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.

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Uptime for an Automation System

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 5, 2019 9:00:07 AM

Webinar Recording: Uncertainty in Calibration

This ISA webinar on calibration considerations in hazardous areas was presented by Rich Kohl, global...
Contributing Authors Jul 3, 2019 9:00:49 AM

Process Plants Need New Approaches to Leverage Actionable Information From Big Data

In May 2011, the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a research report titled...
Michael Risse Jul 1, 2019 9:00:39 AM

What Should a Plant Manager Do During the First 90 Days on the Job?

It’s often said, "You only get one chance to make a good first impression." This adage may be a clic...
Bryan Christiansen Jun 26, 2019 9:00:26 AM

Raw Beginnings: The Evolution of Offshore Oil Industry Pipeline Safety

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Jun 24, 2019 9:00:28 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of a Markov Model Computation?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jun 21, 2019 9:00:01 AM

ISA Leaders to Validate and Advance Strategic Direction

This past month, ISA leaders convened in North Carolina for the first of two in-person meetings. Thi...
Paul Gruhn Jun 20, 2019 9:00:57 AM

Book Excerpt + Q&A: Security PHA Review for Consequence-Based Cybersecurity

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published Secu...
Joel Don Jun 19, 2019 9:00:53 AM

Fault Detection in the Feed Water Treatment Process for Boiler-Turbine Power Generation [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Jun 17, 2019 9:00:50 AM

Webinar Recording: Calibration and Inspections in Hazardous Areas

There are many aspects to consider before you enter a hazardous (Ex) area to perform calibrations or...
Contributing Authors Jun 10, 2019 9:00:24 AM

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