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Recent Control Engineering coverage useful for those interested in discrete control includes in-formation about machine vision and bar code patents, OMAC and WBF cooperation, a product comparison service, our Discrete Control Industry Channel, and news from National Manufacturing Week.

• Cognex wins landmark patent ruling against Lemelson, calls it a victory for all manufacturers, sellers, and users of machine vision systems or bar code readers .

• OMAC, WBF cooperating to improve productivity
  

• InfoLink — See comparative information on several product areas including ac and dc motor drives that operate at a specific maximum output power, transducers that function at a certain pressure range, and PLCs of various types.

• News from NMW 2004: This is the fourth and final day of National Manufacturing Week 2004.
  For major announcements, search on NMW at Control Engineering Online .

• Also see the Control Engineering Online Discrete Control Industry Channel, on the left navigation bar, where we put all the latest, related items.

—Mark Hoske, Editor-in-Chief, Control Engineering, MHoske@cfemedia.com

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