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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 Link HAZOP and LOPA to Calculate a Safety Instrumented System

This article was written by Peter Morgan, director and principal consultant of Control System Design...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2017 10:42:13 AM

AutoQuiz: When Does an Instrument Need to Be Recalibrated?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Oct 20, 2017 9:00:30 AM

Take Advantage of the Opportunities at ISA’s Fall Leaders Meeting

This post is authored by Steven W. Pflantz, president of ISA 2017.
ISA Past-Presidents Oct 19, 2017 11:10:43 AM

How to Use Lifecycle Dynamic Simulation to Optimize Process Plant Operations

This blog post was written by Mart Berutti, president and COO of MYNAH Technologies LLC.
Contributing Authors Oct 18, 2017 10:42:16 AM

How a Sequenced Changeover Approach for a Plant Upgrade Minimizes Downtime

This blog post was written by Marc Hunter, a global consultant with Rockwell Automation.
Contributing Authors Oct 16, 2017 10:42:39 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Standard for Embedded Software for a SIL 3 Certified Safety System?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 13, 2017 9:00:10 AM

Applications of Thermoelectric Modules on Heat Flow Detection [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Oct 11, 2017 10:42:17 AM

What Are the Benefits of Oxygen-Based Fuel Controllers for Biomass Plants

This article was written by Andrew Gentile, PE, lead facilities engineer at Andeavor Logistics and S...
Contributing Authors Oct 9, 2017 10:42:45 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Inherent Flow Characteristic of a Valve

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Oct 6, 2017 9:00:45 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Safety Instrumented System Design

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published the ...
Joel Don Oct 4, 2017 10:42:45 AM

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