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Reach engineers at the
deciding moment.

Design Engineering World is the decision layer engineers think with before they source — comparing, calculating, and specifying across every corner of manufacturing. Put your brand where the specification actually happens, not where it's scrolled past.

15
Category groups
161
Sub-categories
1,300+
Curated suppliers
Intent
Engineers researching to buy
Why it works

Intent, context, and the right audience

Engineers don't come to DEW to browse — they come to decide. That intent is what makes a placement here worth more than an impression anywhere else.

Purchase intent

Visitors are comparing product types, running feeds-and-speeds and sizing calculators, and shortlisting suppliers — the last step before an RFQ.

Decision-grade context

Your brand sits beside engineer-grade category intelligence — specs that matter, failure modes, standards — not clickbait. Credibility by association.

The right engineers

Design, manufacturing, and process engineers plus the buyers who act on their specs — reachable by the exact category they're specifying.

Placements

Where your brand can show up

Every unit below is Google Ad Manager–ready — direct-sold or programmatic backfill — and can be targeted to a category group, a single hub, or run-of-site.

AdvertisementLeaderboard · 970 × 90Top of every hub & category page
AdvertisementBillboard · 970 × 250Mid-page, high-attention slot
Category SponsorshipOwn a hube.g. Cutting Tools, Power Supplies, Sensors
Intelligent SearchSponsored resultFeatured placement on supplier search
Formats

Ways to partner

Mix and match — most partners pair a category sponsorship with display and a newsletter drop.

Category Sponsor

Own the hub your buyers live in
Most popular
  • Exclusive hub sponsorship
  • Logo + spec-anchor placement
  • Top supplier positioning
  • Leaderboard + billboard on the hub

Run-of-Site Display

Reach across every category
  • Leaderboard & billboard
  • Category or ROS targeting
  • GAM direct or programmatic
  • Share-of-voice options

Newsletter & Content

Land in the inbox
  • Sponsored newsletter slot
  • Sponsored decision guide
  • Webinar / tech talk
  • Co-branded tool or calculator

Supplier Spotlight

Get found & get leads
  • Enhanced directory listing
  • Featured in supplier search
  • RFQ lead routing
  • Product & catalog placement
Let's talk

Get the media kit

Tell us the categories you want to own and we'll send audience detail, placement specs, and packages — in time to plan around IMTS 2026.