// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// menu
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Semiconductor", "semiconductor.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Automotive Manufacturing", "slt_car.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Plastics", "comingsoon.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Packaging Equipment", "comingsoon.asp");		
		menu1.addItem("Food Manufacturing Equipment", "comingsoon.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Medical/Pharmaceutical", "comingsoon.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Laboratory Equipment", "comingsoon.asp");
		menu1.addItem("General Industrial", "comingsoon.asp");

		// menu
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Silicon Rubber/Flexible", "silicon_rubber.asp"); 
		menu2.addItem("Cast In/Machined Metal", "castin_metal.asp"); 
		menu2.addItem("Thick Film", "thick_film.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Cartridge/Bolt", "cartridge_heaters.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Tubular/Process", "tubular_process.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Band/Strip", "band_strip.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Custom Heater Solutions", "custom_heater.asp");						

		// menu 
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Process Controls", "controllers_guide.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Power Controls", "power_controls.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Mass Flow Products", "mass_flow_products.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Communication Converters", "converter_guide.asp");
		menu3.addItem("System Solutions", "system_solutions.asp");
		menu3.addItem("HMI/Touchscreens", "touchscreen_guide.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Chart Recorders", "recorder_guide.asp");
		
		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Liquid Level Sensors", "liquidsensor.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Liquid Leak Detectors", "leakdetectors.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Photoelectric Sensors", "photo_electric_guide.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Fiber Optic Cables", "fiber_optic_catalog.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Proximity Sensors", "proximity_guide.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Laser Sensors", "LaserSensors.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Sensor Accessories", "comingsoon.asp");
			
		// menu 
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Limit", "limit-switches.asp");
		menu5.addItem("Basic", "basic-switches.asp");
		menu5.addItem("Manual", "manual_switch_catalog.asp");

		
		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}