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Avionics
Touch and Go Avionics Developments are Changing Life in
the Cockpit
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Application Briefs
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Power Supplies
Vienna Rectifiers
Vienna rectifiers are complex, with
three switch-controlled rectifier circuits.
A single control circuit uses heavy calculations to determine a separate control
instruction set for each rectifier. Output
voltage may only be stepped up and not
down, a drawback that limits Vienna devices to high voltage output. The system
offers no isolation and can regulate only to 350 volts and above
without a second DC-DC conversion. When a particular application requires something lower,
perhaps 270 volts, the output is
actually lower than the line voltage. The Vienna solution would
require a second DC-DC conversion to accommodate down-conversion, adding unwanted cost
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Power Supplies
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Power Supplies
Design options for power electronics offer a range of advantages and drawbacks in the quest for lighter,
less costly circuitry. For example, passive power factor correction is low risk but applicable only to lower
performance applications, while a single-step solution offers low risk, high performance, and applicability
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The military employ defense applications where situational awareness is critical. Sensors provide critical information
to enable the systems into which they are
incorporated to take the most appropriate
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Counterfeit Electronics
in the DOD Supply Chain
Electrical testing of a counterfeit IC. One of the surest ways to detect counterfeit ICs is to perform full electrical testing.
ounterfeit semiconductor devices entering the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain continue to pose
risks to many of our countrys most sophisticated aerospace and defense systems. However, considerable progress is
being made by the DOD, industry and
academia in developing approaches to
help eliminate these devices before they
are put into critical systems.
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Touch and Go
Avionics developments are changing life in
the cockpit and at airborne work stations.
by Richard Gardner
Human Factors
Following recent high-profile aircraft
losses and other flight incidents, some
critics have suggested that industry has
made the profession of flying too easy
and too relaxed. When an aircrafts key
integrated flight data inputs are supposedly protected by five separate computer systems and a series of fail-safe
flight control recovery modes, and yet
the crew become confused as the computers become overwhelmed by conflicting information returns, there is a
need for quick and decisive, but appropriate, corrective action.
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HUD Advances
The day when civil air passengers will
fly in commercial aircraft that have no
human pilots on board could happen
(SA) to new levels in the commercial market is the head-up display (HUD). Certified by Airbus this year, Thales has now
introduced a twin HUD configuration
that enables all the projected information
to be seen by both pilots simultaneously.
With eyes focused outside, viewing
the presentation of the flightpath, acceleration, visual glideslope angle, and
the runway aim point, both crew
members can achieve greater precision
and SA at all times and can interact
with one another with the same information during the most critical phases
of the flight, especially in bad weather
and low light conditions.
In late September, Thales announced
that its latest dual HUD system had
been selected by China Southern Airlines for use aboard its 30 new A320s. It
is a significant order as its the first dual
HUD to be ordered by a Chinese airline
and the countrys Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) has made it mandatory
for all Chinese registered aircraft to be
equipped with HUDs.
As Chinas skies become more congested, HUDs are fast becoming a mainstay for pilots and the country is leading
the world in adopting this technology.
China has progressed in under two
decades from operating some of the
worlds oldest airline fleets, flying largely
Russian-designed aircraft, to having some
of the worlds youngest airline fleets, flying the latest models from Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, and Embraer. As well as
placing orders for thousands of new
Western aircraft, China is developing its
own indigenous aircraft and in due
course will no doubt design and build
more of its own avionics systems in place
of buying Western products.
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Materials
Researchers have developed membranes that can significantly reduce aircraft noise when inserted into
the honeycomb structures used in aircraft design. (Dr. Yun Jing)
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Materials
GKN Aerospace delivered a wing leading edge demonstrator to the Clean Sky program, demonstrating a
natural laminar flow (NLF) wing. The profile needed close tolerances under air loads, requiring a very stiff
out-of-plane leading edge skin. A honeycomb panel was by far the lightest solution for this component,
according to a company spokesman.
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More Flexible
A modular, building-block approach brings greater design flexibility to Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology, simplifying system integration, and permitting rapid
first-line repair with no downtime using standard off-the-shelf components.
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trol elements to reduce undesirable sidelobes. QTRM modules also feature local
DC power supply conditioning, a built-in
logic interface for serial control and BITE
power supply monitoring, and a protective thermal shutdown facility.
The QTRMs are supplied factory-calibrated and individually addressed for
plug-and-play installation and rapid integration. The system integrator simply programs in adjustments for external system
loss, antenna offsets, and phase offsets.
