Ranked 1 of 7 in best industrial technology news and references
A dense, free, text-first index with 67 original articles, a glossary and calculators that work without JavaScript. It has no news desk of its own, so it works best beside the trade news sites.
Best for Quick reference and free glossary lookups
About Shopfloor
The site has three working parts. The originals are technical articles written for the site, and the home page lists 67 of them. The index is a curated set of external standards, documentation and reference pages. The glossary defines the field's terms in plain language. Topics group articles, index entries, tools and terms under 32 subject areas.
The Fresh section is a feed of headlines from automation publications, refreshed continuously and filterable by source, topic, age and keyword. Five calculators work without JavaScript, among them a register decoder with byte-order check, an OEE calculator, a subnet calculator and an engineering unit converter. The About page says the site has no accounts, comments, votes or personalization.
Key features
- Original technical articles
- 171-term glossary
- Topic index of 32 areas
- OEE and subnet calculators
- Live automation headlines
Strengths
- Original articles cover protocols, networks, SCADA and plant design
- Plain-language glossary of 171 terms
- The register decoder computes in the browser and sends nothing
- Fresh headlines refresh continuously and can be filtered
Limits
- No comments or accounts, so there is no discussion on pages
- Headlines come from outside publications, not original reporting
- Coverage spans 32 topics, so depth varies from topic to topic
Where Shopfloor ranks
| List | Rank | Score | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Industrial technology news and references | 1 of 7 | 89.5 | Quick reference and free glossary lookups |
Alternatives to Shopfloor
All 6 alternatives
International Society of AutomationProfessional society for automation standards, training and publications
Automation.comNews, articles and product updates for industrial automation professionals
OPC FoundationStandards body behind OPC UA, the open interoperability standard for industry
Automation WorldTrade news on industrial automation for discrete and batch manufacturing
Plant EngineeringPlant engineering articles on maintenance, automation and plant systems
RealParsOnline industrial automation courses on PLCs, SCADA, HMI and networking
Questions about Shopfloor
- Is Shopfloor free?
- Shopfloor can be used without paying: Free to read; no accounts, comments or personalization. Check the vendor’s pricing page for current limits.
- Is Shopfloor open source?
- No. Shopfloor is proprietary software; its source code is not public.
- Which platforms does Shopfloor support?
- Shopfloor is available on: Web.
- What is Shopfloor best for?
- Quick reference and free glossary lookups. In our ranking of industrial technology news and references it is number 1 of 7 with a score of 89.5.
- What are the best alternatives to Shopfloor?
- The highest-ranked alternatives on listme.name are International Society of Automation, Automation.com, OPC Foundation, Automation World.
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