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.

Can ISA95 Standards Apply to Industry 4.0?

ISA95, a series of standards that defines enterprise and control system integrations for manufacture...
Ranjan Sharma Aug 7, 2020 5:30:00 AM

5 Recent Great Reads in IIoT

If you're interested in the vast potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), you may not ...
Kara Phelps Jul 31, 2020 5:00:00 AM

Developing Industrial Machine Learning Projects: 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid

The use of artificial intelligence techniques, and more specifically machine learning, has been incr...
Luiz Rogério de Freitas Júnior Jul 21, 2020 5:15:00 AM

An Emerging Role for IoT in the Health Care Delivery System

COVID-19 was first discovered in China less than a year ago. Since then, it has rapidly spread acros...
Rajabahadur V. Arcot Jun 23, 2020 5:30:00 AM

Tesla's Virtual Power Plant: Re-Envisioning the Electric Grid

Consider the electric grid. It blankets most of the world. Its existence and reliability have define...
Kara Phelps May 26, 2020 5:15:00 AM

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