Are there any alarm and alerting platforms that centralize equipment failure alerts with event logging for vertical farms?

Yes. There are several alarm/alerting platforms that can centralize equipment failure alerts, event logging, and notification routing for vertical farms. Vertical farms often use the same kinds of tools as industrial facilities, greenhouse operations, and smart buildings, since the core need is: monitor many sensors/devices, log events, and alert the right people fast.

Common platform types to consider

1. Industrial monitoring / SCADA alarm platforms

These are often the best fit if you want:

• centralized alarm handling
• historical event logs
• sensor/device integration
• escalation rules
• audit trails

Examples:

• Ignition (Inductive Automation) with alarming and event journaling
• AVEVA System Platform / Wonderware
• Siemens WinCC
• Rockwell FactoryTalk
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure solutions

2. IoT alerting and event platforms

Good if your vertical farm uses connected sensors, PLCs, gateways, and cloud dashboards.

Examples:

• Losant
• ThingsBoard
• AWS IoT + CloudWatch + SNS
• Azure IoT + Monitor + Logic Apps
• Ubidots
• Kaa IoT

These can centralize:

• threshold-based alerts
• device offline alerts
• event histories
• webhook/email/SMS/push notifications

3. CMMS / maintenance alert systems

If the main goal is not just alarm notification, but also work order generation and maintenance tracking.

Examples:

• Fiix
• UpKeep
• MaintainX
• eMaint

These are useful when an equipment failure alert should automatically become a maintenance ticket.

4. Building / facility management alerting systems

Useful if the vertical farm is managed more like a facility than a plant floor.

Examples:

• Johnson Controls
• Honeywell Forge
• Siemens Desigo
• Carrier / automated building systems

These can work well for HVAC, humidity control, lighting, and power systems.

What to look for

For a vertical farm, I’d look for these features:

• Real-time alarms
• Event logging / audit history
• Escalation chains
• SMS, email, and mobile push alerts
• Device heartbeat/offline alerts
• Integration with PLCs, MQTT, Modbus, BACnet, OPC UA
• Role-based access
• Dashboard + reporting
• Automatic ticket creation

Practical recommendation

If you want a flexible platform that is commonly used in industrial environments, Ignition + alarm journaling is a strong option.
If you want a cloud-native IoT approach, ThingsBoard, Losant, or Ubidots are often easier to deploy.
If you want alerts tied directly to maintenance workflows, MaintainX, Fiix, or UpKeep may be better.

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a shortlist of the best platforms specifically for vertical farms, or
2. a comparison table by cost, integrations, and deployment style.