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.

Why are 5G and IoT a Game Changer for Manufacturing?

For manufacturers, one of the most significant advances of the past few decades has been Industry 4....
Emily Newton Jun 4, 2021 5:30:00 AM

Edge Analytics Can Help When Cloud Computing and Big Data Fall Short

This post was authored by Andrew Hopkins, managing director of Accenture Mobility, and Brian Irwin, ...
Contributing Authors Jan 29, 2020 7:42:36 AM

Industry 4.0 Concepts for Discrete Manufacturing Applied to Process Automation

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Dec 2, 2019 9:00:00 AM

IIoT is Approaching the Network Edge for Almost Every Industrial Application

This post was written by Peter Fuhr, PhD, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, PhD, Sterling Rooke, PhD, and P...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2019 9:00:27 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

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

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