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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.

Why You Must Factor Maintenance Into the Cost of Any Industrial System

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Jun 5, 2019 9:00:35 AM

How Maintenance Managers Can Maximize Asset Performance with Automation and Control System Tools

Maintenance managers can relate with the pressure to constantly deliver a high level of asset perfor...
Bryan Christiansen Mar 27, 2019 10:42:12 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Definition of Restore Time in Industrial Maintenance?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 22, 2019 9:00:30 AM

What Is the ROI on a Modern Industrial Maintenance Software?

These days, manufacturers need to run their physical assets – especially high-capital ones – at opti...
Bryan Christiansen Jan 7, 2019 10:42:39 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are the Four Key Activities in the Maintenance Cycle of a Control System?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Sep 21, 2018 8:52:23 AM

The Past and the Future of Industrial Maintenance Management

EDITOR'S NOTE: Learn more about predictive and preventive maintenance. Click this link to read Bryan...
Bryan Christiansen Aug 1, 2018 10:42:30 AM

How to Permanently Reduce Operating Costs in Your Maintenance Department

Every organization that wants to stay competitive on the market has to strive to increase its profit...
Bryan Christiansen May 14, 2018 10:42:46 AM

Is Your PM Program Passive, Preventative, Predictive or Proactive?

This article was written by Ian Verhappen, PE, CAP, managing director of the ISA108 committee, and H...
Contributing Authors Sep 11, 2017 10:42:11 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Implement Proactive Condition-Based Maintenance Strategies

This guest blog post was authored by Ian Verhappen, an automation industry consultant and chairman o...
Contributing Authors May 5, 2014 10:42:56 AM

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