Machine design

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  Año 2005, Vol. 77, Número 4

  • Write your own editorial

    pág. 12

    

  • POINT & COUNTERPOINT

    págs. 18-20

    

  • Horsepower über alles

    pág. 22

    

  • An automatic transmission in a sports car? But it's a seven speed

    pág. 24

    

  • Isn't this special?

    pág. 24

    

  • Pony cars for 2005

    págs. 26-27

    

  • Turbo-ute to the rescue

    pág. 26

    

  • Sticky lizard toes may be the key to a self-cleaning adhesive

    pág. 28

    

  • Machine-reading Arabic

    pág. 32

    

  • WEB SITES

    pág. 32

    

  • AUTOMATION ON A BUDGET

    págs. 35-37

    

  • Aluminum thrust ring converts to plastic

    pág. 40

    

  • Lithium AA cell puts out 4 V

    pág. 40

    

  • Biomimetics could hold a key to next-generation body armor

    págs. 42-43

    

  • CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS

    págs. 44-45

    

  • Motor makes like a stage thanks to novel encoder

    pág. 47

    

  • DESIGN FOR SAFETY - The next hot button

    págs. 48-49

    

  • NC router shapes ice art

    págs. 52-53

    

  • ACQUISITIONS/MERGERS

    pág. 53

    

  • European sensor applications center

    pág. 54

    

  • Pneumatics and aerodynamics could boost tractor-trailer fuel efficiency

    págs. 59-60

    

  • SHOWS

    pág. 62

    

  • Short production runs for tiny devices

    pág. 64

    

  • Making "light" work of tricky sensing problems

    pág. 64

    

  • Making a ROBOTIC CROSS-COUNTRY RACER

    págs. 68-71

    

  • NDES PRODUCTS

    págs. 76-82

    

  • Hovercraft to land at National Manufacturing Week

    pág. 76

    

  • Molding machine also assembles and labels

    pág. 90

    

  • I prefer my flashlight shaken, not stirred

    pág. 92

    

  • Keeping track of those robots

    pág. 92