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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.

How to Eliminate Lagging Plant Construction and Upgrade Project Schedules

This post was authored by Tim Green, manager of commissioning services at Endress+Hauser and formerl...
Contributing Authors Oct 12, 2016 10:42:49 AM

Optimize Your Industrial Automation System with a Resilient Design Strategy

In a previous post regarding good automation system design concepts considered the issue of robust d...
Paul Darnbrough Nov 16, 2015 10:42:43 AM

Portrait of the Automation Engineer as a Young Professional

This post was adapted from an article published in the new edition of InTech Plus, ISA’s mobile maga...
Contributing Authors Nov 11, 2015 10:42:10 AM

Design Automation Systems with a Focus on Diagnostics and Situational Awareness

My first post regarding good automation system design concepts approached the issue of robust design...
Paul Darnbrough Nov 2, 2015 10:42:27 AM

Automation Engineering Design Must Protect Against the Unexpected

Anyone can drive down a wide-open, well maintained road on a lovely day. But it requires a higher le...
Paul Darnbrough Oct 19, 2015 10:42:44 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

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

The Industrial Automation Challenge: Finding Opportunity in Obsolescence

This post was authored by Paul J. Galeski, CEO and founder of MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Auto...
Contributing Authors Mar 23, 2015 10:42:23 AM

Integrating DCS I/O to an Existing PLC

This post was authored by Debashis Sadhukhan, process controls system manager at NASA, and John Mihe...
Contributing Authors Dec 29, 2014 10:42:49 AM

How to Use Workflow to Achieve Business Integration in Manufacturing Operations

This post was written by Jimmy Asher, director of product strategy for Savigent Software.
Juliann Grant Oct 27, 2014 10:42:34 AM

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