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.

Product Lifecycle Management and Automation Are Being Drawn Together

This post was written by Simon Hailstone of Cambashi.
Contributing Authors May 25, 2016 10:42:57 AM

Design Tips to Create a More Effective HMI

This post was written by Chip McDaniel of AutomationDirect.
Contributing Authors May 11, 2016 10:42:37 AM

What Is Easy and What Is Hard to Automate with Robotics?

Every time I have a meeting with a customer, I am always surprised about all the ideas they have abo...
Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette May 9, 2016 10:42:42 AM

Steps to Navigate the Industrial Internet Journey

This post was written by Bernie Anger, CEO of Abaco Systems.
Contributing Authors May 2, 2016 10:42:01 AM

Engineers Skilled in Control System Support May Be Weak in Operation Support

In operating plants, process engineers, also known as production or operation engineers, are usually...
Allan Kern Apr 20, 2016 10:42:07 AM

Cybersecurity is a Vital Automation Industry Workforce Issue

This post was written by Peggie Ward Koon, Ph.D., 2015 chair of the Automation Federation and 2014 p...
Contributing Authors Mar 28, 2016 10:42:32 AM

Basics of Continuous Level Measurement

The most common technologies available for continuous level measurement are ultrasonic, free space r...
Gene Henry Mar 23, 2016 10:42:41 AM

Justifying Automation in the Era of the Connected Enterprise

This post was written by John Nesi, vice president of market development for the global sales and ma...
Contributing Authors Mar 21, 2016 10:42:57 AM

ISA Is Much More Than a Membership Organization

It’s fitting, I believe, that this blog is being posted in November—the month that ISA and the Autom...
Paul Gruhn Nov 9, 2015 10:42:02 AM

Did 'Back to the Future' Predict Today's Advances in Automation and Manufacturing?

This post is authored by Joel Don, ISA's community manager and a social media marketing & PR con...
Joel Don Oct 21, 2015 10:42:37 AM

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