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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.

IEC 6-1131-3

The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 6-1131-3 Standard is a widely recognized interna...
Mark Weisner Dec 10, 2011 4:27:36 PM

How Do You Know When Feedforward Is Needed?

The following discussion is part of an occasional series, "Ask the Automation Pros," authored by Gre...
Greg McMillan Dec 6, 2011 8:58:03 AM

Is Smart Grid Avoiding Real Challenges?

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Dec 2, 2011 1:09:10 PM

Eliminating Difficult Start-ups with State Based Controls

This post was submitted by Katherine Persac.
Contributing Authors Dec 1, 2011 4:33:01 PM

How to Select the Best Industrial Controller: MPC, Fuzzy Logic, or PID?

The following discussion is part of an occasional series, "Ask the Automation Pros," authored by Gre...
Greg McMillan Nov 28, 2011 7:09:54 PM

Knowing Your Blind Spots with Your Facility or Plant Manager

This post was authored by Steve Prettyman, strategic sourcing manager at Dow.
Contributing Authors Nov 28, 2011 5:40:34 PM

How Much Is Plant or Facility Downtime Costing You?

This article was written by Dave Crumrine and Doug Post, of Interstates.
Contributing Authors Nov 22, 2011 1:29:43 PM

Andy Chatha Awarded ISA Honorary Membership

The 2011 Annual ISA Honors and Awards Gala was held on 17 October in Mobile, Alabama. The Honors and...
Contributing Authors Nov 22, 2011 11:18:39 AM

Robust PID Tuning Strategy for Uncertain Plants Based on the Kharitonov Theorem

This is from a series of articles reprinted from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions ...
ISA Transactions Nov 15, 2011 9:39:36 AM

New Enterprise-Control System Integration Standard Issued for Review/Voting

A new draft standard in the widely used ISA95 series has been issued for ISA95 committee balloting, ...
Contributing Authors Nov 14, 2011 6:38:58 PM

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