February 2025 marks the debut of the latest iteration of the International Society of Automation’s magazine, Automation.com Monthly. This nine-times-a-year periodical, published in PDF and Web formats, will expand the society’s mission of empowering the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing.
Automation.com’s digital magazine, most recently called AUTOMATION 2024, is being consolidated with ISA’s InTech digital magazine to become Automation.com Monthly. Anyone can subscribe to the magazine or the range of newsletters covering specific topics like industrial cybersecurity and safety. Like other business-to-business magazines, the "cost" to subscribe is a valid email address and other professional information.
InTech has transformed multiple times since its inception in 1954 as ISA Journal. The print magazine was renamed Instrumentation Technology in 1967 and became InTech in 1978. Access to digital versions of InTech magazine began in 2016; in December 2023, ISA mailed its last print issue of InTech and began digital-only access alongside the other information resources of Automation.com.
ISA’s strong commitment to producing automation content for its members and in service to the wider automation community continues. The new magazine will contain the same high-quality technical content from ISA subject matter experts and volunteers that InTech has been known for, as well as expert-authored articles from other automation professionals. Submissions from ISA members take precedence, and potential authors are encouraged to reach out to me via ISA Connect or email.
This column originally appeared in the January/February 2025 issue of Automation.com Monthly.