October 2012
For Engineers… by Engineers
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Space Safety
Avoiding critical component failure
For Engineers… by Engineers
Automation networks demand resilience
Innovating product data management
Add extra muscle to robotics
Integrating increasingly complex systems while ensuring reliability is of critical importance. See page 55.
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15 InstrumentatIon • electronIcs 4 Co-ordinate measurement: quick product to market response 4 Factory automation: closing the ‘last metre’
29 Fasteners and sealIng 4 Vehicle design develops with environmental pressure 4 Seals help ensure smooth lifting
42 POWER TRANSMISSION 4 Fluid power adds muscle to robotics and mobile equipment
55 computer solutIons 4 Automation networking demands resilience 4 Innovate or die! The revolution for product data management
62 AEROSPACE 4 COTS must cut costs safely in aerospace embedded design 4 Inclinometers help test satellite thrusters
7 Future of Control Systems
11 Automotive Design 21 Factory Automation 22 Confocal Measurement 23 Stepper-Controlled Valve 25 Bioplastics
37 Specifying O-rings 40 Flexible System Solution 47 Motors & Drives 50 Spline Shifts 59 Computed Tomography 66 Advertisers’ Index
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