Mike Santora is an Associate Editor at Design World. He covers themes related to manufacturing, lean manufacturing, and engineering, with a focus on industrial systems design, agile manufacturing, and total productive maintenance (TPM). Mike's work has been featured in Design World, The Robot Report, NewsBreak, and ENGINEERING.
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Precision has always mattered in motorsports, but as NASCAR's technology stack grows more sophisticated, the margin for error keeps shrinking. In this
In this special edition of Mind over Machine, filmed live at IMTS 2026, Design World Managing Editor Mike Santora catches up with Felix Brockmeyer, CEO
Last week, I ordered a new pair of heavily padded shoes, an upgraded mic pack, and I set off to Chicago to tackle the labyrinthine manufacturing
By: Mike Santora
In this full-length interview, Design World Managing Editor Mike Santora sits down with Felix Brockmeyer, CEO of Igus, for a wide-ranging conversation
In this edition of Mind Over Machine, Design World Managing Editor Mike Santora sits down with Brian Balch of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to
As engineering continues to evolve, so do the roles of the people shaping it. Kimberly Upton and Amanda Lucas share how curiosity, collaboration, communication, and
Manufacturing is facing a serious workforce challenge, with skilled workers retiring and taking decades of valuable knowledge with them.
In this video Design World managing editor Mike Santora gets a tour of the Nippon Bearing booth at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.
In this video, Design World managing editor Mike Santora catches up with Platinum Tooling President and Owner Preben Hansen to talk about the company's latest offerings from the show floor.
It's been another great year for Design World's annual LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program). We will be announcing the winners
