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2026 Editorial Calendar
January 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: December 15, 2025
MATERIALS DUE: December 29, 2025
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Pneumatics
- Mechanical
- Electronic engineering
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Medical
- Aerospace & Defense
- Offshore
- Food & Beverage
SUPPLEMENTS
- Automated Warehouse
- Reverse Logistics
- Actuators
- Motion
- Pneumatics
- Power supplies
- Couplings
- Intersolar
- A3 Business Forum
February 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: January 6, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: January 20, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Industrial safety
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Sensors
- 3D CAD
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Off-highway
- Semiconductor
- Machine tool
- Energy
SUPPLEMENTS
- Automated Warehouse
- 3PLs and Robotics
- EV Engineering
- EV Control System Design
- The Robot Report
- Motion Control and Robotics
SHOW COVERAGE
- MD&M West
- ATX West
- WestPack
March 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: February 3, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: February 17, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Connectors
- Test & measurement
- Electronic engineering
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Aerospace & defense
- Material handling & conveying
- Medical
- Safety
SUPPLEMENTS
- Packaging OEM
- Integrated Equipment
- The Robot Report
- Cobots and Human-Machine Collaboration
- Switches & sensors
- Relay technologies
- Encoders
- Gearmotors
- Hanover Messe
- AMUG
April 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: March 3, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: March 17, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Mechanical
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Fluid power
- Fasteners
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Automotive
- Cleanroom
- Machine tool
- Off-highway
SUPPLEMENTS
- Aerospace & Defense
- Aerospace & Defense Tips
- Automated Warehouse
- Vision-Guided Robotics
- The Robot Report
- Surgical Robot Design Trends
- Couplings
- Seals
- Fasteners
- OTC
- Cleanpower
- TCT RAPID
May 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: March 31, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: April 14, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Electronic engineering
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Additive manufacturing
- CAE
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Packaging
- Semiconductor
- Offshore
- Pharmaceutical
SUPPLEMENTS
- EE World
- Sensor Tips
- HMIs
- Shock & vibration mitigation
- Sensors & transducers
- Gearmotors
June 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: May 5, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: May 19, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Rotary bearings
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Fluid power
- Digital transformation
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Aerospace & defense
- Material handling
- Conveying
- Safety
SUPPLEMENTS
- Automated Warehouse
- Sortation Systems
- EV Engineering
- EV Electric DriveTrain Design
- Medical Tips
- Medical Design Tips
- Packaging OEM
- Designing for Energy Efficiency
- Motors & drives
- Motion
- Safety components
- Controllers
- Switches
July 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: June 2, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: June 16, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Test & measurement
- Mechanical
- Electronic engineering
- Sensors
- Motion control
- Linear motion
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Semiconductor
- Laboratory automation
- Off-highway
- Food & beverage
- Bearings
- Power supplies
- Connectors
August 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: June 30, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: July 14, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Machine tool technologies
- Fasteners
- 3D CAD
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Packaging
- Offshore
- Automotive
- Medical
SUPPLEMENTS
- Aerospace & Defense
- Aerospace & Defense Tips
- The Report Report
- Advances in Autonomous Mobile Robots
- HMIs
- Seals
- Couplings
- Cables
- Encoders
- Shock & vibration mitigation
September 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: August 4, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: August 18, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Sensors
- Electronic engineering
- Digital transformation
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Aerospace & defense
- Food & beverage
- Machine tool
- Pharmaceutical
SUPPLEMENTS
- Additive Manufacturing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Automated Warehouse
- Fleet Management Software
- EV Engineering
- EV Battery Design Trends
- Medical Tips
- Medical Design Tips
- Packaging OEM
- Hygienic Design for Food Packaging
- The Report Report
- Motion Control in Healthcare Robotics
PRODUCT WORLD
- Valves
- Drives
- Motors