A key performance attribute is graceful
degradation, as each T/R channel is individually controlled, so the failure of any
individual T/R channel will not impact
the rest of the module. By contrast, legacy
radar systems can become inoperable due
to a single Point of Failure (PoF), such as
the loss of the travelling wave tube (TWT)
power amplifier.
Modular, stackable QTRMs use standard commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
components, and are designed as Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) to reduce first-line
repair costs. Individual QTRMs have
unique address codes so individual modules can be swapped out anywhere within
the overall array without incurring any
system downtime. By contrast, with older,
non-modular AESA systems, the entire
platform needs to be taken off-line in
order to perform routine repairs, maintenance, and upgrades.
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output power extends the signal transmission range. Adjacent T/R channels always
need to be isolated using channelized
grounded cavities or metal covers.
The circuit technology is influenced by
the frequency band, which, in turn, dictates the available space envelope. Lowerfrequency designs lend themselves to a
single-layer RF PCB design mounted onto
a backplane, with SMT packaged MMICs,
and drop-in devices such as circulators or
packaged discrete transistors. Higher-frequency designs have a smaller space envelope, making it difficult to fit all the required RF functionality and associated
interconnects onto a single layer, and prohibits the use of packaged devices. Therefore, a chip and wire approach is required
using a highly integrated MMIC chip set.
A multilayer approach can also be considered using either LTCC packaging or a
mixed-media multilayer board.
Conclusion
The development of a modular, stackable approach to AESA radar enables this
technology to be quickly and cost-effectively adapted to a wide variety of applications. This modularized approach reduces
the total cost of ownership by using COTS
components and MMIC technology, and
by simplifying installation and integration. Once installed, these modularized
systems are also relatively inexpensive to
maintain, offering graceful degradation
reducing single points of failure (PoF), and
permitting in-field TRM replacement
(LRU) without having to take the entire
system off-line.
This article was written by Mark
Howard, Chief Engineer at API Microwave Ltd., Philadelphia, PA.
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Highly attenuating materials may significantly increase the
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major obstacles for guided wave inspection.
The presence of sound absorbing viscoelastic rubber-like
materials in multilayered structures can cause significant challenges for conventional nondestructive inspection methods.
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Technology Update
Signal Compression Technology Enables E-Fan's Flight,
Potential Enhanced 'Black Box' Possibilities
This made it possible to transmit terrestrial HD video to the cockpit, and allowed personnel aboard the chase aircraft and on the ground to view the
E-Fans flight progress, as offline content and camera feeds from the crossing
were down-linked, encoded, and distributed in real time via 3G networks to
Android- and iOS-connected devices.
Streaming HD-quality live video
over existing 3G networks under demanding real-life aerospace conditions
is completely new, said Dr. Jean Botti,
Airbus Group Chief Technical Officer.
There are significant opportunities for
this technology to
support the aerospace industrys digital transformation.
PERSEUS provides
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ilitary training tools must work effectively with reduced staff numbers and simulate a large variety of
situations. Following 12 years of collaboration, the
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Preparing military staff for action is made much more efficient by training in a realistic operational environment, with
joint forces and allies, in a variety of different battlefield scenarios. SWORD provides an immediate solution to SOULT
(the simulation program for Combined Forces and Ground
Logistics Units Operations), for the operational preparation
of combined forces at division, brigade, and battle group command posts. SWORD's simulations also target specialist training areas, including engineering, intelligence, logistics, or
CBRN-Chemical. Large-scale exercises are conducted in realistic ways, minimizing operating costs and animation efforts.
The Centre of Expertise for Information validation and SIMulation (CEISIM), which oversees simulation and digitization
within the French Armed Forces, will manage the simulation
program for SOULT and its assimilation into the Army. The
SOULT program will be rolled out gradually, beginning with
ing subsystem, the reconfigurable and analogue Self Test Subsystem (STS). The STS chassis validates the signal outputs from
other parts of the control system to ensure signal integrity.
Signals enter the STS through four high-density circular connectors in the front panel. The signals are initially processed
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unit. The top and base of the chassis are fitted with high-perforation covers to maximize airflow through the cards. The
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Carbon-Graphite Bushings
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Metallized Carbon Corporation (Ossining, NY) has announced Metcar carbon- graphite bushings for use in gear
pumps that pump aviation fuel for aircraft engines. The carbon-graphite bushings are used to support both the drive gear
shaft and the idler gear shaft.
Metcar carbon-graphite bushings are preferred for this application because they can use aviation fuel as the bushing lubricant. Aviation fuel is a
low viscosity liquid that
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since Metcars carbongraphite material has no
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A second major advantage of carbon-graphite bushings is
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wear. In addition, Metcar carbon-graphite bushings are dimensionally stable, which permits the close bushing to shaft running clearances that are required in gear pump applications.
