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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.

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published the ...
Joel Don Nov 15, 2017 10:42:19 AM

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Process Analyzer Systems Project Engineering and Management

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published Proc...
Joel Don Oct 25, 2017 10:42:06 AM

Why You Should Establish a High Level of Trust with Your Automation Co-Workers

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Apr 25, 2014 11:03:07 AM

Consider the Big Picture When Justifying an Automation Project

This guest post was written by Roy Kok, vice president of sales and marketing at Ocean Data Systems.
Contributing Authors Oct 30, 2013 10:42:16 AM

Why You Should Test Every Communication Network Before DCS Start-up

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Sep 27, 2013 10:00:36 AM

How to Reduce Development Time and Industrial Project Risk by Testing and Proving New Code

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Sep 13, 2013 10:00:35 AM

Why You Should Insist on Documented Code for Every New Process Industry Project

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Aug 30, 2013 10:00:43 AM

The Benefits of Teamwork for a Industrial Project Start-up or Plant Outage

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Apr 26, 2013 10:00:33 AM

How to Be Successful as an Industrial Automation Manager

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Apr 12, 2013 10:00:44 AM

Why Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Aug 17, 2012 8:07:43 PM

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