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OCTOBER 2019 | VOL. 58, NO. 10
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INSTRUMENTATION
SPECIAL REPORT

PORTABLE INSTRUMENTATION
Providers challenged
to pack robust features
into small form factors

by Mike Hockett, Editor-in-Chief

APPLICATIONS
SPECIAL REPORT

AUTOMOTIVE TEST

Vendors discuss technology
trends, challenges
and new solutions in
automotive test & design
by Mike Hockett, Editor-in-Chief

The evolution of
vibration fixturing in the
automotive industry
by Tony Araujo

DEPARTMENTS
4 Editorial
4 By the Numbers
6 Industry Report
32 Featured Tech
34 Industry Events

Thermal management for
tomorrow's vehicle

by Gary Manchester, Don Mueller &
Kiran Vanaumiti

RF/MICROWAVE TEST

Q&A: 5G antenna
miniaturization, component
validation are latest wrinkles
in RF/Microwave test
by Mike Hockett, Editor-in-Chief

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Robotic vehicles
roll into reality

by Ken Cormier, Managing Editor

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