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Also in this issue, you'll find a nice case history written by a system integrator that involves the entire chain of participants from machine user to integrator to machine controller supplier to the RTOS kernel supplier for the machine controller.

You also find an extensive product roundup of the latest drives and motors on the market, a resource page of online panel building tools, and our RealAnswers department tackles the issue of the machine builder's role in what happens when end users mess with the safety system.