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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.

How Programming Standards Improve Automation and Controls

IEC 61131-3, along with PLCopen extensions and support, provides software standards essential for ef...
Bill Lydon Nov 26, 2018 10:42:00 AM

AutoQuiz: Design Specifications for Building Automation Systems

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 26, 2018 9:00:57 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC Processor?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 19, 2018 9:00:36 AM

Electromechanical vs Digital: Time to Make the Switch?

This post was written by Wil Chin, vice president of marketing and business development at United El...
Contributing Authors Feb 1, 2017 10:42:37 AM

AutoQuiz: What Does the Function of the Preset Value Determine in a PLC Timer?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Nov 4, 2016 10:42:09 AM

Webinar: Benefits of Integrating IIoT-Ready PLC and DCS Platforms

This guest blog post was written by Andrew Brodie, global control offerings marketing leader at Hone...
Contributing Authors Nov 2, 2016 10:42:32 AM

Implementation of a Soft PLC System Based on WorldFIP Fieldbus [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Sep 12, 2016 10:42:34 AM

Automatic Subsea Blowout Preventer Stack Control System Using PLC-based SCADA

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Jul 25, 2016 10:42:14 AM

AutoQuiz: What are the Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Jul 15, 2016 9:00:42 AM

AutoQuiz: What are the Basic Components of a Programmable Logic Controller or PLC?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don May 20, 2016 9:00:59 AM

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