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Acoustics & Audio Technology
(6 issues/year)

Covers the field of sound recording, sound reproduction, and sound abatement.

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Aerospace Technology
(23 issues/year)

Covers new technologies impacting the aerospace industry.

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Alternative & Renewable Energy
(23 issues/year)

Focuses on energy savings and the environment, and explores new ways to generate electricity.

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Appliance Technology
(12 issues/year)

Serves manufacturers of consumer, commercial, business, and medical appliances, as well as the design and engineering firms, product development, and industrial design firms supporting this industry segment.

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Automotive Technology
(16 issues/year)

Keeps engineers up-to-date with the latest components, materials, and manufacturing tools needed to stay competitive.

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Building & Design
(14 issues/year)

For architects, general contractors, roofers, electrical and specialty contractors, interior designers, and other professionals associated with building design and construction.

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Chemical Manufacturing
(12 issues/year)

Covers design, construction, and operation of plants and machinery for making such products as acids, dyes, drugs, plastics, and synthetic rubber by adapting the chemical reactions discovered by the laboratory chemist to large-scale production.

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Coatings & Surface Engineering
(12 issues/year)

Covers new products and developments in materials, applications, and processes for surface engineering.

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Components for RF & Microwave
(Quarterly)

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Construction Tools & Equipment
(12 issues/year)

Covers the trucks, cranes, earth moving equipment, tools, and safety equipment used to build the world's highways, bridges, infrastructure, civil and major structures.

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Data Acquisition
(16 issues/year)

Includes information about acquisition of signals and waveforms, and processing of the signals to obtain desired information.

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Defense & Security Technology
(23 issues/year)

Updates subscribers with the latest developments across all technology sectors relevant to defense and security.

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Design & Analysis Software
(12 issues/year)

Keeps subscribers up to date on four main categories of design and analysis software: Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Computer Aided Engineering, and Product Lifecycle Management.

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Display Technologies
(12 issues/year)

Offers subscribers a wealth of information on man-machine interface methods, including LED and LCD displays, flat panels, touch screens, panel meters, imaging workstations and analysis, and computer workstations used to monitor manufacturing processes.

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Drives
(12 issues/year)

Offers subscribers a wealth of information on drives used in motion control and machine automation solutions.

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Electrical Components
(21 issues/year)

Offers subscribers a wealth of information for design engineers and other technical professionals using electric components as their primary building blocks in consumer and commercial products.

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Electronic Components
(22 issues/year)

Offers subscribers a variety of information on electronic design products and processes for application in computers, communications equipment, consumer electronics, and industrial systems.

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Electronic Device Design
(6 issues/year)

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Electronic Product Design
(18 issues/year)

Offers subscribers a wealth of information on products and services such as: adhesives, coatings and sealants, computers and computer software, contract manufacturing, electronic components, embedded systems, motors and motion control, plastics/elastomers, pumps, valves, and filters, and test and instrumentation.

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Electronic Test Equipment
(12 issues/year)

Keeps subscribers up-to-date on the field of electronic testing, from test instruments and PCB test to test and inspection strategies.

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Embedded Computers & Networks
(Quarterly)

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Engineering Management
(12 issues/year)

Offers valuable information on tools and strategies used to keep all engineering departments within an organization “on the same page.”

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Environmental Technology
(14 issues/year)

Covers pollution control, waste management, hazardous waste disposal, and sanitary engineering.

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Fastening, Joining & Assembly
(12 issues/year)

Covers includes information about fasteners and materials that hold parts together (screws, rivets, bolts, adhesives, etc.), the tools and systems that automate application/dispensing of fasteners/adhesives, and new assembly/disassembly techniques integrated into system design.

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Food & Beverage Technology
(14 issues/year)

Read by engineers and managers involved in the processing, plant construction and operation, sanitation, packaging/storage/preservation, quality inspection, handling, and distribution of food and beverage products internationally.

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Healthcare Engineering
(12 issues/year)

Written for engineers, managers, and consultants involved in healthcare facility design, building, renovation, and operation.

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HVAC
(12 issues/year)

Covers all areas of the climate control discipline, including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.

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Hydraulics
(12 issues/year)

A must-have information source for professionals using hydraulics and pneumatics in their work.

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Industrial Automation
(21 issues/year)

Covers the components and systems that enable automated manufacturing, assembly, and inspection.

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Industrial Energy Management
(3 issues in 2012)

Offers products, systems, and strategies for lowering the cost of manufacturing and processing.

Industrial MRO
(12 issues/year)

Offers a wealth of information for professionals working in maintenance, repair, and operations of industrial plants.

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Industrial Processing Equipment
(20 issues/year)

Covers products and solutions used in large-scale manufacturing of fluids, gases, and powders.

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International News
(12 issues/year)

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Lab Equipment
(14 issues/year)

Covers the products, equipment, and solutions used in clinical and research laboratories for the preparation, separation, and analysis of samples.

