EnduraTEC Systems	www.enduratec.com
		Minnetonka, MN
		EnduraTEC manufactures test instruments for the medical device and engineered materials industries. Its instruments test the durability of medical devices and biomaterials and characterize the dynamic response of engineered materials by applying stress and strain over a wide frequency range.
		Hughes Activities:
		Teamed with Bose Corporation, EnduraTEC offers developers new testing technology that improves the reliability, maintainability and functionality. Hughes Communications job was to ensure that developers had indepth knowledge of how this technology compared with traditional approaches. Hughes works with senior staff to produce and place articles that inform relevant markets of these new capabilities.