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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.

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Industrial Automation and Control System Security Principles

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. The second edition of Indus...
Joel Don Aug 3, 2016 10:42:09 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Industrial Data Communications

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager. Industrial Data Communicati...
Joel Don May 23, 2016 10:42:51 AM

Cybersecurity is a Vital Automation Industry Workforce Issue

This post was written by Peggie Ward Koon, Ph.D., 2015 chair of the Automation Federation and 2014 p...
Contributing Authors Mar 28, 2016 10:42:32 AM

AutoQuiz: What is the Recommended Limit for the Length of an Ethernet Cable Segment?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 25, 2016 9:00:02 AM

Justifying Automation in the Era of the Connected Enterprise

This post was written by John Nesi, vice president of market development for the global sales and ma...
Contributing Authors Mar 21, 2016 10:42:57 AM

How to Choose Wired vs. Wireless for New Industrial Installations

This post was authored by Moazzam Shamsi, global director of wireless consulting and execution solut...
Contributing Authors Mar 7, 2016 10:42:51 AM

Remotely Managed Industrial Automation Cybersecurity

This post was written by John Crawford, a control system product and solution security expert.
Contributing Authors Feb 3, 2016 10:42:29 AM

Development and Comparison of Neural Network-Based Soft Sensors

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Dec 23, 2015 10:30:23 AM

Design Automation Systems with a Focus on Diagnostics and Situational Awareness

My first post regarding good automation system design concepts approached the issue of robust design...
Paul Darnbrough Nov 2, 2015 10:42:27 AM

Is There Enough Focus on Cybersecurity for Municipal Infrastructure?

This guest blog post was written by Dee Brown, PE, ATD, a co-founder and principal with Brown Engine...
Contributing Authors Oct 26, 2015 10:42:36 AM

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