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How to Use Industrial Simulation to Increase Learning and Innovation

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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

How to Solve the Biggest Maintenance Challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry

Oil and gas businesses operate in an industry that is subject to complex global and national constra...
Bryan Christiansen Nov 25, 2019 9:00:21 AM

AutoQuiz: Which Valve Actuation Method Is Best for a Very Large Force and a Small Actuator?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 15, 2019 9:00:26 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are the Benefits of Self-Study Workbooks for Operator Training?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 8, 2019 9:00:05 AM

AutoQuiz: How are Pressure Changes Measured in Industrial Applications?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 1, 2019 9:00:08 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks to a Geothermal Plant?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 25, 2019 9:00:35 AM

IIoT is Approaching the Network Edge for Almost Every Industrial Application

This post was written by Peter Fuhr, PhD, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, PhD, Sterling Rooke, PhD, and P...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2019 9:00:27 AM

Mechatronics: The Evolution From Mechanical to Information-Based Industrial Automation

At the core of any automated system is the basic closed-loop paradigm: sense, decide, act. This mode...
Kenneth J. Ryan Oct 7, 2019 9:00:12 AM

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