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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.

How to Use Passive Loopback Process Simulation for Factory Software Deployment

One challenge faced by control systems integrators is the prospect of testing their software before ...
Michael Whitt Feb 5, 2020 9:00:03 AM

OPC UA and IEC 61131-3: The Integration of Control and the HMI

This post was authored by Gary L. Pratt, PE, president of ControlSphere Enginering and Timothy L. Tr...
Contributing Authors May 1, 2019 10:42:26 AM

How HMI Technologies Enable Greater Remote Access to the Plant Floor

This article was written by Greg Philbrook, a product manager at AutomationDirect.
Contributing Authors Jul 30, 2018 10:42:19 AM

AutoQuiz: Motor Shaft Speed Relationship to Frequency and Number of Poles

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 16, 2018 9:00:36 AM

AutoQuiz: Nonhazardous Pressurization Systems

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 2, 2018 9:00:52 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Best Location in an HMI for the Graphic Display of a Distillation Column?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Feb 16, 2018 8:00:30 AM

How to Use HMIs to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Power Consumption

This post was written by Richard Clark, InduSoft Web Studio application developer at Wonderware by S...
Contributing Authors Jan 4, 2017 10:42:27 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Optimize HMI Screen Design

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Sep 23, 2016 9:00:17 AM

Design Tips to Create a More Effective HMI

This post was written by Chip McDaniel of AutomationDirect.
Contributing Authors May 11, 2016 10:42:37 AM

The Unsung Hero of Eliminating Unplanned Downtime: HMI/SCADA

This guest post was written by Matthew Wells, general manager of Automation Software Solutions at GE...
Contributing Authors Oct 7, 2015 10:42:53 AM

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