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Articles in April 2006 issue of Control Engineering

• Valve for high operating pressures.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• WBF, ISA announce intent to affiliate.(World Batch Forum)(Instrumentation Systems and Automation society)(Brief article)
• Inductive proximity, position sensors.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• Terminal blocks in three types.(product EXCLUSIVE)
• Piping system trap stations easy to replace.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Reviewing connector systems: secure electrical connections increase automation system reliability.(INSIDE MACHINES)
  by Sullivan, John
• Integrated motion, distributed control.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• Explosive RFID-tag growth projected in next 5 years.(NEWS)(Brief article)
• Subscribers select eight 2005 Engineers' Choice Award winners.
• AutomationDirect[R] catalog.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• PLC programming software.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Building an automated assembly system: machine builder Demco Automation relies on built-in modularity, distributed controls, and plug-and-play design to help cut machine commissioning time by up to 70%.(INSIDE MACHINES)
• Dual-output encoder.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• ODVA network standards 'blossom' in sunny Phoenix.(2006 CIP Networks Conference & 11th Annual Meeting)
• Rack-mounted automation controller.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Design guide for optical encoders.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• More drive power in half the size.(PRODUCTS & software)
• System integrator certification catches on: the Control System Integrators Association's audit program makes progress, sharpening and testing skills, beyond engineering to business.(INTEGRATOR UPDATE)
  by VanDoren, Vance J.
• Linear actuators for OEM applications.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• Security--the latest, high-tech 'layered look'.
• Liquid handling pumps.(PRODUCTS & software)
• New Vaisala Humidity Transmitter.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• Miniature sensor connectors.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Beyond the third dimension: new capabilities expand CAD's versatility, to speed design and lower cost of automation-and-control system development.(AUTOMATION DESIGN)
  by Hogan, Hank
• TURCK connectivity catalog B2004.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• In-line rotary torque sensor.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• Next-generation frame grabbers.(inside machines: PRODUCTS)
• What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
  by Janitz, Mikel
• USB analog input module.(PRODUCTS & software)
• New 2006 product catalog.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• Stainless-steel enclosures.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Venezuelan chemical plant upgrades.(NEWS)
• Free 2006 NI measurement and automation catalog.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• DC-injection lets motors do the braking.
  by Bartos, Frank J.
• Machine-to-machine data capture: tracking a device through its lifetime with M2M allows a company to determine product performance, customer needs, and behaviors, and respond more promptly ... and profitably.
  by Shayegani, Shaye
• A & C shares up nicely, 4Q05.(market UPDATE)
  by Koznarek, Mark
• Miniature dc/dc converters.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Full-line signal conditioning catalog.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• Debug interface devices.(PRODUCTS & software)
• U.S. oil import costs (average annual $/bbl. crude-oil) 1990-Nov. 2005.(NEWS)
• Ups and downs of customer satisfaction: Control Engineering reader survey gauges satisfaction with products in categories last examined in 2003. In some areas, changes were significant.(Customer Satisfaction Survey)
  by Greenfield, David
• High brightness, compact package.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Operator interface terminals: demand for advanced display features, communication options soars as older OIT-related technologies stumble.(operator interface terminals )
  by Johnson, Dick
• Accelerometer is field-configurable.
• Gateway automatically forwards data.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Precision encoders.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• High-cycle brake motors.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Root out rootkit problems.(IT & engineering INSIGHT)
  by Brandl, Dennis
• NIR analyzers for process control.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Bioterrorism Act: burden or benefit? Tracking and tracing requirements may be cumbersome; but creative application of the law can yield unexpected results, improving uptime, optimizing manufacturing, and increasing profits.(Cover story)
  by Katzel, Jeanine
• Influence and satisfaction.(Editorial)
  by Robbins, Renee
• Video server is DIN-rail mountable.(PRODUCTS & software)
• A.C. Current Sensors loop-powered.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• Weld QC monitoring system.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Color sensors help with transmission manufacture.(APPLICATION UPDATE)
  by Gottsauner, Birgit
• Detect, control machine vibration.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Grow past 'not made here' bias.(manufacturing industries)(Editorial)
  by Hoske, Mark T.
• Software radio transceiver.(PRODUCTS & software)
• By the numbers.
• Software for manufacturing/business issues.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Real-time application platform.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Alarming DCS improvements.(technology UPDATE)
  by Marvan, Michael
• Respondents rate vendor satisfaction.
• Are you an engineer who can write?
• Precision compact imaging.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Control Engineering appoints editorial director.(Renee Robbins )(Brief article)
• Customized hand-held panels.(PRODUCTS & software)
• Finite element method software.(PRODUCTS & software)