- Pneumatics
- Gear products
October 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: September 1, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: September 18, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Mechanical
- Fluid power
- CAE
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Packaging
- Medical
- Battery manufacturing
- Off-highway
SUPPLEMENTS
- Aerospace & Defense
- Aerospace & Defense Tips
- The Report Report
- RoboBusiness Show Guide
- Data acquisition
- Couplings
- Encoders
- Machine vision
- Shock & vibration mitigation
November 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: October 6, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: October 20, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Connectors
- Mechanical
- Electronic engineering
- Design for Industry: Machine tool, offshore, aerospace & defense, safety
SUPPLEMENTS
- Automated Warehouse
- Digitalization
- Medical Tips
- Medical Design Tips
- The Report Report
- Robotics Handbook
- Motion controllers
- Gaskets
- Power supplies
December 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: November 2, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: November 16, 2026
FOCUS COVERAGE
- Motion control
- Linear motion
- Test & measurement
- Sensors
- Digital transformation
DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
- Semiconductor
- Medical
- Food & beverage
- Energy
SUPPLEMENTS
- EE World
- Interconnect Handbook
- EV Engineering
- Thermal Management
- Packaging OEM
- Safety Systems for Packaging Machinery
PRODUCT WORLD
- Linear slides and guides
- Cables
- Pneumatics
- Switches
- Encoders
- HMIs
Special Editions / Blockbuster Issues
THE MOTION SERIES:
Trends
MARCH / Insights from
experts in motion and
automation
Power Transmission Guide
MAY / Spotlighting key components
such as gears, actuators, motors
and other mechanical components
Motion Handbook
AUGUST / Covering the most
prominent trends in the motion
control industry
Casebook
NOVEMBER / A collection of case
histories and in-depth looks at
application challenges for motion
systems.
ENGINEERING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
OCTOBER / Engineering Diversity and
Inclusion issue is a staff-driven evolution
of our popular Women in Engineering
issues started in 2018.
The editors of Design World are
honored to bring you statistics and
distilled information on this topic as well
as inspiring stories about engineers of
various ages, orientations, races and
ethnicities, neurodivergencies and
abilities, and religions.
THE ROBOT REPORT
- February: Motion Control and Robotics
- March: Cobots and Human-Machine Collaboration
- April: Surgical Robot Design Trends
- August: Advances in Autonomous Mobile Robots
- September: Motion Control in Healthcare Robotics
- October: RoboBusiness Show Guide
- November: Robotics Handbook
AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE
- January: Reverse Logistics
- February: 3PLs and Robotics
- April: Vision-Guided Robotics
- June: Sortation Systems
- September: Fleet Management Software
- November: Digitalization
PACKAGING OEM
- March: Integrated Equipment
- June: Designing for Energy Efficiency
- September: Hygienic Design for Food Packaging
- December: Safety Systems for Packaging Machinery
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- April: Aerospace & Defense Tips
- August: Aerospace & Defense Tips
- October: Aerospace & Defense Tips
EV ENGINEERING
- February: EV Control System Design
- June: EV Electric DriveTrain Design
- September: EV Battery Design Trends
- December: Thermal Management
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
- September: Additive Manufacturing
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In October, Design World will celebrate communities underrepresented in the engineering space with this special standalone issue.
Our team feels passionately about promoting industrial automation and engineering to people of all races, abilities, ages, orientations, and ethnic backgrounds. We are also committed to strengthening our industry by boosting diversity within it so that all the markets we serve can better leverage heterogeneous talents to maximize innovation and productivity.
In the Engineering Diversity and Inclusion issue, our editorial team will present an updated salary survey; discuss the intersection of industry ethics and diversity initiatives; summarize the recent NFPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group (DEI) panel discussion; and comment on neurodiversity and what it means for engineering teams.
In addition, our editorial team will highlight engineering readers who are positively influencing design technology or general engineering practices.
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- Advanced Materials
- Automation
- Batteries
- Digital Manufacturing
- Electrical & Electronics
- Fastening
- Fluid Power
- Industrial Automation
- Mechanical
- Mechatronics
- Motion Control
- Networks
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- Robotics
- Software
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- Test & Measurement
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