In Response: Letters to the Editor
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Spill just a drop in the bucket This is the first time I'm responding to one of your editorials. A lot of people are beginning to shy away from offshore...
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Arizona angst Isn't it interesting that the nation as a whole thinks Arizona is a bad place because we want to enforce federal laws regarding illegal...
In response | Jan 2010
Innovation, education keys to future Will American workers need to lower their standard of living to compete with third world manufacturers? Some will....
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The following letters are in response to an opinion column about the recent 35% U.S. import tariff on Chinese tires. Buy American As a manufacturing company...
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The following letters are in response to MSD's September editorial column, titled Choose A or B. The column compared the cost of one F22 Raptor - $350...
Up and away
One of the sweetest movies of 2009 features the delights of helium. Up the animated film in 3D where available is the story of a retired man that travels...
American manufacturing needs good karma
A few days ago, the Department of Energy approved a $528 million low-interest loan for Fisker Automotive, one of four automakers selected by the DOE to...
In Response | Oct 2009
The following letters are in response to a Motion System Design column asking whether or not the Cash for Clunkers program was a good idea. To protect...
Capacitors: Better than a mousetrap
I recently read the article, Dc motor selection: Part 1 of 2 by George Hunt, in the July 2009 issue of MSD. The article mentions a problem with dc motor...
Cash for clunkers causing concerns
As someone who owns a mini-fleet of high-mileage vehicles, I get excited when I hear and in the same sentence. Apparently, I'm not alone. When we covered...
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The following letters are in response to questions we posed regarding the government bailout of General Motors. As GM emerges from bankruptcy, the U.S....
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Machine control monopoly hurts U.S. OEMs My company entered the marketplace in 1997, when an abundance of small, hi-tech suppliers dominated the motion...
Motor rebates madden reader
I was very disappointed to see you touting the NEMA grab for my tax money, with the happygram about using $350 million in subsidies to promote the sale...
Season for recession
As you may have heard, the U.S. is currently in recession. The S&P 500 has lost about half its value, property values have fallen for two years solid,...
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Coupling Q&A I recently happened across Howard Schwerdlin's article, Torque by Magnetic Pull, on your web site. I am working on a vacuum pump project...
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The following letter is in response to an article in our January issue that showcased a 1925 Lanchester 40HP Tourer that ran into car trouble involving...
Randy Pausch: Tough as steel
Earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Steelers became the Super Bowl champions of the National Football League, as they battled back from a three-point deficit...
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No shortage of talented engineers I'm sorry I missed the opportunity in December to contribute to the discussion regarding the engineer shortage in the...
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This letter is in response to a recent Motion Monitor eNewsletter about troubled U.S. auto manufacturers. Big Three blues Capitalism operates with ruthless...
From soft heads, soft leads
Piracy is alive and well in the 21st century, and not just in the shipping lanes along the Somali coast. With increasing regularity, online data pirates...
In response: December 2008
The following letters are in response to a topic posted in a recent Motion Monitor eNewsletter: whether or not a shortage of engineers exists in the U.S....
In response: October 2008
In a recent Motion Monitor eNewsletter, we asked whether or not John McCain's proposal of a $300 million national prize for breakthrough battery technology...
In response: September 2008
In a recent Motion Monitor eNewsletter, we asked whether or not a new President will be able to make a difference on matters that affect engineers. Here's...
In response: July 2008
Our May 21 edition of Motion Monitor posed the question, How can America get manufacturing back from China? Here are a few of the responses. To add your...
In response: March 2008
Room for both views The following two letters are in response to an ongoing ethics discussion involving readers who have various perspectives on the and...
