Plant Services
Trade magazine on plant maintenance, reliability and operations
- #7 of 10 in best industrial technology news and references
- Free plan, paid upgrades
- Free to use
- Web
Ranked 7 of 10 in best industrial technology news and references
Maintenance and reliability news for plant engineers, with predictive maintenance, lubrication and EAM coverage. It has no PLC, SCADA or networking sections, so it complements the automation sites above.
Best for Maintenance and reliability news for plant engineers
About Plant Services
Plant Services covers maintenance and reliability for plant engineers and maintenance managers. Its section list includes predictive maintenance, planned maintenance, motors and drives, compressed air, lubrication, EAM and CMMS, electrical systems and safety, and workforce topics. Case studies and a video series called Ask a Plant Manager add practical examples.
The site does not list PLC programming, SCADA or industrial networking among its sections, so it complements the automation publications in this list rather than replacing them. Articles are free to read, and podcasts, webinars and eHandbooks sit alongside them. Its focus is the equipment and people that keep plants running.
Key features
- Predictive maintenance
- Lubrication
- Motors and drives
- EAM and CMMS
- Electrical systems and safety
Strengths
- Articles on predictive maintenance, lubrication and motors
- Podcasts and videos on maintenance decisions and plant reliability
Limits
- Its section list has no PLC, SCADA or networking coverage
Where Plant Services ranks
How Plant Services compares
| Product | Score | Price | Platforms | Main formats | Publisher | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#5 Automation World | 84.0 | Free plan, paid upgrades | Web | Articles, podcasts, webinars, videos | Trade media group | Discrete and batch manufacturing automation |
#6 Plant Engineering | 81.5 | Free | Web | Articles, ebooks, research, newsletters | Arrowfly (formerly WTWH Media) | Plant systems, facilities and maintenance |
| #7Plant Services | 80.5 | Free plan, paid upgrades | Web | Articles, podcasts, videos, webinars | Trade publication; affiliated with IndustryWeek | Plant maintenance, reliability and operations |
#8 RealPars | 79.0 | Free plan, paid upgrades | Web | Courses and blog articles | Online training company | Industrial automation courses by skill path |
#9 Smart Industry | 77.0 | Free plan, paid upgrades | Web | News, webinars, white papers, podcasts | Trade publication; affiliated with IndustryWeek | Digital transformation, IIoT and AI in manufacturing |
The full comparison table for best industrial technology news and references has all 10 products.
Alternatives to Plant Services
All 9 alternatives
Shopfloor (made by the publisher of this site)Industrial automation index with articles, glossary and calculators
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Questions about Plant Services
- Is Plant Services free?
- Plant Services can be used without paying: Articles free to read; a members-only area is linked. Check the vendor’s pricing page for current limits.
- Is Plant Services open source?
- No. Plant Services is proprietary software; its source code is not public.
- Which platforms does Plant Services support?
- Plant Services is available on: Web.
- What is Plant Services best for?
- Maintenance and reliability news for plant engineers. In our ranking of industrial technology news and references it is number 7 of 10 with a score of 80.5.
- What are the best alternatives to Plant Services?
- The highest-ranked alternatives on listme.name are Shopfloor*, International Society of Automation, Automation.com, OPC Foundation.
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