DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTSEDITORIAL RESEARCHResearch sponsors benefit from valuable insights into critical trends, hidden needs, and behaviors concerning a specific topic. Topics include: Maintenance; Power Transmission; IIoT, Industrie 4.0; and Salary Survey.Sponsors receive: 3-5 proprietary questions, executive summary in PPT and PDF, and full data set in XLS. Promotions include: print, enewsletter ads, website landing page, and rotating banners. Starting at $9,995 (NET).Expand your investment with program add-ons: additional proprietary questions, leads, live presentation of data, whitepapers, webcasts, and more. Add-ons are an additional cost.

CUSTOM RESEARCHPlant Engineering leverages its relationship with qualified engineering professionals and works with content experts to compile state-of-the-art research on trending topics. Talk to your marketing consultant for custom research options.

CONTENTSTREAM®

ContentStream® is a cloud-based, content marketing platform that delivers professionally developed, engineer-centric content to customers for use on their websites. Enhance your content portfolio with third-party content from ContentStream® and position your company as a thought leader and an educational resource in the engineering community. Additionally, ContentStream® customers receive real-time content analytics, target audience persona maps, eNewsletter campaign management, and lead generation capabilities with their subscription. To learn more about ContentStream® visit www.cfemedia.com/technology-solutions/contentstream

CONTACTSTREAM®

ContactStream® is a cloud-based, contact delivery platform that provides qualifiable, engineering contacts directly to customers for use in their marketing automation and client relationship management systems. Provide your sales team and channel partners with a regular stream of high-quality engineering contacts who buy or specify your products at all stages of the sales cycle. Comprised of over 13,500 contacts within the vertical industries and markets served by CFE Media, ContactStream® has an easy-to-use interface that allows the marketer to refine and segment a purchase intent search based on product category, purchase timeframe, buying stage, industry and other relevant criteria. www.cfemedia.com/technology-solutions/contactstream

MARKETING TO ENGINEERS®

CFE Media's Marketing to Engineers® program provides B2B marketers with the latest research and information on how to market to engineers effectively. Gain insight into topics such as content marketing, inbound marketing strategies, marketing automation, lead nurturing, effective social media campaigns, and search engine optimization.

The Marketing to Engineers® program has collected data from more than 6,500 engineers over the course of seven research studies; these studies will continue throughout 2018 on trending topics. CFE Media’s data provides marketers the ability to effectively and efficiently market their products and content to engineers, allowing their client’s message to evolve and expand as the market changes.

The Marketing to Engineers® program includes:

NEW PRODUCTS FOR ENGINEERSThe New Products for Engineers Database is a unique SaaS platform that provides valuable services to engineering users who are interested in discovering new products, and vendors who would like to promote their new products to engineers. This database has a community of manufacturers that provide new and updated products that are easily searchable within the database. The database is hosted by Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Oil & Gas Engineering, and Plant Engineering. These are global brands with a combined reach into Asia, Europe, and North America that average more than 1.37 million touch points per month with print publications, websites, enewsletters, webcasts, and more. www.plantengineering.com/NP4E

WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENTSAD TYPE POSITION AD SIZE (PIXELS) Skyscraper Run of Site 160x600 Leaderboard Run of Site 728x90 Boom Box Run of Site 300x250 Search Sponsorship Run of Site 160x600 (3), Package - 5 Ad Units & Targeted 728x90, 88x31 GLOBAL SYSTEM INTEGRATOR DATABASE AND REPORTSupport system integrators who specify your products in manufacturing applications. Designed to link end-users with engineering service providers, this database allows SIs to promote their specialties through comprehensive corporate profiles. Grow your business by promoting your system integrator relationships and access valuable market intelligence related to the specific integration needs of Plant Engineering subscribers based on database criteria. Visit www.plantengineering.com/global-si-database

DIGITAL REPORTDigital Reports are single-topic, multi-sponsored supplements that deploy with the digital editions and are promoted via web and enewsletter ad inventory. They offer the following features: Cover position exposure, updated quarterly, targeted email blast promotions, lead generation capabilities, and additional promotions in Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Oil & Gas Engineering, and Plant Engineering digital media as appropriate. $14,495 (NET) includes a full-page ad in the Digital Report. Contact your marketing consultant to learn more.

WEBCAST SPONSORSHIPS*Editorial Webcast Participating Sponsor (RCEP Accredited**):

One-minute commercial, leads, exposure throughout webcast promotion. Four sponsors maximum.

Custom Webcast (Non-accredited):One topic, one panelist chosen by sponsor, one sponsor, one-minute commercial. Maximum presentation time is 45 minutes.

* All webcasts are archived for one year. ** RCEP Accredited courses, eligible for certified Professional

Development Hours (PDHs).

