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Design News - August 16, 2004

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Cover Story

"Uh-oh, I think I bit off more than I can chew this time," I thought, as I watched the 24-ton backhoe tearing up my backyard. A few weeks earlier, I'd set out to build and automate an in-ground swimming pool and this groundbreaking represented the point of no return. To my own credit, I had completed a similar project at my previous home, but on a much smaller scale.

Departments

Mail
Readers Sound Off
Slant
PLM Is Good, Not Yet Great
Weblog
Websites Get Richer
Designer's Corner
Technology you can use
My View
Quick Access To Online Info
Expo
Software/Hardware
Fastening/Joining/Assembly
Motion Control/Power Transmission
Electronics
Fluid Power
Innovative Ideas
Technologies Converge on Test Tasks
Plug-and-Play Data Acquisition Systems Save Time and Money in System Setup
Calamities
The Case of the Absconding Amine Absorber
Featured Product
Big Power, Small Package
Ask
Ask The Search Engineer
Rant
Cookbook Overkill
Gadget Freak
Locksmiths Both Feared and Admired Elmer
BMOC
Foam vs. Fire

Feature

Hands On Review
Exclusive Hands-on Review: Online Power Supply Design Tools
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Design News Partner Zones

CAD/CAE Model Clean-Up: Reduce Iterative Cycles
This webinar featured research and survey results related to problems associated with preparing CAD geometry for CAE applications. We discussed how Recipe-Based Automation can help create "just-in-time" CAE-ready geometry each time a cad model is updated. Watch the Presentation

Light Matters: Systems Level Approach to HBLED illumination applications
Its good practice to apply a systems-level approach to high-brightness LED (HBLED) illumination applications. Minimally, the system includes the optical, thermal and electrical characteristics of the of the HBLED, the lens (if any) which is built-in to its package, secondary optics such as external plastic lenses/reflectors to direct the light as your application requires and power driver electronics. Read More

Design Engineers' Portal for Sensing and Machine Safety
Whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you manufacture, the right sensors to automate your plant, and to improve your overall efficiency, quality and safety are a must. You'll find Banner Engineering to be an amazing resource of products, training and people with expertise.