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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.

OPC UA and IEC 61131-3: The Integration of Control and the HMI

This post was authored by Gary L. Pratt, PE, president of ControlSphere Enginering and Timothy L. Tr...
Contributing Authors May 1, 2019 10:42:26 AM

How ISA’s Certification and Certificate Programs Can Benefit You and Your Employer

Are you aware of ISA’s certification and certificate programs? Have you achieved one of the titles? ...
Paul Gruhn Apr 30, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Artificial Intelligence-Based Improved Classification of Two-Phase Flow Patterns [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Apr 29, 2019 10:42:14 AM

AutoQuiz: Cold Junction Compensation Is Required for Which Type of Temperature Measurement Device?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 26, 2019 9:00:30 AM

How to Prevent Cavitation in Butterfly Control Valves

This post was authored by Hans D. Baumann, Ph.D., PE, author of Fluid Mechanics of Control Valves: H...
Hans D. Baumann Apr 24, 2019 10:42:39 AM

Four Quick Tips for Making Smart, Strategic Decisions at Your Industrial Plant or Facility

During an automation leadership conference at ISA headquarters, Peter Martin, PhD, vice president of...
Katie Turner Apr 22, 2019 10:42:09 AM

AutoQuiz: What Security Property Is Affected If a Hacker Intercepts and Changes Set Point Data?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 19, 2019 9:00:02 AM

New Method for Tuning PID Controllers Using a Symmetric Send-On-Delta Sampling Strategy [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Apr 17, 2019 10:42:21 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is a Schematic Representation of a Complete Hydraulic, Electric, Magnetic, or Pneumatic Circuit Called?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 12, 2019 9:00:41 AM

What Is the Connection Between All of the Inputs and the Output of an Industrial Process?

This guest blog post was written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, industrial process expert and author of th...
Edward J. Farmer Apr 10, 2019 10:42:46 AM

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