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December 2001

  What's Fueling Online Energy Trading?
  Oil's Slippery Future
  Washington Pumps Up Emergency Oil Reserve and Stretches Out Internet Tax Ban
  Finding the Energy to Survive
  Locate Suppliers Quickly & Easily
  Fuel Cells: An Alternate Energy Source?
  New Fighter Plane Takes Shape Over the Web
  Census Reveals Manufacturers are Slow to Get Lean
  What Are Your Boxes Made of?
  New Developments at the EPA & the DOT
  It is Easy Being "Green"
  Getting a Read on Nuclear Waste Corrosion
  Locate Suppliers Quickly & Easily
  An Alternative to the Towering Trash Heap
  Reducing Manufacturing Waste, the Dupont Way
  What's Ailing the Environmental Profession?
  New System Helps Medical Devices Get a Clean Bill of Health
  It's a First: A Computer Made of DNA
  Engineered Medical Plastics From A to Z
  Replacement Heart Sets Milestone for Medical Device Industry
  Locate Suppliers Quickly & Easily
  Government Puts Their Money Where Their Mouth Is
  Air Freight to Face Even Stricter Regulations


November 2001

  Black Boxes: Trucking's New Best Friend?
  Anyone Know a Good Truck Mechanic?
  Logistics ABC's
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Building an Emergency Proof Supply Chain
  Shippers and Carriers See Eye to Eye
  Do Third Party Logistics Providers Really Deliver?
  Playing Nice in the Industrial Sandbox
  Don't Count Out the Online Directory
  Keep Your Motor Running
  Government Sets Facilities Guidelines for Disabled Workers
  New Technology a Good "Sign" for Plant Managers
  Locate Suppliers Quickly & Easily
  Distributors May Shift to Fee-Based Services
  Shop Management Software Saves the Day
  Tapping Into the Power of PDAs
  Manufacturing Plant Room Without a Magic Wand


October 2001

  Online B2B Transactions Grow 33%
  Purchasers Still Unsure of Software Solutions
  What's New at NASA?
  Businesses Brace for Air Cargo Restrictions
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Security Remedies for the Skies
  Aerospace Industry Readies for the AS9100
  Advanced Satellite Imaging Means More Eyes in the Sky
  It's All in the Grip
  What Material Handlers Should Know About Building Permits
  Knockout Doors Prevent Knockdowns
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  What is your e-Business Worth?
  Distribution 101: Optimizing Inventory
  Belting Basics


September 2001

  Move Over Palladium, Here Comes Nickel
  Plant Cloning is Really Cleaning Up
  Nanotechnology and the Metals Industry
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  New Roles for Purchasing Managers
  Debating the Roles of Steel & Nuclear Recycling in the Military
  High Speed Machining: Much More Than Speed
  Streamlining the Software Selection Process
  Proceed With Caution: Hands-Free Equipment on the Shop Floor
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Safety Precautions for Hazardous Materials
  And Now, A Word from OSHA
  e-Procurement: Where Do We Go From Here?
  Business as Usual? September 11th's Effect on Industry
  Putting the Brakes on Fleet Vehicle Accidents
  Manic Monday: The Riskiest Day of the Workweek?


August 2001

  3G Technology: Believe the Hype?
  Design Engineering: Back to Basics
  Scales Are Tipping in Buyer's Favor -- For Now
  An E-Logistics Roadmap
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Government & Industry Update
  Halting Further Steel Industry Erosion
  Crushing Equipment Dukes it Out
  Contract Manufacturing: Now's the Time to Diversify
  Supplier Diversity: E-ssential to E-Biz
  For Real E-Biz Growth, Consider Your Suppliers
  A Look at Tomorrow's Internet
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Government & Industry Update
  Rewiring the Future With Plastic Circuitry
  What Will Your Next Car Be Made Of?


July 2001

  Easing the Grip on the Nation's Power Grid
  Distributors Essential to E-Marketplace Development
  Manufacturing the World's Wealth
  Quality Standards Need Quality Data
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Government & Industry Update
  Welding Together Cost and Efficiency
  Safer Welding: Look to the ANSI
  Simplifying the Payment System Search
  The Ever-Shrinking Computer Chip
  Fiber Optics: Finding the Right Route
  Online Sourcing & Buying Made Easy
  Design Engineers Discover Relief in Outsourcing
  Government & Industry Update
  A New Force in Laser Technology
  Good-bye Electric Motor?


June 2001

  UPS: Delivering More Than Packages
  Wireless Technology: Coming to a Plant Floor Near You
  Manufacturing Flexibility Expands With E-Biz Technology
  Need a Local Distributor?
  Government & Industry Update
  Web-Enabled Barcoding Solutions for Smaller Suppliers
  All Pallets Are Not Created Equal
  Remote Control: Material Handling at a Distance
  Automatic Guided Vehicles Ready to Cruise
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Vive Nucleaire la France!
  Look Out NAFTA: Here Comes the FTAA
  Slaying the Tolerance Dragon
  Government & Industry Update
  Pneumatic Systems, No Place for Oil to Hide
  Sourcing Industrial Products Online?
  Sizing Up Private Trading Networks
  Making Cents of Online Payment Processing
  E-Procurement and Eastman: What Chemistry!
  Buyer Productivity: Build It and They Will Come
  Sourcing Industrial Products Online?
  Government & Industry Update
  Fashioning the Best Protective Clothing Choice
  Chemical Engineering Paperwork Headaches?
  Chemical R&D is Stirring Economic Growth


