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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

Webinar Recording: The Amazing World of ISA Standards

This educational ISA webinar was presented by Greg McMillan in conjunction with the ISA Mentor Progr...
Greg McMillan Apr 8, 2019 10:42:39 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Protect Critical Industrial Control Systems

Editor's Note: This is the first eight minutes of the recorded webinar. To watch the entire webinar,...
Wally Magda Jan 16, 2019 10:42:41 AM

AutoQuiz: Models of Control to Describe a Batch Process

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Dec 21, 2018 9:00:52 AM

How Programming Standards Improve Automation and Controls

IEC 61131-3, along with PLCopen extensions and support, provides software standards essential for ef...
Bill Lydon Nov 26, 2018 10:42:00 AM

AutoQuiz: P&ID Determination for Temperature and Pressure Sensors

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Aug 10, 2018 7:42:43 AM

AutoQuiz: Industrial Applications for Nonincendive-Rated Field Wiring

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Apr 27, 2018 9:00:00 AM

How to Future-Proof Industrial Systems with Standards-Based Design

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a consultant for MAVERICK Technologies. This ...
Contributing Authors Nov 14, 2016 10:42:05 AM

Managing Infrequent Operational Procedures Is Critical to Safe Process Manufacturing

This post is authored by Maurice Wilkins and Marcus Tennant, of Yokogawa Corporation.
Contributing Authors Oct 19, 2016 10:42:50 AM

AutoQuiz: What is the Definition of a Design Standard?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Jul 29, 2016 9:00:09 AM

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