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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 Industrial Internet of Things Delivers on the Demand for Manufacturing ROI

Now more than ever, manufacturers are under pressure to do more with less to improve financial resul...
Michael Train Aug 21, 2019 9:00:09 AM

Benefits of Connecting Manufacturing Process Management to the Product Record

It is well known that getting a product to market quickly is critical to a company’s success. There ...
Chuck Cimalore Aug 19, 2019 9:00:15 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Protect Vital Industrial Assets from the Industrial Internet of Threats

This ISA webinar on industrial cybersecurity was presented by industrial security expert and ISA99 C...
Contributing Authors Aug 7, 2019 9:00:56 AM

Why Systems Integrators Need to Advance Beyond Traditional Instrumentation and Control Skill Sets

This post was authored by Collin Dailey, a technology development engineer at Phoseon Technology, an...
Contributing Authors Jul 31, 2019 9:00:12 AM

Does Your Company Have Vision to Leverage Disruptive Industrial Automation Innovations?

Disruptive innovations create new value, so users can achieve better results and, in many cases, mor...
Bill Lydon Jul 29, 2019 9:00:45 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Steady State Gain for a Standard Pneumatic Instrument Loop

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 26, 2019 9:00:50 AM

How Connected Buildings and Power Grids Make Cities 'Smart'

We are living through interesting times. Name any tech buzzword – be it artificial intelligence, big...
Claudia Vergueiro Massei Jul 24, 2019 9:00:16 AM

Does IIoT Live Up to the Hype?

There sure is an awful lot of hype about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). One cannot attend...
Eric J. Byres Jul 22, 2019 9:00:46 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are Common Terms Used to Quantify Dangerous Industrial Failures?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 19, 2019 9:00:09 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Measure the Resistance in a Circuit

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 12, 2019 9:00:45 AM

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