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.

Innovations in Butterfly Control Valve Technology

This post was authored by Hans D. Baumann, Ph.D., PE, author of Fluid Mechanics of Control Valves: H...
Contributing Authors Jun 1, 2015 10:42:42 AM

Why Standards Benefit Manufacturing and the Process Industries

This post was written by Bill Lydon, chief editor of InTech magazine.
Bill Lydon May 20, 2015 10:42:15 AM

Six Emerging Trends in the World of Industrial Robotics

This article was written by Nick Chambers of KUKA Robotics. Nick formerly was global editorial manag...
Contributing Authors May 6, 2015 10:42:16 AM

Reaching the Next Industrial Level with Packaging Machine Communication Standards

This post was written by Robert Trask, a senior systems architect with Beckhoff Automation.
Contributing Authors Apr 29, 2015 10:42:52 AM

Effective Alarm Management Planning Using ANSI/ISA-18.2

This excerpt is from the September/October 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Leila My...
Contributing Authors Apr 20, 2015 10:42:44 AM

Managing Industrial Control System Cybersecurity

This post was written by Jim Gilsinn of Kenexis Security.
Contributing Authors Mar 30, 2015 10:42:52 AM

How to Achieve Maximum Salary in the Process Industries

This is an excerpt from the September/October 2014 of InTech magazine by Rick Zabel, vice president,...
Rick Zabel Mar 25, 2015 10:42:20 AM

The Industrial Automation Challenge: Finding Opportunity in Obsolescence

This post was authored by Paul J. Galeski, CEO and founder of MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Auto...
Contributing Authors Mar 23, 2015 10:42:23 AM

Process Control Systems for Industrial Applications

This post was written by Paolo Pinceti and Micaela Caserza Magro of the University of Genoa.
Contributing Authors Mar 16, 2015 10:42:20 AM

How to Change Thinking Patterns to Generate New Ideas

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Contributing Authors Mar 11, 2015 10:42:25 AM

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