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.

Nine Technologies to Watch for the Automation Industry

This guest post was written by Roy Kok, vice president of sales and marketing at Ocean Data Systems.
Contributing Authors Jul 29, 2013 10:42:55 AM

How to Tap Hidden Manufacturing Potential Using OEE

This article was authored by Maryanne Steidinger, who has more than 25 years of experience working f...
Contributing Authors Jul 17, 2013 10:42:20 AM

Simple, Model-Based Process Control

This is an excerpt from the March/April 2013 InTech by R. Russell Rhinehart. To read the full articl...
Contributing Authors Jul 15, 2013 10:42:41 AM

ISA technical publications excel in advancing automation industry knowledge

This post is authored by Terrence G. Ives, president of ISA 2013.
ISA Past-Presidents Jul 11, 2013 10:42:31 AM

Are Users Reaping the Benefits of Partial Stroke Valve Testing?

Achieving Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 with non-redundant field devices is possible, but not alway...
Paul Gruhn Jun 17, 2013 10:42:45 AM

ISA technical symposia successes and spreading the word about ISA Automation Week 2013

This post is authored by Terrence G. Ives, president of ISA 2013.
ISA Past-Presidents Jun 13, 2013 10:42:04 AM

Considerations for Selecting A Controller- or Server-Based Batch Sequencer

Selecting the right solution when designing your batch-sequencing system saves valuable design time ...
John Parraga Jun 10, 2013 11:42:13 AM

Benefits of Individually Fusing I/O with Indicating Fuse Blocks

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Jun 7, 2013 10:00:39 AM

Free Download: Checklists to Manage Instrumentation and Manufacturing Technology

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan May 31, 2013 10:00:04 AM

The Value of Messaging in Industrial Control Systems

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan May 24, 2013 10:00:09 AM

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