ISA Interchange

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 is Automation Changing Chemical Plants?

Automation is becoming a gamechanger in various industries. Decision makers need to figure out how b...
Emily Newton Jun 28, 2022 5:30:00 AM

How to Prevent Impulse Line Blockages Due to Temperature Variability

In the glass manufacturing industry, raw materials are heated to high temperatures until they turn i...
Asad Shaikh Jan 13, 2020 5:42:22 AM

Drones in Industrial Automation: Vital Mobile Platforms for Sensor Delivery

This post was written by Peter Fuhr, PhD, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, PhD, Sterling Rooke, PhD, and P...
Contributing Authors Nov 27, 2019 9:00:37 AM

IIoT is Approaching the Network Edge for Almost Every Industrial Application

This post was written by Peter Fuhr, PhD, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, PhD, Sterling Rooke, PhD, and P...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2019 9:00:27 AM

Decentralized Control Strategy vs MPC Industrial Methanol Distillation

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Jul 10, 2019 9:00:12 AM

What Are the Opportunities for Nonlinear Control in Process Industry Applications?

The following technical discussion is part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program...
Greg McMillan May 15, 2019 10:42:49 AM

Fault Detection in the Distillation Column Process [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Feb 18, 2019 10:42:40 AM

How to Optimize Industrial Evaporators

The following technical discussion is part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program...
Greg McMillan Sep 26, 2018 10:42:43 AM

How to Use Model Predictive Control to Improve the Distillation Process

This article was written by Bill Poe, a senior technical sales consultant at AVEVA
Contributing Authors Aug 22, 2018 10:42:40 AM

The Case for Diverse Tank Gauge Measurement Technologies

This guest blog post was written by S.K. Ravindran, global product marketing manager with Honeywell ...
Contributing Authors Feb 17, 2016 10:42:05 AM

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