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.

Process Plant Historians Deliver Insights and Improve Operations

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Feb 8, 2016 10:42:56 AM

Remotely Managed Industrial Automation Cybersecurity

This post was written by John Crawford, a control system product and solution security expert.
Contributing Authors Feb 3, 2016 10:42:29 AM

Successful Outsourcing Depends on Understanding Your Culture

This post was authored by Paul J. Galeski, CEO and founder of MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Auto...
Contributing Authors Jan 18, 2016 10:42:42 AM

Applying Mechanical Integrity and Inspections to Asset Performance Management

This post was written by Michael Warren, senior consultant at Asset Optimization Consultants, Inc.
Contributing Authors Jan 11, 2016 10:42:13 AM

The Automation Professional as Change Agent

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Jan 6, 2016 10:42:39 AM

How to Achieve Success in Your Automation Career

This post was authored by Dean Ford, CAP, PE, serves as executive vice president at Westin Technolog...
Contributing Authors Dec 30, 2015 1:45:49 AM

How to Choose the Right Control Strategies, Automation Level and Instrumentation for Optimal Process Design

This post was authored by Jaime A. Alba, Peter Loomis, Robert Litzinger, Bruce P. Stevens, and Paul ...
Contributing Authors Dec 16, 2015 10:42:32 AM

Primer: Distillation Column Loop Tuning

This post was authored by Harley Jeffery, who has worked in the field of industrial process control ...
Contributing Authors Dec 14, 2015 10:42:10 AM

Batch Process Automation Can Make Continuous Processes Run Better

This post was authored by Bill Wray, an engineering consultant and first chairman of the ISA95 commi...
Contributing Authors Sep 28, 2015 10:42:32 AM

The Importance of Auditing the Industrial Alarm Management System

This excerpt is from the November/December 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Ram Visw...
Contributing Authors Sep 23, 2015 10:42:20 AM

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