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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: What Are Multiple Independent Protection Layers in Relation to Industrial Safety?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Sep 14, 2018 9:00:00 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 Leverage ISA Standards to Achieve Sustainable Benefits During Industrial Project Design

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a consultant for MAVERICK Technologies, as pa...
Contributing Authors May 31, 2017 10:42:55 AM

How to Apply ISA Standards to Achieve Industrial Production Agility

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a consultant for MAVERICK Technologies. This ...
Contributing Authors Nov 28, 2016 10:42:57 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

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

ISA-88 Standard Marries Plant-Floor Automation with MES Supervision

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a senior engineer for MAVERICK Technologies, ...
Contributing Authors Jan 4, 2016 10:42:52 AM

Using ISA-88 to Enhance MES Implementation

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a senior engineer for MAVERICK Technologies, ...
Contributing Authors Dec 21, 2015 10:42:12 AM

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