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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.

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

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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

How IIoT Helps OEM Machine Builders Support Customers and Improve Equipment Availability

Industry analysts have long predicted that process industry leaders would be disrupted by "digitally...
Jeff Brown Sep 18, 2019 9:00:06 AM

How to Leverage Process Data to Improve Industrial Operations

One certainty is that manufacturing processes continue to get better at producing data, primarily du...
Greg Olsen Aug 28, 2019 9:00:59 AM

Why Industrial Cybersecurity Needs to Start at the Top and Be Embraced by All

Cybersecurity should be a top-of-mind issue with automation professionals and people throughout thei...
Bill Lydon Aug 26, 2019 9:00:16 AM

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

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

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

How to Use Asset Performance Management as a Driver for Digital Industrial Transformation

Digital transformation will not happen overnight, but it will happen quickly. While the IoT is quick...
Jeremiah Stone Jun 3, 2019 9:00:11 AM

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