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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.

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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

Will Blockchain Technology Disrupt the Industrial Control System World?

Contributing Authors Dec 25, 2019 9:00:56 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are the NPV and IRR Methods for Evaluating Industrial Automation System Capital Investments?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Dec 20, 2019 9:00:32 AM

How to Use Industrial Simulation to Increase Learning and Innovation

Greg McMillan Dec 18, 2019 9:00:01 AM

Energy in Fluid Mechanics

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Dec 11, 2019 9:00:25 AM

Industry 4.0 Concepts for Discrete Manufacturing Applied to Process Automation

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Dec 2, 2019 9:00:00 AM

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