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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 industrial facility:
- Energy Consumption & Power Generation
- Steam and Compressed Air
- HVAC
- Building Envelope... roofs...doors...floors...lighting
- Outsourcing & Services
- Maintenance & Repair
- Asset Management
- Fluid Handling
- Material Handling
- Plant Optimization
- Production Management
- Predictive Maintenance
- EAM / CMMS
- Controls & Instrumentation
- Safety, Security, Compliance
- Electric Motors
- Power Transmission
- Pumps & Seals
- Production Equipment & Machinery
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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.
Mike Bacidore, Editor in Chief, Plant Services Magazine
Mike Bacidore has been an integral part of the Putman Media editorial team since 2007, when he was managing editor of Control Design magazine. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an Executive MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning a Gold Regional Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at 630-467-1300 ext. 444 or mbacidore@putman.net.
Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, Executive Editor, Plant Services Magazine
Russ Kratowicz brings a wealth of technical expertise to Plant Services and produces the bulk of the pages that appear in the magazine. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago, where he graduated summa cum laude with a double concentration in only one year. It should come as no surprise that Russ is a multi-state Registered Professional Engineer. His career then shifted to work with major engineering consulting firms, the names of which anyone would recognize. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, as well as being a life member of American Mensa. Russ is an accomplished musician with competence on a variety of acoustic instruments. He brews beer, makes wine, and regularly prepares gourmet dinners for friends and family. He also has a General Class amateur radio license.
He may be reached at 630-467-1300 ext. 309 or russk@putman.net.
Paul Studebaker, CMRP, Editorial Director, 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 ext. 433 or pstudebaker@putman.net.