DEStech Publications, Inc. publishes original books, textbooks, CD-ROMs, proceedings, and refereed journals in advanced technology and engineering. To specialist authors and editors in technical disciplines, DEStech Publications offers a combination of high-level editing, excellent review procedures, and royalties with state-of-the-art book and journal production and global marketing. For societies and conference organizers, DEStech produces custom books and CD-ROMs for meetings and congresses worldwide...on time and on budget. DEStech currently develops and publishes in six main technical areas: advanced materials, food and packaging technology, environmental science, packaging technology, plastics/polymers, and reliability engineering.