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2001 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 2001 IndustryWeek's Technologies of the Year

Technologies Of The Year -- MagnaDrive Adjustable Speed Drive
MagnaDrive Corp. promises energy savings, reduced maintenance.

Technologies Of The Year -- AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart
Device from Abiomed Inc. offers life, mobility for cardiac patients who have run out of hope.

Technologies Of The Year -- Critical Reach Software Suite
Technology incorporates 2-D and 3-D links to improve aftermarket sales and service.

Technologies Of The Year -- IX SPeeD For Simultaneous Product Development
ImpactXoft Corp.'s software suite allows teams to work concurrently on complex CAD designs.

Technologies Of The Year -- Intelligent Fixturing System
Lamb Technicon's technology brings new flexibility to the production floor.