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Pivoting to Ventilators: Q&A with Kash Behdinan, President of Pointfar Automation (Part 1)

COVID-19 has created an unprecedented global need for ventilator machines. As medical suppliers scra...
Kara Phelps Apr 28, 2020 5:00:00 AM

5 Ideas to Help 'Green' the Automation Industry—and Make Some Green

Preventing the spread of COVID-19 has led to mass quarantines, stay at home orders, and social dista...
Chris Sciulli Apr 21, 2020 5:00:00 AM

The Role of Standards in Functional Safety

Internationally recognized functional safety standards have been developed and adopted to increase e...
Jennifer Halsey Apr 14, 2020 5:00:00 AM

What Is Functional Safety?

Functional safety focuses on the detection of a potentially dangerous condition and depends on autom...
Jennifer Halsey Apr 7, 2020 5:15:00 AM

Companies Ramp Up Production of N95 Masks in Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 has exponentially increased the need for N95 disposable masks in hospitals and medical faci...
Kara Phelps Apr 3, 2020 5:15:00 AM

Newsweek Vantage Report on Cyber Risks to Critical Infrastructure: ISA's the Expert Partner

Newsweek Vantage recently published an independent report on cyber risks to critical infrastructure—...
Kara Phelps Mar 24, 2020 3:11:27 PM

Auto Manufacturers Could Build Ventilators: The Power of Standards in a Global Crisis

As COVID-19 shutters manufacturing plants in North America and around the world, GM, Ford, and Tesla...
Kara Phelps Mar 19, 2020 1:49:27 PM

Leveraging Technology to Work in the Age of Uncertainty

Globalization has been a very successful strategy for many businesses. Distributing the supply chain...
Contributing Authors Mar 18, 2020 5:00:00 AM

Harvard Business Review Analyzes Supply Chain Impacts of COVID-19

Harvard Business Review is predicting the peak of the impact of COVID-19 on global supply chains “wi...
Jennifer Halsey Mar 17, 2020 5:00:00 AM

COVID-19 Pandemic Results in Unprecedented Demand (and Shortages) for Medical Device Manufacturers

On March 2, 2020, more than a week before COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic, the FDA and CDC too...
Jennifer Halsey Mar 16, 2020 5:00:00 AM

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