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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.

Industrial Cybersecurity Must Focus on Protecting Operational Technology

Cybersecurity incidents will have serious ramifications if today's workforce is not better trained t...
ISA Past-Presidents Aug 5, 2019 9:00:42 AM

AutoQuiz: What is the Risk in Using Standard ROI Ratios to Invest in an Automation System?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Aug 2, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Why Systems Integrators Need to Advance Beyond Traditional Instrumentation and Control Skill Sets

This post was authored by Collin Dailey, a technology development engineer at Phoseon Technology, an...
Contributing Authors Jul 31, 2019 9:00:12 AM

Opportunities for ISA Member Engagement Abound

As a member of ISA you automatically belong to a local section. Sections represent a geographical gr...
Paul Gruhn Jul 30, 2019 9:00:03 AM

Does Your Company Have Vision to Leverage Disruptive Industrial Automation Innovations?

Disruptive innovations create new value, so users can achieve better results and, in many cases, mor...
Bill Lydon Jul 29, 2019 9:00:45 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Steady State Gain for a Standard Pneumatic Instrument Loop

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 26, 2019 9:00:50 AM

How Connected Buildings and Power Grids Make Cities 'Smart'

We are living through interesting times. Name any tech buzzword – be it artificial intelligence, big...
Claudia Vergueiro Massei Jul 24, 2019 9:00:16 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are Common Terms Used to Quantify Dangerous Industrial Failures?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 19, 2019 9:00:09 AM

Book Excerpt + Q&A: Situation Management for Process Control

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published Situ...
Joel Don Jul 15, 2019 9:00:10 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Measure the Resistance in a Circuit

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jul 12, 2019 9:00:45 AM

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