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Light & Laser
(12 issues/year)

Covers materials and components used in the creation, detection, or manipulation of light.

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Machine Tools & Metal Working
(22 issues/year)

Offers information relevant to the shaping, drilling, grinding, cutting, and other “metal working” processes that are generally carried out with machine tools or multi-tool machining centers.

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Material Handling & Supply Chain Technology
(19 issues/year)

Technologies Covered: Design & Analysis Software; Display Technologies; Drives; Electrical Components; Industrial Automation; Material Handling; Mechanical Components; Mechanical Power Transmission; Motion Control Components; Motors; Networking & Communications; Robotics Systems; Sensors & Switches; Wireless Technology

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Materials Solutions
(6 issues in 2012)

Informs engineers of the latest developments in ferrous and nonferrous metals, specialty alloys, glass, ceramics, fibers and fabrics, as well as plastics and composite materials.

Mechanical Components
(18 issues/year)

Offers information on a range of mechanical components, systems, and solutions.

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Mechanical Power Transmission
(12 issues/year)

Offers information on a range of systems that may use combinations of belts and chain drives, gears and gear drives, couplings, clutches and brakes, and other components.

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Medical Equipment Design
(30 issues/year)

Tracks trends and product news in the medical equipment field.

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Military & High-Reliability Electronics
(3 issues in 2012)

Covers components designed specifically for harsh environments and mission-critical applications in systems for military, aerospace, medical, and industrial end-users.

Motion Control Components
(21 issues/year)

Provides current news on products designed to precisely control movement of machinery.

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Motors
(12 issues/year)

Intended for engineers who are responsible for applying, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing alternating and direct current and servo and stepper motors.

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Nano Technology
(12 issues/year)

For engineers and other professionals involved in building materials and devices on a nanoscale – molecular or atomic structures measuring less than 100 nm.

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Networking & Communications
(12 issues/year)

Focuses on networking hardware and software used to manage digital communication networks.

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Oil & Gas Technology
(21 issues/year)

Informs subscribers on everything from exploration and drilling to product processing and tank filling.

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Packaging & Labeling
(16 issues/year )

Tracks trends and products for the packaging and labeling industry.

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PharmaTechnology
(12 issues/year)

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Plant & Facilities Engineering
(24 issues/year)

Covers industry trends and events, equipment, and techniques related to plant and facilities engineering (also known as maintenance engineering or reliability engineering).

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Plastics & Resins
(12 issues/year)

Focuses on new materials, from engineered thermoplastics to plastic films and composites.

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Plastics Fabrication
(12 issues/year)

Covers new methods for making parts out of plastics as well as improvements to “tried-and-true” methods, such as molding, extrusion, and machining.

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Pneumatics
(12 issues/year)

covers pneumatics systems – those that use air or gas as the working fluid.

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Power Generation & Distribution
(22 issues/year)

provides the latest news on electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as cogeneration.

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Power Supplies & Devices
(Quarterly)

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Pump Technology
(12 issues/year)

focuses on products in two pump categories: hydraulic pumps for liquids and pneumatic pumps for air or gas.

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Quality, Test & Measurement
(14 issues in 2012)

Robotic Systems
(12 issues/year)

reports on all of the components that go into constructing robots and robotic systems, as well as the software used to program them.

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Scientific Instruments
(12 issues/year)

provides industry news on instruments, apparatus, software, detectors, and techniques in experimental measurement.

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Semiconductor & MEMS Fabrication
(12 issues/year)

focuses on silicon-based technologies and manufacturing processes.

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Sensors & Switches
(24 issues/year)

focuses on sensor and switching devices that are ubiquitous throughout all industry.

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Shock, Vibration & Noise
(12 issues/year)

provides subscribers with up-to-the-minute news on industry trends and events and product information.

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Solar Energy Systems
(Quarterly)

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Specs & Techs (50 issues/year)

covers all the technologies engineers need for new product development: from mechanical, electrical, and electronic components to engineering software, fluid power, materials, and more.

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Technology in Motion
(3 issues in 2012)

Covers materials, components, motive power, and subsystems for rail and light rail locomotives and rolling stock, buses, over-the-road trucks, and marine vessels of all types.

The Marketing Maven
(12 issues/year)

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Valve Technology
(14 issues/year)

focuses on proper selection, application and uses of today's smart positioners, controllers, and valve actuators, as well as the maintenance, repair, and replacement of valves.

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Water & Wastewater Systems
(16 issues/year)

serves engineers, managers, consultants, contractors, and operations professionals both in industrial and municipal water/wastewater industries.

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Wind Turbine Technology
(Quarterly)

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Wire & Cable Technology
(12 issues/year)

presents new technology and information for manufacturers, distributors, and users of all types of electrical, communication, and mechanical wire and cables and cable assemblies, cable testing, and installation.

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Wireless Technology
(14 issues/year)

reports on widely used applications in computer networking and communications.

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CR4 Daily Digest

Technical Discussion, Engineering Q&A, Scientific and Technology News