IMPORTANT LINKSPrint Ad Portal: http://ads.cfemedia.com

Interactive Media Kit: www.plantengineering.com/interactivemediakit

Contact Us: www.plantengineering.com/contactus

Enewsletters: www.plantengineering.com/enewsletteradvertising

Print Rates: www.plantengineering.com/printrates

Print Specs: www.plantengineering.com/printspecs

Web Advertising: www.plantengineering.com/webadvertising

2018 Tradeshows and Events: www.plantengineering.com/industryevents

Education & Training: 18,993Energy Management: 26,468IIoT: Machines & Equipment: 63,763IIoT: Operations & IT: 70,323IIoT: Process Control & Automation: 48,370Maintenance Connection: 16,540

New Products for Engineers Showcase: 19,780

Oil & Gas Engineering: 41,290

PlantMail!: 22,196

Plant Safety: 25,103

Predictive & Preventive Maintenance: 22,555Product Focus: 19,383

Whitepaper Connection: 18,625

• Annual Live Event• Lunch and Learns

• Research• Resource Site

• Webcasts

Database sizes vary due to opt-in/opt-out nature of email delivery

*Source: Verified Audit Report, December 2016

ENEWSLETTERS AND CIRCULATION*

COMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIATION

3010 Highland Parkway, Suite 325, Downers Grove, IL 60515

[P] 630-571-4070

www.cfemedia.com

2018 Editorial Calendar

2017 Salary Survey

Update on maintenance trends

IIoT: Where do we go next?

Industry focus: Pharmaceuticals

Power quality

Motor efficiency and reliability

Effective training in a digital age

Compressed air efficiencies: Don't overlook the obvious

Product focus: Manufacturing software

System integrators can develop new efficiencies

ARC Industry Forum, Feb. 12-15, Orlando, Fla.

Oil & Gas Engineering

Insights: The new trends and next big ideas in manufacturing Insights

Solutions: Best practices to help you run your plant smarter, safer and more efficiently Solutions

Innovations: The best new products and product strategies to help modernize your plant floor Innovations

Editorial Webcasts & Research Editorial Webcasts & Research

2018 Industry Event Schedule 2018 Industry Event Schedule

Special Reports & Supplements Special Reports & Supplements

FORECAST ISSUE:

JANUARY/FEBRUARYAD CLOSE: 1/19/18

MID-YEAR REPORT:JULY/AUGUSTAD CLOSE: 7/20/18

MARCH AD CLOSE: 2/23/18

APRIL AD CLOSE: 3/23/18

MAYAD CLOSE: 4/20/18

JUNEAD CLOSE: 5/25/18

SEPTEMBERAD CLOSE: 8/24/18

OCTOBERAD CLOSE: 9/21/18

NOVEMBERAD CLOSE: 10/19/18

DECEMBERAD CLOSE: 11/23/18

Editorial Excellence

Since 1947, plant engineers, plant managers, maintenance supervisors and manufacturing leaders have turned to Plant Engineering for the information they needed to run their plants smarter, safer, faster and better. Plant Engineering's editors stay on top of the latest trends in manufacturing at every corner of the plant floor. The major content areas include electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, automation engineering and maintenance and management.

MAGAZINE CIRCULATION: 65,149

Plant Engineering reaches 65,149 print and digital magazine subscribers consisting of plant engineers, plant managers and maintenance professionals.*

TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS: 129,458

Plant Engineering reaches an unduplicated total of 129,458 subscribers through the print and digital magazine and monthly enewsletters.*

TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH: 378,497Plant Engineering has an average total audience reach of 378,497 through its eguide and Digital Report downloads, enewsletters, print and digital magazine, social media, webcasts, and website.*

*Source: Verified Audit Report, December 2016

The Plant Engineering audience is 100% third-party audited. For the most current Verified Audit report go to: www.plantengineering.com/2016VACReport

VALUE-ADDED PROGRAMS

JAN/FEB: Executive Voice/Corporate

Profile; Fast Start Program

JUNE: Harvey Ad-Q Readership Study;

Innovations from the Industry

JULY/AUGUST: Educating Engineers

NOVEMBER: Case Study Showcase

INTEGRATED PROGRAMS

MARCH: Whitepaper Connection

MAY: Whitepaper Connection

SEPTEMBER: Whitepaper Connection

NOVEMBER: Whitepaper Connection

2018 ARC Advisory Group event review

2018 MODEX preview

2018 Maintenance Study: What's the trend?

Industry focus: Automotive

2018 Hannover Messe preview

Industry focus: Material Handling

2017 Product of the Year winners

2018 Hannover Messe review

2018 MODEX review

Industry focus:Global manufacturing

2018 Lubrication Guide

2018 CSIA conference review

Industry focus: System Integrators

2018 Automation Summit

2018 IMTS preview

2018 GAMS preview

Industry focus: Food and beverage

2018 Engineering Leaders Under 40

How do college educators view manufacturing?

