Welcome to the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA).
This blog covers numerous topics on industrial automation such as operations & management, continuous & batch processing, connectivity, manufacturing & machine control, and Industry 4.0.
The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only. ISA blog posts may be authored by ISA staff and guest authors from the automation community. Views and opinions expressed by a guest author are solely their own, and do not necessarily represent those of ISA. Posts made by guest authors have been subject to peer review.
Scott Sommer is Department Manager, Instrumentation & Control at DPS Group Global. He is a licensed professional engineer with 40+ years of experience in automation, instrumentation, and process control design and applications, for engineering and design firms, manufacturers, and service providers.