| Type | business magazine |
|---|---|
| Format | Paper and online magazine |
| Owner | CFE Media |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Oak Brook, Illinois, USA |
| Circulation | 90,900 |
| ISSN | 0032-082X |
| Official website | Plant Engineering |
Plant Engineering is a trade publication and web site owned by CFE Media serving the information needs of the field of plant engineering and maintenance in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries.
Established in 1947, Plant Engineering is published monthly. Common topics include plant engineering, plant management and facility maintenance.
Every November issue, Plant Engineering announces the Product of the Year. In the December issue, they announce the Top Plant, which honors the best manufacturing facilities.
As of December 2006, total BPA audited circulation was 90,900 subscribers.
In April 2010, former owner Reed Business Information announced the magazine's closure; later that month, Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer and Plant Engineering were acquired by a new company, CFE Media.
Science Fiction author Gene Wolfe was an industrial engineer and editor of Plant Engineering before devoting his time to writing, the title of his 1984 short story collection Plan[e]t Engineering refers to this.