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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.

Modeling supply and return line dynamics for an electrohydraulic actuation system

This is from a series of articles reprinted from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions ...
ISA Transactions Jul 3, 2013 10:42:34 AM

Design of controller using variable transformations for a nonlinear process with dead time

This is from a series of articles reprinted from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions ...
ISA Transactions Jun 19, 2013 10:00:54 AM

Are Users Reaping the Benefits of Partial Stroke Valve Testing?

Achieving Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 with non-redundant field devices is possible, but not alway...
Paul Gruhn Jun 17, 2013 10:42:45 AM

Implementing Security for Industrial Automation Systems (Part 2)

This is Part 1 of a guest post series authored by Ronald L. Krutz, Ph.D., a scientist and consultant...
Contributing Authors Jun 12, 2013 11:42:21 AM

Considerations for Selecting A Controller- or Server-Based Batch Sequencer

Selecting the right solution when designing your batch-sequencing system saves valuable design time ...
John Parraga Jun 10, 2013 11:42:13 AM

Benefits of Individually Fusing I/O with Indicating Fuse Blocks

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Jun 7, 2013 10:00:39 AM

Implementing Security for Industrial Automation Systems (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a guest post series authored by Ronald L. Krutz, Ph.D., a scientist and consultant...
Contributing Authors Jun 5, 2013 10:42:03 AM

Free Download: Checklists to Manage Instrumentation and Manufacturing Technology

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan May 31, 2013 10:00:04 AM

How Optimal Measurement Location Maximizes Sensor Sensitivity and Signal-To-Noise Ratio

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Apr 19, 2013 10:00:15 AM

A simple method to find a robust output feedback controller by random search approach

This is from a series of articles reprinted from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions ...
ISA Transactions Apr 8, 2013 2:40:33 PM

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