May 2001

  Has Nuclear Power's Time Finally Arrived?
  Nanotechnology Use May Reinvent Engineering
  As Standards Change, So Do the Bodies That Set Them
  Internet-enabled Measurement Solutions
  Negotiation Software: One Step Closer to Full Business Automation
  PDM: Not Just for the Big Boys Anymore
  Government & Industry Update
  Marketshift: Engineers Moving into the Consulting Market
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Need a Local Distributor? A Custom Manufacturer?
  Aiding the Bottom Line With Returns Management Software
  Collaborative Commerce: In Your Future?
  International E-Commerce: Who's the Referee?
  Local Distributors and Custom Manufacturers at Your Fingertips
  Strategic e-Sourcing: What Are We Waiting For?
  The Move Towards Machine Tool Data Standardization
  Automation on the Horizon for the Fabricating Industry
  Fluid Bearings Flow Into Metal Shops
  SME's and ASP's
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events


April 2001

  NIST: A Century of Vital Measurements and Standards
  Mobile Commerce Revving Its Engine
  EDI: Down, But Out?
  It Takes Two to Tango: Online Procurement Stalls for Timid Partners
  Plasma Pretreatment Gives Packaging a New Shine
  Packaging That's Smarter Than You Think
  The Ergonomic Office Environment
  Chester's Dream: The Genesis of the Modern Photocopier
  Engineers Find New Ways to Speed Product Design, Improve Drawing Accuracy
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  XML: B2B Standards Soon to be Established
  Streamlining Your Supply Chain with Software
  Government & Industry Update
  The Sky's the Limit: Broadband Via Satellite
  Tips for Improving Valve Longevity
  A Dynamic Duo: Thermoplastics and Compressed Air Systems
  Regional Forecasts for the PVF Industry
  "SI" Measurement May Finally Bring Consistency
  Engineers Find More Free Time with CAD CD's
  Find a Local Supplier or Service


March 2001

  The Age of the Infrastructure
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Going Mobile: Easing Plant Floor Data Efforts
  Welcome to "Fill-in-the-Blank" Valley
  Field Study: Do Electrical and Magnetic Fields Affect Worker's Health?
  New Semiconductors Raise New Safety Concerns
  U.S. Faces Possible Power Woes
  Eye on Washington: Your One Stop for Government Issues Affecting Industry
  The Need for Speed: Making the Internet Go Faster
  Space Age Solutions for Today's Transportation Woes
  The Fine Art of Zoneskipping
  Are You Ready to Manage Your Warehouse Via the Web?
  Survey Compares US Airport Warehouse Rental Costs
  Government & Industry Update
  Biometric Technology: Sci-fi Meets e-Biz
  Ready or Not, Here Come the New ISO Requirements
  e-Commerce Outsourcing: Big Advantages for Smaller Businesses
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events


February 2001

  Purchasing Cards: Hold 'em or Fold 'em?
  NAPM Study Reveals the State of eBusiness
  Does Your Supply Chain Measure Up? Key Points for Assessing Performance
  Brick by Brick: Construction Industry Slowly Builds Its Web Future
  Lasers Beam Into the Construction Industry
  Riveting Innovation in Bridge Design
  First Missile Launched to Combat Online Fraud
  No Bull About It: The World's Largest Dozer
  Framing the Right Network of Suppliers
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  The Construction Industry's Tower of Babel
  CAD/CAM: Past, Present and Future
  Abrasive Waterjet Cutting May Slice the Competition
  Smoothing Out the Deburring Process
  A Matter of Grit and Grade
  Solutions for Common Purchasing Challenges
  Virtual Engineering Becomes a Reality
  Is Your Plant Ready for the New Maintenance Audit?
  Slaying the Voltage Vampire
  Tips for Healthy Hydraulic Systems
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Making it Easier For Custom Manufacturers To Succeed Online
  Virtual Engineering Becomes a Reality


January 2001

  Proactive Safety: Having What You Need Before You Need It.
  New Year's Resolution: A Tighter Supply Chain
  Who Will Survive? A Primer in Successful E-Marketplace Strategy
  New Standards Light the Way to Buying Photoluminescent Markings
  Transporters Violating Hazmat Rules Run But Can't Hide
  The Debate Over OSHA's New Ergonomics Rules
  Featured Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Why E-Commerce 101 May Be Coming to a University Near You
  Keep 'em Coming: Building a Customer Effective Web Site
  ASMMA & IDA Survey the Future of E-Commerce
  All the World's a Stage: Marketing Your Online Business Globally
  Legacy Systems: Integrate Them Sooner Rather Than Later
  Building a Hacker-Proof Web Site
  Monitors vs. Blackboards: The Case for E-Training
  MRO Purchasing Goes Electronic
  Industrial Equipment Rental Gets a New Lease on Life
  Total Productive Maintenance: Increasing Equipment Effectiveness
  Featured Industry Tradeshows/Seminars/Events
  Finding the Customer Balance for Your Business
  Focusing on the M in MRO