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Special issue on Montrol Control
Better Design for Tracked Vehicles
Couplings Make Waterjet Cutting Superprecise
Basics of Configuring Drivers
Servos Fly High in Simulation
Troubleshooting Stepper Motor Problems

Servo in harmony - Making multiple servomotors cooperate
FEA Finds Faults in Fillets
Rapid Manufacturing-Working with Service Bureaus
Fool-Proofing For LEDs

Best of the Web, Manufacturer’s Directory, CAD/CAM Product Directory, Electrical/Electronic Product Directory, Fastening, Joining & Assembly Product Directory, Fluid-Power Product Directory, Materials & Manufacturing Product Directory, Mechanical Components & System Product Directory, Trade Names Directory

High-tech hits the beaches; Lighten up! Toys for little engineers; Copper makes a comeback in air conditioning; Simulation tools bear the brunt of math modeling; Motors Reference guide: SR motors bring energy efficiency

Machine vision industry focus: The return of neural networks, engineers get creative with portable spectrometers, machine damping for dummies, Pneumatics Reference Guide,  how to use air actuators, systems run silent, run clean,

Machine Design November 6, 2008

Anyone can mesh CFD for the masses, Modular controllers, simpler robots, Vibration isolation in the real world, New developments in high-pressure hose, Motion Reference Guide: Motion platforms simplify linearguide design, Machine Design’s Lit Express

How to Hinge Fastening & Joining Reference Guide, A different kind of engineering nightmare, Keeping hackers out of wireless industrial networks, Is it reliable? Weibull plots give the answer, Secrets of thermal drilling

How to Hinge Fastening & Joining Reference Guide, A different kind of engineering nightmare, Keeping hackers out of wireless industrial networks, Is it reliable? Weibull plots give the answer, Secrets of thermal drilling

The "How-to" Issue: Size Pneumatics Correctly; Develop the right products fast; Work well with rapid-prototype service bureaus; Design with prox sensors that can take a beating; Keep vibrations out of stepmotors

Downhill design – FEA Builds a Better Ski Binding, Energy-saving tip: Use Lowfriction Oil, Look, ma, no rivets: Epoxy Holds Just as Well, Tracking multiple targets on one axis, Vision systems handle random motion

Solar makers get Automated, Assembly schemes simplify manufacturing, Better living through bearing equations, How to design with recycled PET, Powder-metal parts for the cost conscious