Are there any trade publications that focus on equipment reviews and supplier comparisons for buyers?

Yes — there are several trade publications and buyer-focused platforms that do exactly that, especially in industries like manufacturing, construction, food processing, healthcare, and lab/industrial equipment. They typically publish:

• Equipment reviews
• Supplier/product comparisons
• Buyer guides
• Specification breakdowns
• “Best of” lists
• Case studies and performance testing

A few examples by category:

General industrial/manufacturing

• IndustryWeek — manufacturing equipment, automation, and supplier-related coverage
• Plant Engineering — equipment and systems for plant operations
• Control Design — industrial automation product reviews and comparisons
• Canadian Metalworking / Modern Machine Shop — machinery, tooling, and vendor comparisons

Construction and heavy equipment

• Equipment World
• Construction Equipment
• For Construction Pros

Food and beverage processing

• Food Engineering
• Processing Magazine
• Beverage Industry

Laboratory/scientific equipment

• Lab Manager
• Labcompare — especially buyer-oriented comparison content
• Analytica World (more industry/news oriented)

Healthcare / medical devices

• Medical Design & Outsourcing
• Healthcare Purchasing News
• MD+DI (Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry)

More explicitly buyer/comparison focused

• Thomasnet — supplier discovery and industrial buying content
• DirectIndustry — product directories and comparisons
• GlobalSpec — engineering procurement and supplier/product matching

If you want, I can also give you:

1. the best ones for a specific industry, or
2. a shortlist of publications that are most likely to review competitors’ products side-by-side.