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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.

How to Use Asset Performance Management as a Driver for Digital Industrial Transformation

Digital transformation will not happen overnight, but it will happen quickly. While the IoT is quick...
Jeremiah Stone Jun 3, 2019 9:00:11 AM

IIoT Solves Problems Previously Considered Unsolvable

At a conference I attended, the keynote speaker observed that today is the first time in history tha...
Andrew Hird May 22, 2019 9:00:16 AM

How Long Before Watson Comes to Engineering?

Hundreds of years ago, experienced master builders knew everything about their craft, designing and ...
Paul Gruhn May 20, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Proportional Integral Estimator-Based Clock Synchronization Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions May 13, 2019 9:00:07 AM

AutoQuiz: What Security Property Is Affected If a Hacker Intercepts and Changes Set Point Data?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 19, 2019 9:00:02 AM

A Roadmap to Industrial Network Convergence

A global beverage manufacturer was having network performance and communication disruptions between ...
Robin Cobb Apr 1, 2019 10:42:49 AM

How the Internet of Things Impacts Manufacturing

Internet of Things (IoT) concepts and technology continue to create a great deal of interest, activi...
Bill Lydon Mar 18, 2019 10:42:52 AM

Effects of Wireless Packet Loss in Industrial Process Control Systems [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Feb 27, 2019 10:42:55 AM

The Business Case for Operational Technology Cybersecurity

With the increasing prevalence of high-profile cyberattacks and security breaches, these events may ...
Don Dickinson Feb 25, 2019 10:42:35 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Protect Critical Industrial Control Systems

Editor's Note: This is the first eight minutes of the recorded webinar. To watch the entire webinar,...
Wally Magda Jan 16, 2019 10:42:41 AM

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