Turbine Technology for the Backyard
How to Field Sustainable Designs
Machine Design’s Lit Express

Pinning Down Strong Assemblies
Secrets of Automating Mundane Tasks
New Standards for GD&T
Fast Moves, Ultra-Fine Positioning
Stuck on You: Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Risky Business? Reducing Failures in Medical Devices
A Theatrical Debut for Hydraulics
LXI to the Rescue for Complicated Test Regimes
Energy-Efficient Bearing Technology

How to Make High-Tech Alloys
Technology on the Move in Vibration Analysis
Best Ways to Go Wireless
My Kingdom for a Shaft Key

Our 80th Anniversary Issue Where Technology is Headed

Come Hill or High Water The Military’s New Off-Road Vehicle
Better Bolting and the Nut Factor
Copper Rotors Boost Energy Efficiency
Keeping Contactors Cool
Suction Cups Grip Slippery Parts

Real or Fake? Corralling Counterfeit Components
What's Hot in Technology
A Virtual Factory for Virtual Motorbikes
How to Make Parts Last 7X Longer
Breakthrough in Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing
Linking Up Engineering Math and CAD
Machine Design’s Lit Ex Express

That’s One Big Head of Steam
Special Issue: Motion Control
Air Bearings Promot Energy Efficiency
Clean-Room Motion Cable Capers
Control Systems Say Goodby to Jitter
UAVs Owe a Debt to Servos

Electric for Off-Road Rigs
Basics of Electromagnetic Clutches and Brakes
How to Test Superefficient Transformers
Inspecting Parts in Infrared
See How Autodesk Inventor Takes You Beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping

Plastics The Bioplastics Genie is out of the Bottle
Bolted Joints That Won't Let Go
Making Sense of Direct Modeling
How to Keep Bearings Cool
Laser Staking for Tight Fits