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.

How to Protect Water and Wastewater Facilities from Cyberattack

This guest post was authored by David Mattes, director of engineering at VMWare.
Contributing Authors Jul 10, 2013 10:42:51 AM

13 Ways Through an Industrial Firewall: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

This article was written by Andrew Ginter, vice president of industrial security at Waterfall Securi...
Contributing Authors Jul 8, 2013 3:15:32 PM

ISA Training and Education in July: Learn, Advance, Succeed

In July ISA TechTour, the newest traveling technical training program that brings ISA’s expert train...
Joel Don Jul 1, 2013 11:42:07 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

Implementing Security for Industrial Automation Systems (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a guest post series authored by Ronald L. Krutz, Ph.D., a scientist and consultant...
Contributing Authors Jun 5, 2013 10:42:03 AM

ISA Training and Education in June: Learn, Advance, Succeed

June training and education opportunities cover a wide range of topics and professional preparation ...
Joel Don Jun 3, 2013 10:42:43 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

Need Automation Workers? Who You Gonna Call?

This recurring blog covers news about ISA Automation Week: Technology and Solutions Event from the u...
Contributing Authors May 29, 2013 10:42:49 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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