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December 1999

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Layer One
Beyond the Space Age: Boeing reader shoots for stars and $10 million X Prize.

The Future of Technology!
Designfax reader reflects on building team to privatize space

Five Star Product of the Month
Sensor re-tunes in real time.

Doing the Electric Slide...with a Forklift
AC-motored machines bust some new moves in this industrial design feature story.

Trilogy Part 3: Future of the World
USER-CENTRIC by futurist and award-winning author Bruce Sterling concludes our 3-part Special Series celebrating the 20th anniversary of Designfax. Set sometime in the next millennium, this original design fiction piece begins with a series of email notes posted between 7 members of an OEM product design team...See who has the greatest role in molding our future...

Bird-Doggin' the Internet
'Tis the season for the Big Dog to stuff our stockings with fun, entertaining, surfworthy sites to enjoy and explore over the holidays--and he comes through once again.

Just One More
Magnetostrictive position sensors provide non-contact position sensing.

OEM Designers' Literature Digest
Special advertising supplement


Motion Control Marketplace

Jacks Provide Lift to World of Entertainment
5-ton machine screw jacks raise the stage.

Motion Product Spotlight:
Motors & Drives

Motion Products


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Up Front
It's Only the Beginning

Technology Spotlight


Reader Connection

Electrical/Electronics Spotlight
Meters & Displays

Fluid Power Spotlight
Tubing, Hoses & Connectors

Mechanical Spotlight
Power Transmission

Materials Spotlight
Rubbers & Elastomers

About The Cover
The planet magically aligns with the "Times Square New Year's Eve 2000 Ball," scheduled to ring in the new year with specially-designed Philips Halogená lighting technology. Cover by Sean Dailey.

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