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Acromags (Wixom,
MI) new XMC-7A200 is
a XMC mezzanine module enhanced with Xilinx Artix -7 FPGA for
low-power consumption
and exceptional 128M
16-bit Quad DDR3
SDRAM processing performance. Reconfigurable Artix-7 FPGA is possible via a direct
download into the Flash configuration memory over the PCIe
bus or the JTAG port. Four-lane high-speed serial interface on
rear P15 connector for PCI Express Gen 1/2 (standard), Serial
RapidI/O, and Xilinx Aurora implementations are supported.
Rear I/O provides 8-lane high-speed serial interface on the P16
XMC port. SelectI/O or LVDS pairs plus global clock pairs direct to FPGA via rear P4 or P16 port. The FPGA serves as a coprocessor applying custom logic and algorithms to streams of
remote sensor data.
Build options include XC7A200T FPGA device with plugin I/O or conduction-cooled for extended temperature. An
engineering design kit provides user with basic information
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support for the new SDAccel development environment. These standalone, small
form factor systems are complete and generic processing platforms for data acquisition, signal processing, and communication. The powerful UltraScale FPGA provides a flexible processing backbone for interfacing to the FMC site, CPU, and external
DDR3 SDRAM.
The CES820 enclosure measures about five inches per side
and weighs less than 1 Kg. Designed with Size, Weight and
Power (SWaP) in mind, this system provides a quad-core, lowpower Atom CPU that is tightly coupled to the UltraScale
FPGA and FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC - VITA 57.1).
The ruggedized CESCC820 version features a slightly larger,
more robust, and vibration-resistant chassis which offers conduction cooling and space for additional FMC modules. It optionally offers a dual 10Gb Ethernet port for high-bandwidth
applications in the military and aerospace markets.
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A new test service introduced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
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gimbal seal test equipment measures friction and leak rate
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Fixtures can accommodate seals up to 22 in. OD, and can
be modified for larger seal dimensions. The fixtures can produce a wide range of pressures and exert specific frictional
forces to accurately simulate a seals performance under real-world conditions. Rotating
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of rotation. A vacuum tester simulates air flow over the gimbal during flight. The tester
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across its surface. Both friction and leak rate are measured simultaneously.
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Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph T. Pramberger
Editorial Director TBMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda L. Bell
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Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce A. Bennett
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Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam Santiago
Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Coltrinari
Creative Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lois Erlacher
Senior Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ayinde Frederick
Global Field Sales Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcie L. Hineman
Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Debora Rothwell
Marketing Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monica Bond
Digital Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kaitlyn Sommer
Audience Development Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marilyn Samuelsen
Audience Development Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacey Nelson
Subscription Changes/Cancellations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nasa@omeda.com
TECH BRIEFS MEDIA GROUP, AN SAE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
261 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10016
(212) 490-3999 FAX (646) 829-0800
Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Domenic A. Mucchetti
Executive Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Luke Schnirring
Technology Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver Rockwell
Systems Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vlad Gladoun
Web Developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karina Carter
Digital Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Bonavita
Digital Media Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith McKellar, Peter Weiland, Anel Guerrero
Digital Media Audience Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamil Barrett
Credit/Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Felecia Lahey
Accounting/Human Resources Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sylvia Bonilla
Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfredo Vasquez
Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Brache-Torres
ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
MA, NH, ME, VT, RI, Eastern Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Marecki
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tatiana Marshall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(401) 351-0274
CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stan Greenfield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(203) 938-2418
NJ, PA, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Murray
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (973) 409-4685
Southeast, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ray Tompkins
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(281) 313-1004
NY, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Beckman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(973) 409-4687
MI, IN, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Kennedy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(847) 498-4520 ext. 3008
MN, ND, SD, IL, KY, MO, KS, IA, NE, Central Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Casey
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(847) 223-5225
Northwest, N. Calif., Western Canada
Craig Pitcher
(408) 778-0300
CO, UT, MT, WY, ID, NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Powers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(973) 409-4762
S. Calif., AZ, NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Boris
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (949) 715-7779S.
Europe Central & Eastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sven Anacker
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-202-27169-11
Europe Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Shaw
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-1270-522130
Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Hay
852-2369-8788 ext. 11
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marco Chang
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-21-6289-5533 ext.101
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Howard Lu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886-4-2329-7318
Integrated Media Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Harvey
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (973) 409-4686
Angelo Danza
(973) 874-0271
Scott Williams
(973) 545-2464
Rick Rosenberg
(973) 545-2565
Todd Holtz
(973) 545-2566
Corporate Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terri Stange
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (847) 304-8151
Reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jill Kaletha
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(866) 879-9144, x168
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