Plant Services State of the Market research reports cover areas of industry that matter most to you and your teams.
Our signature research initiative is the PdM Survey, which since 2014 has taken the temperature of plant professionals regarding their use, implementation, and satisfaction with proactive maintenance tools and best practices.
Other key initiatives include workforce, electrical safety, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on industry.
Predictive Maintenance
2022 PdM survey results: How does your plant compare?
The Plant Services 2022 PdM survey finds that program satisfaction has stayed the same and data sharing has increased.
2020 PdM survey results: Program satisfaction remains high despite budgetary obstacles
The Plant Services 2020 PdM survey finds that plants get comfortable with predictive tools while gearing up for data management challenges.
2018 PdM survey results: More outsourced maintenance and monitoring
The Plant Services 2018 PdM survey suggests that obstacles to PdM success are being overcome by motivated plant teams and their partners.
2017 PdM survey results: How plants are employing predictive maintenance today: Part 1
The Plant Services 2017 PdM survey reveals how plant teams are tying fresh approaches into their PdM programs.
2017 PdM survey results: How plants are employing predictive maintenance today: Part 2
The Plant Services 2017 PdM survey reveals how plant teams are tying their PdM programs together.
2017 PdM survey results: How plants are employing predictive maintenance today: Part 3
The Plant Services 2017 PdM survey reveals who gets to see your PdM data.
2015 PdM survey results: Is your PdM program as good as it could be?
The Plant Services 2015 PdM survey highlights surveyed readers as they speak truthfully about predictive maintenance in their plants.
2014 PdM survey results: The truth about PdM – How your peers are really using predictive maintenance
The Plant Services/ARC Advisory Group 2014 PdM survey reveals how technologies are being used.
Workforce
Plant Services 2021 Workforce Survey: Is the grass always greener?
Our 2021 Workforce Survey shows that people are embracing development opportunities and staying put – for now.
Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey: What have you done for me lately?
Our 2019 Workforce Survey shows that amid labor crunch, readers say employers can do a better job promoting career development.
Plant Services 2018 Workforce Survey: Manufacturers struggle to fill open jobs
Against a backdrop of growth for the U.S. manufacturing industry, our 2018 Workforce Survey respondents say their top workforce challenge is snagging skilled talent.
Plant Services 2015 Workforce Survey: Facing workforce change – Do recruitment, retention, engagement better
Our 2015 Workforce Survey shows that labor gaps and changing demographics demand new approaches to (and attitudes about) workforce management.
Electrical Safety
2020 electrical safety survey results: Is your plant properly training workers on electrical safety?
Poor / ineffective maintenance and training emerge as top challenges in our 2020 survey on electrical safety.
2018 electrical safety survey results: Is your plant a safe plant? Part 1
Are you the 1 in 4 who thinks your plant is not up to code?
2018 electrical safety survey results: Is your plant a safe plant? Part 2
Are you the 1 in 4 who thinks your plant is not up to code?
COVID-19 Impact
2021 COVID-19 impact survey: What's changed for maintenance and what's stayed the same
At the start of this year, the Plant Services editors decided to take one final look back at the pandemic year, and take a snapshot of the new normal that is emerging from this moment of crisis.
2020 COVID-19 impact survey: Sanitization, PPE and remote work tools top plant pandemic to-do list
Most respondents to a Plant Services / Fluke survey say they don’t plan major changes to their maintenance modes.