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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.

AutoQuiz: Failures of Complex Systems in SIS Design and SIL Selection

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don May 11, 2018 9:00:17 AM

Top 5 Upfront Project Considerations for Effective Risk Management

This post was authored by Diane Trentini, vice president of marketing and sales for COMET Informatic...
Contributing Authors May 2, 2018 10:42:55 AM

How Much Risk Can Safety Alarms Reduce?

This post was written by Charles Fialkowski, CFSE, a safety systems specialist for Siemens; Luis Gar...
Contributing Authors Apr 30, 2018 10:42:44 AM

The Impact of Theft, Accidents, and Natural Losses From Pipelines

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Apr 11, 2018 10:42:52 AM

Is Theft the New Frontier for Process Control Equipment?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Mar 7, 2018 10:42:12 AM

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

What You Can Learn About Pipeline Leaks From Government Statistics

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Feb 7, 2018 10:42:04 AM

How to Optimize Pipeline Leak Detection: Focus on Design, Equipment and Insightful Operating Practices

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Jan 10, 2018 10:42:28 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

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