In Ann Johnson’s article, “The Culture of ABS,” in this issue, she points out that marketing prowess often makes engineering design seem like a process of fulfilling corporate vision.

The Letters section includes several responses to John Falcioni's July editorial on the subject of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

This month's News & Notes section includes "Robots Show Signs of a World-Wide Rebound" and "X Prize for Oil Cleanup."

"Tumble Rover" and "Spot the Change" are among the items in this month's Computing section.

Materials & Assembly is this month's Tech Focus. Stories include "Just Like the Movies" and "Robots Get a Modular Arm."

The shoebox is one of the world’s most iconic industrial designs —: and the vast majority wind up as landfill. Executives at Puma wanted to change that.

Focus on Design: As a major safety advance for automobiles took shape, so did the community of engineers who designed it.

Focus on Design: There is no excuse for manufacturers that let defective products reach the market.

Focus on Design: As global competition for materials strains the supply chain, companies must know where a shortage can hurt and then plan around it.

Focus on Design: The books on this don't tell engineers all they need to know.

Keeping mechanical interests alive in a digital age.

This month's New Products section features a liquid media sampler and an RTD temperature transmitter module.

ToolPac 13.0, BeanCounter Desktop and DraftSight are among the programs included in Software Exchange this month.