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Control Logic's ValuRip Plus and TGW-Ermanco's Turbo Sorter Earn 2009 Innovator Awards
Breakthrough 2009: This Year's Innovator Award Recipients Employ New Technology to Make a Difference for Their Customers

Custom-Built-to-Print
Automation, Services and Manufacturing Rise to the Summit

Nothing Like Good Connections
The Differences Between Termination Methods Boil Down to Install Techniques, Long-Term Connection Integrity and Maintenance

Suddenly Impact?
I = P x A x T. What Does This Mean? Today's Impact (I) of 28 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide

Let's Interface About Interfaces
The Challenges and Difficulties That Lead to Poor Screen Design Are Understandable. Tight Deadlines, Last-Minute Program Modifications and Budget Constraints All Lead to Compromises in the Design

Laser Sensors and Presence Sensors Have Different Advantages
Measurement Options With Lasers: Laser-Based Sensing Provides a Unique Set of Capabilities That Are Well-Suited for Difficult Measurement Tasks

Safety: Part of Machine Design
International Standards Create More Need to Include Safety Earlier

Ease of Programming Isn't the Only Benefit of PC-Based Control
More Than Just a Rugged Face: Ruggedized Industrial PCs Offer a Variety of Advantages for Machine Control

PC Access Could Invite Hackers
The Typical Hacker Might Have Trouble Getting into Your PLC or PAC, but Odds Are the Same Hacker Could Burrow into Your Internet-Connected PC with Ease

Servos and Steppers Resume Rivalry
True or False: Newer Stepper Motors Now Incorporate Closed-Loop Position Control That Rivals Servos, and Still Provide Better Torque?

Summer Releases
Just Like Most Americans Expect Big Movie Releases from Hollywood, You, Our Loyal Control Design Readers, Expect Big Industry Releases from Us. See What Those Are

CPM for Discrete Industries to Grow 12%
ARC Advisory Group Says That CPM Will Continue to Grow Despite the Difficult Economy

NACM Sees Improvement
The CMI data suggest that the economy finally reached its lowest point and has been in the recovery stage

Machine Investment
Learning machine programming and operation skills on a MAG VMC 4020 FX

Students Win NBT Honors
Twenty-nine students Earn Manufacturing Scholarships