Industry focus: Aerospace

Focus on safety: Best practices in every area of your plant

2018 Power Transmission Study

Industry focus: Metals and fabrication

2018 Product of the Year Finalists

What are the next product development trends?

Industry focus: Third-party services

2018 Top Plant winner

2018 in review: What's coming next?

Industry focus: Transportation

Maintenance as a profit center

Effective alarm management using IIoT

Pumps and VFDs working together

HVAC efficiencies

Electrical standards: A practical application

CMMS: Share your maintenance strategy

Material handling: Connect the supply chain

Change management: Leading the way

Compressed air: Find the culprits

Lighting strategy: Illuminate for safety

The correct way to calculate OEE

Effective use of third-party contractors

Create an effective lubrication strategy

Motor management: Rewind or replace?

IIoT wireless strategies to drive more efficiency

The Plant of the Future: It's available today. Are you ready for it?

Handheld devices: Grasp the power of data

AGVs: Delivering new efficiencies

Robots, cobots and new plant applications

Effective use of IIoT in remote monitoring

Beyond leaks: How to get more from your compressed air system

The connection between maintenance and safety

Back to basics on PLCs: What you may be overlooking

How to train for and manage electrical safety standards

Contract services: Finding the right fit for your organization

The state of Lean manufacturing: Is it still relevent in an IIoT age?

Remote monitoring: Turn analysis into action

2018 Best Practices:• Maintenance• Electrical• Mechanical• Automation• Material Handling

Product focus: Fluid handling systems

PLC and SCADA system efficiency

Product focus: Control equipment and systems

Electrical operational efficiency

Product focus: Pumps and compressors

Effectively manage your parts department

Product focus: Lubrication equipment and systems

Understand the use of synthetics and their value

Product focus:Electrical, distribution, generation, and lighting

The system integrator as your partner

Product focus: Safety and fire protection equipment

What is OSHA's safety stance today?

Product focus: Motors, drives and motor controls

VFD efficiencies

Product focus: Maintenance equipment and systems

Tips to prepare for a new year of no downtime

Product focus: Mobile devices, embedded and computer equipment

Efficient employee training

MODEX 2018, April 9-12, Atlanta

Marketing to Engineers, April 16, Chicago

Hannover Messe, April 23-27, Hannover, Germany

Offshore Technology Conference, April 31 -May 3, Houston

Honeywell Users Group Americas Symposium, June 17-22, San Antonio

Sensors Expo, June 26-28, San Jose, Calif.

IMTS 2018, Sept. 10-15, Chicago

Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit, Sept. 12, Chicago

Pack Expo, Oct. 14-17, Chicago

IIoT for Engineers IIoT for Engineers IIoT for Engineers IIoT for EngineersOil & Gas Engineering

Oil & Gas Engineering

Oil & Gas Engineering

Oil & Gas Engineering

Global System Integrator Report

Oil & Gas Engineering

WEBCAST: Maintenance

RESEARCH: Maintenance

RESEARCH: Salary Survey

WEBCAST: IIoT WEBCAST: IIoT WEBCAST: IIoT WEBCAST: Safety WEBCAST: IIoT

RESEARCH: Power Transmission

RESEARCH: IIoT, Industrie 4.0

WEBCAST: Energy Management

www.plantengineering.com

DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTSEDITORIAL RESEARCHResearch sponsors benefit from valuable insights into critical trends, hidden needs, and behaviors concerning a specific topic. Topics include: Maintenance; Power Transmission; IIoT, Industrie 4.0; and Salary Survey.Sponsors receive: 3-5 proprietary questions, executive summary in PPT and PDF, and full data set in XLS. Promotions include: print, enewsletter ads, website landing page, and rotating banners. Starting at $9,995 (NET).Expand your investment with program add-ons: additional proprietary questions, leads, live presentation of data, whitepapers, webcasts, and more. Add-ons are an additional cost.

CUSTOM RESEARCHPlant Engineering leverages its relationship with qualified engineering professionals and works with content experts to compile state-of-the-art research on trending topics. Talk to your marketing consultant for custom research options.

