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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.

The Future of Automation: Will Robots Take Your Job?

“Automation.”
Chris Sciulli May 19, 2020 5:00:00 AM

Pivoting to Ventilators: Q&A with Kash Behdinan, President of Pointfar Automation (Part 2)

This post is the second and final part of an interview we conducted with Kash Behdinan, president of...
Kara Phelps May 1, 2020 5:15:00 AM

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

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

What is a digital twin?

If you haven’t heard the term “digital twin,” you’ve been living under a digital rock. The technolog...
Jennifer Halsey Mar 4, 2020 5:00:00 AM

How Process Historians Turn Data Into Actionable Information

At one time, process historians were simply software packages used to store and present real-time pr...
Wayne Matthews Mar 2, 2020 5:42:57 AM

Edge Analytics Can Help When Cloud Computing and Big Data Fall Short

This post was authored by Andrew Hopkins, managing director of Accenture Mobility, and Brian Irwin, ...
Contributing Authors Jan 29, 2020 7:42:36 AM

How Virtual Reality Makes Industrial Training More Immersive and Meaningful

Immersive technology advancements extend far beyond commercial and consumer use cases, having the po...
Peter Richmond Jan 27, 2020 6:42:30 AM

AutoQuiz: How Are the Maintainability and Maintenance of Automation Systems Related?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jan 17, 2020 9:00:41 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Use the Parity System to Detect Data Transmission Errors

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jan 10, 2020 9:00:59 AM

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