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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.

Webinar Recording: How to Document Safety Instrumented Systems Inspections and Tests

This ISA webinar on safety instrumented systems was presented by Paul Gruhn, ISA Fellow and global f...
Contributing Authors Feb 14, 2018 10:52:17 AM

How to Link HAZOP and LOPA to Calculate a Safety Instrumented System

This article was written by Peter Morgan, director and principal consultant of Control System Design...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2017 10:42:13 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Safety Instrumented System Design

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published the ...
Joel Don Oct 4, 2017 10:42:45 AM

Electromechanical vs Digital: Time to Make the Switch?

This post was written by Wil Chin, vice president of marketing and business development at United El...
Contributing Authors Feb 1, 2017 10:42:37 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Control Systems Engineering Exam Reference Manual

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. Control Systems Engineering...
Joel Don Jul 11, 2016 10:42:21 AM

AutoQuiz: What is the Standard for Embedded Software for SIL 3 Certified Safety System?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 22, 2016 9:00:57 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. Performance-based Fire and ...
Joel Don Aug 12, 2015 8:54:49 AM

Eliminating Black Boxes in Safety Applications

This article is from the January/February 2014 issue of InTech magazine and is authored by Ken O'Mal...
Contributing Authors Sep 10, 2014 10:42:40 AM

How to Use Smart Field Devices to Improve Industrial Safety System Performance

This is an excerpt from the January/February 2014 issue of InTech magazine by Guillermo Pacanins, P....
Contributing Authors Jun 30, 2014 10:42:24 AM

Can Early Involvement Improve Operations and Maintenance in the Safety Life Cycle?

This is an excerpt from the May/June 2013 InTech by Henry Johnston and Fahad Howimil. To read the fu...
Contributing Authors Nov 11, 2013 11:54:09 AM

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