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.

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

Optimal Control in Microgrid Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions May 11, 2015 10:42:37 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

Set Your Sights on ISA’s 2015 Division Symposia

This post is authored by Rick Roop, president of ISA 2015.
ISA Past-Presidents Apr 16, 2015 9:00:03 AM

How to Achieve a Successful Industrial Automation Project Outcome

This post was authored by Tim Green, manager of commissioning services at Endress+Hauser and formerl...
Contributing Authors Apr 8, 2015 10:42:52 AM

How to Select the Right Industrial Network Ethernet Cable for Reliability and Performance

This excerpt is from the September/October 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Loredana...
Contributing Authors Apr 6, 2015 10:42:08 AM

What are the Challenges of Process Plant Upgrade Projects?

This post was authored by Tim Green, manager of commissioning services at Endress+Hauser and formerl...
Contributing Authors Apr 1, 2015 10:42:14 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

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