CONTENTSTREAM®

ContentStream® is a cloud-based, content marketing platform that delivers professionally developed, engineer-centric content to customers for use on their websites. Enhance your content portfolio with third-party content from ContentStream® and position your company as a thought leader and an educational resource in the engineering community. Additionally, ContentStream® customers receive real-time content analytics, target audience persona maps, eNewsletter campaign management, and lead generation capabilities with their subscription. To learn more about ContentStream® visit www.cfemedia.com/technology-solutions/contentstream

CONTACTSTREAM®

ContactStream® is a cloud-based, contact delivery platform that provides qualifiable, engineering contacts directly to customers for use in their marketing automation and client relationship management systems. Provide your sales team and channel partners with a regular stream of high-quality engineering contacts who buy or specify your products at all stages of the sales cycle. Comprised of over 13,500 contacts within the vertical industries and markets served by CFE Media, ContactStream® has an easy-to-use interface that allows the marketer to refine and segment a purchase intent search based on product category, purchase timeframe, buying stage, industry and other relevant criteria. www.cfemedia.com/technology-solutions/contactstream

MARKETING TO ENGINEERS®

CFE Media's Marketing to Engineers® program provides B2B marketers with the latest research and information on how to market to engineers effectively. Gain insight into topics such as content marketing, inbound marketing strategies, marketing automation, lead nurturing, effective social media campaigns, and search engine optimization.

The Marketing to Engineers® program has collected data from more than 6,500 engineers over the course of seven research studies; these studies will continue throughout 2018 on trending topics. CFE Media’s data provides marketers the ability to effectively and efficiently market their products and content to engineers, allowing their client’s message to evolve and expand as the market changes.

The Marketing to Engineers® program includes:

NEW PRODUCTS FOR ENGINEERSThe New Products for Engineers Database is a unique SaaS platform that provides valuable services to engineering users who are interested in discovering new products, and vendors who would like to promote their new products to engineers. This database has a community of manufacturers that provide new and updated products that are easily searchable within the database. The database is hosted by Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Oil & Gas Engineering, and Plant Engineering. These are global brands with a combined reach into Asia, Europe, and North America that average more than 1.37 million touch points per month with print publications, websites, enewsletters, webcasts, and more. www.plantengineering.com/NP4E

WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENTSAD TYPE POSITION AD SIZE (PIXELS) Skyscraper Run of Site 160x600 Leaderboard Run of Site 728x90 Boom Box Run of Site 300x250 Search Sponsorship Run of Site 160x600 (3), Package - 5 Ad Units & Targeted 728x90, 88x31 GLOBAL SYSTEM INTEGRATOR DATABASE AND REPORTSupport system integrators who specify your products in manufacturing applications. Designed to link end-users with engineering service providers, this database allows SIs to promote their specialties through comprehensive corporate profiles. Grow your business by promoting your system integrator relationships and access valuable market intelligence related to the specific integration needs of Plant Engineering subscribers based on database criteria. Visit www.plantengineering.com/global-si-database

DIGITAL REPORTDigital Reports are single-topic, multi-sponsored supplements that deploy with the digital editions and are promoted via web and enewsletter ad inventory. They offer the following features: Cover position exposure, updated quarterly, targeted email blast promotions, lead generation capabilities, and additional promotions in Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Oil & Gas Engineering, and Plant Engineering digital media as appropriate. $14,495 (NET) includes a full-page ad in the Digital Report. Contact your marketing consultant to learn more.

WEBCAST SPONSORSHIPS*Editorial Webcast Participating Sponsor (RCEP Accredited**):

One-minute commercial, leads, exposure throughout webcast promotion. Four sponsors maximum.

Custom Webcast (Non-accredited):One topic, one panelist chosen by sponsor, one sponsor, one-minute commercial. Maximum presentation time is 45 minutes.

* All webcasts are archived for one year. ** RCEP Accredited courses, eligible for certified Professional

Development Hours (PDHs).

IMPORTANT LINKSPrint Ad Portal: http://ads.cfemedia.com

Interactive Media Kit: www.plantengineering.com/interactivemediakit

Contact Us: www.plantengineering.com/contactus

Enewsletters: www.plantengineering.com/enewsletteradvertising

Print Rates: www.plantengineering.com/printrates

Print Specs: www.plantengineering.com/printspecs

Web Advertising: www.plantengineering.com/webadvertising

2018 Tradeshows and Events: www.plantengineering.com/industryevents

Education & Training: 18,993Energy Management: 26,468IIoT: Machines & Equipment: 63,763IIoT: Operations & IT: 70,323IIoT: Process Control & Automation: 48,370Maintenance Connection: 16,540

New Products for Engineers Showcase: 19,780

Oil & Gas Engineering: 41,290

PlantMail!: 22,196

Plant Safety: 25,103

Predictive & Preventive Maintenance: 22,555Product Focus: 19,383

Whitepaper Connection: 18,625

• Annual Live Event• Lunch and Learns

• Research• Resource Site

• Webcasts

Database sizes vary due to opt-in/opt-out nature of email delivery

*Source: Verified Audit Report, December 2016

ENEWSLETTERS AND CIRCULATION*

COMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIATION

3010 Highland Parkway, Suite 325, Downers Grove, IL 60515

[P] 630-571-4070

www.cfemedia.com