In June 2024, six months ago, we took a look at the top-performing blog posts of the year on ISA Interchange so far, and we found some intriguing insights. Now, as we reach the end of the year, we're back with a final tally. We're always looking to bring you information on topics you find the most useful — if you have any suggestions for future blog posts, we welcome your comments.
We would also like to invite you to contribute your own articles to the blog. We consider submissions on a rolling basis. Contributing to the ISA Interchange blog can be a great way to build your reputation as a thought leader. If you'd like to share your knowledge of the automation profession in 2025, we would be excited to read your work.
Here are the top 20 overall highest performing blog posts of 2024 on ISA Interchange. Will your article make it to a list like this in 2025?
20. How Much Does Rework/Repair Really Cost? (Grant Vokey, published 21 May 2024)
19. How to Validate Your Knowledge of the ISA-95/IEC 62264 Standards Framework (published 3 September 2024)
18. Achieving the Best Cascade Control (Greg McMillan for "Ask the Automation Pros," published 6 December 2024)
17. Intelligent Automation: Overcoming Challenges for Seamless Implementation (Amol Kakade, published 20 February 2024)
16. ISA Landmark Turnaround Fuels Future Growth (ISA President Prabhu Soundarrajan, published 8 October 2024)
15. An Interview with Béla Lipták, Author of "Controlling the Future: Preventing Climate and Other Disasters" (published 8 February 2024)
13 (tie). AI in Oil: Unleashing a New Era of Efficiency and Innovation (Emily Newton, published 19 January 2024)
13 (tie). 2024 Will Be a Remarkable Year for Automation Led by ISA (ISA President Prabhu Soundarrajan, published 30 January 2024)
12. When Are We Modernizing Control Systems? (Greg McMillan for "Ask the Automation Pros," published 22 January 2024)
11. ISA Technical Content Available at Pub Hub (published 14 June 2024)
10. Social Learning in the Automation Profession: 7 Benefits You Can't Ignore (published 16 August 2024)
9. Meet ISA's 2024 Executive Board Members, Part 1 (published 2 August 2024)
8. ISA Business Academy: A Mini-MBA for Automation Industry Leaders (published 11 March 2024)
7. Sustainability, Automation and Cybersecurity: Partners to Drive Growth and Governance (ISA President Prabhu Soundarrajan, published 9 July 2024)
6. Understanding Data Mesh and the Modern Smart Factory (Sukanta Kumar Rout, published 3 January 2024)
5. Key Takeaways from My Year as ISA President (ISA Past President Marty Bince, published 12 January 2024)
4. Symptom vs. Cause vs. Root Cause (Grant Vokey, published 6 February 2024)
3. Taking a Look at the Virtual PLC Technology Stack (Daniel O'Duffy, published 24 September 2024)
2. How Can We Improve or Eliminate Split Range Control? (Greg McMillan for "Ask the Automation Pros," published 5 March 2024)
1. Getting to Know MimoSM, ISA's Large Language Model Trained on ISA Content (published 26 July 2024)
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