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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.

Decentralized Control Strategy vs MPC Industrial Methanol Distillation

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Jul 10, 2019 9:00:12 AM

How Long Does It Take to Detect a Leak on an Oil or Gas Pipeline?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Jul 8, 2019 9:00:36 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Uptime for an Automation System

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 5, 2019 9:00:07 AM

Webinar Recording: Uncertainty in Calibration

This ISA webinar on calibration considerations in hazardous areas was presented by Rich Kohl, global...
Contributing Authors Jul 3, 2019 9:00:49 AM

Process Plants Need New Approaches to Leverage Actionable Information From Big Data

In May 2011, the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a research report titled...
Michael Risse Jul 1, 2019 9:00:39 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Troubleshoot a System Failure Due to a Bad Component

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jun 28, 2019 9:00:31 AM

What Should a Plant Manager Do During the First 90 Days on the Job?

It’s often said, "You only get one chance to make a good first impression." This adage may be a clic...
Bryan Christiansen Jun 26, 2019 9:00:26 AM

Raw Beginnings: The Evolution of Offshore Oil Industry Pipeline Safety

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 24, 2019 9:00:28 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of a Markov Model Computation?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jun 21, 2019 9:00:01 AM

ISA Leaders to Validate and Advance Strategic Direction

This past month, ISA leaders convened in North Carolina for the first of two in-person meetings. Thi...
Paul Gruhn Jun 20, 2019 9:00:57 AM

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