ISA Interchange

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.

Thermocouples vs RTDs: Choosing the Right Temperature Sensor

This is an excerpt from the November/December 2013 issue of InTech magazine by Ehren Kiker, a produc...
Contributing Authors May 14, 2014 10:42:05 AM

How Often Should Instruments Be Calibrated?

This guest post was authored by Eric Webb, regional account manager at Beamex.
Contributing Authors May 12, 2014 10:40:02 AM

Webinar Recording: How Can Front-End Loading Streamline the Control System Migration Process?

This guest blog post was authored by Matt Sigmon, director of DCS Next at MAVERICK Technologies, in ...
Contributing Authors May 7, 2014 10:42:11 AM

How to Determine the Health of an Industrial pH Glass Electrode

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan May 2, 2014 10:42:21 AM

How to Use an Adjustable Flow Ratio and Feedforward Summer to Optimize Flow Measurement

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Apr 18, 2014 10:42:11 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Calibrate Industrial Switches

This guest post was authored by Roy Tomalino, professional services engineer at Beamex, in conjuncti...
Contributing Authors Apr 9, 2014 10:42:40 AM

The Top Four Criteria for Manufacturing Software Comparison

This post was authored by Mark Davidson, a principal research analyst at LNS Research.
Contributing Authors Apr 2, 2014 10:42:10 AM

Use Signal Characterization in the DCS to Linearize the Installed Flow Characteristic of a Valve

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Mar 21, 2014 10:42:25 AM

Why You Should Avoid Scripted Control System Demonstrations

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Mar 14, 2014 10:42:57 AM

How to Use Valve Position Control to Optimize Process Efficiency and Capacity

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Mar 7, 2014 10:42:02 AM

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