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• Modular Assembly System Supports Rapid OEM Response to Changing Markets
  
• Ultrasound Engine Speeds Time to Market
  
• Small Helium-Leak Detector Enables Easy Transportation between Environments

EDITOR'S PAGE

Making MPMN an Even More Rewarding Read

HOTLINE

• Burst Strength Tester Surpasses Requirements of New ISO Standard
• Small-Pitch Nozzles Win Tight-Space Race
  
• Microsystem Coextrudes Tubing with Outer Diameters as Small as 0.4 mm
  

PROFILE

Miniature Electroformed Housings Help Camera Probes Get Big Picture

Features include real-time error messages

SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight on Switches, Signals, and Connectors

EQUIPMENT NEWS: Testing and Inspection Equipment

Inspection and Testing Systems Offer Custom Capabilities and Heightened Sensitivity

Systems are suitable for devices, materials, and packaging

INDUSTRY NEWS

• Energy-Efficient Battery Runs on Body Heat
• Cipro-Based Coating Combats Nosocomial Infections
  
• World's Smallest Vane Pump Introduced at Medica
  
• Display Subsystem Chosen for Drug-Delivery Unit
  
• Boltless Die Reduces Extrusion Downtime
  
• Laser System Produces Cut Widths Smaller than 20 µm
  
• Digital Imaging Technology Extends Depth of Field
  
• Sunrise Labs Pursues International Markets from New Facility
• In Brief

E-NEWS

• My Favorite Bookmarks, Damon Black, Product Development Engineer, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems
• Acrylics Web Portal Launched
• Site Provides Testing and Certification Service Information

PRODUCT UPDATE

K 2001: Living in a Material World

Polymers that promise device OEMs cost and performance benefits debuted at the international plastics and rubber show