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Plant Services focuses exclusively on the MRO/ End User Market, addressing ROI by minimizing lifecycle cost: the per-unit-production expenditure to own an asset and keep it performing its function over its design life, from conceptualization and specification through installation, operation and maintenance to decommissioning and disposal.
We cover all the current issues relating to plant reliability, performance, operations and physical assets of a modern manufacturing plant:
- Steam and Compressed Air
- HVAC
- Building Envelope... roofs...doors...floors...lighting
- Outsourcing & Services
- Maintenance & Repair
- Asset Management
- Fluid Handling
- Material Handling
- Predictive Maintenance
- EAM/ CMMS
- Controls & Instrumentation
- Safety, Security, Compliance
- Electric Motors
- Power Transmission
- Pumps & Seals
- Production Equipment & Machinery
- Energy Consumption & Power Generation
Engaged Readers
Plant Services delivers the type of engaged readership that is most likely to see and appreciate your ad message month after month. This allows you to market with the kind of frequency necessary to build your brand's awareness, image and sales.
- 55 minutes average reading time
- 71% read at least 3 of 4 issues
- 52% read every issue
Source: Plant Services Reader Demographic Survey
Four Pillars Support Plant Success
Plant Services supports our readers' progress by focusing on four critical elements:
- Performance: Maximizing output and quality.
- Reliability: Industry-leading predictive practices.
- Efficiency: Minimizing energy and resource consumption.
- Management: Key methodologies for engineering, information, outsourcing, personnel, safety, security and training.
Paul Studebaker, CMRP, Editor in Chief, Plant Services Magazine
Paul Studebaker joined Itasca, Ill.-based Putman Media Co. in 1993 and has held roles of progressively increasing editorial responsibility on CONTROL and Plant Services magazines. Previously, he worked 12 years in materials development, process engineering, and process control for magnet alloy production, culminating in the responsibility for directing process control and development of rare-earth magnets for Ugimag Inc., Valparaiso, Ind. A Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), he holds BS and MS degrees in Materials Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana, where his DOE-funded thesis research on permeation of hydrogen through austenitic stainless steels contributed to understanding of hydrogen embrittlement of materials commonly used in nuclear power plants. Among his editorial awards is the prestigious Jesse H. Neal award for editorial excellence from American Business Media, the highest journalist award given by the business-to-business press community, for his work on the September, 1996 CONTROL article, "How to Get Your Project Approved." He may be reached at 630-467-1300 or pstudebaker@putman.net.