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2002 Technologies Of The Year

Each December since 1993 IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards Program celebrates the primary drivers of the world's economic progress -- innovators and technologies. The awards are given in the spirit of Josef Schumpeter, the distinguished Harvard economist and social theorist who posited more than 50 years ago that the mission of both organizations and societies should be to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Read about the 2002 IndustryWeek's Technologies of the Year

Entek XM Series
Rockwell Automation's asset-management solution combines machine monitoring and protection into an open-standards, distributed system.

Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan
The automaker offers the first mainstream automobile application of gasoline-electric hybrid technology.

Molecular Electronics
Hewlett-Packard breakthrough could extend limits of silicon chips.

LiquidMetal Alloys
Innovative material is stronger than titanium but can be formed like a plastic.

Mazak Integrex E1060v
The multi-tasking machine tool combines the turning capabilities of a vertical turning lathe with the milling and machining capabilities of a five-axis machining center.

Powerchain Version 4.0
Optiant supply-chain optimization tool helps save total inventory costs in complex manufacturing and distribution environments.

DFM Concurrent Costing Version 2.0
Early-stage 'should-cost' estimating helps engineers select the most effective materials and manufacturing processes for new parts.