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 Standards and New Technology Enable Humans and Robots to Work Safely Together

Not many years ago, the idea of collaborative robotics – with a robot and human worker sharing an ac...
Carole Franklin Dec 9, 2019 9:00:51 AM

Lessons Learned From a Forensic Analysis of the Ukrainian Power Grid Cyberattack

This post was authored by Patrice Bock, with the participation of Jean-Pierre Hauet, Romain François...
Joel Don Sep 23, 2019 9:00:14 AM

Webinar Recording: Future-Proof Your Automation Solutions with Standards-Based Design

This ISA webinar on industrial calibration was presented by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a consultant for MAVE...
Contributing Authors May 6, 2019 10:42:01 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

How Procedure-Based Automation Can Enhance Alarm Management

This post overviews some of the benefits and methods of state-based control as it applies to the mod...
Paul Morgan Dec 24, 2018 10:42:39 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

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