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 to Choose the Right Control Strategies, Automation Level and Instrumentation for Optimal Process Design

This post was authored by Jaime A. Alba, Peter Loomis, Robert Litzinger, Bruce P. Stevens, and Paul ...
Contributing Authors Dec 16, 2015 10:42:32 AM

Batch Process Automation Can Make Continuous Processes Run Better

This post was authored by Bill Wray, an engineering consultant and first chairman of the ISA95 commi...
Contributing Authors Sep 28, 2015 10:42:32 AM

The Importance of Auditing the Industrial Alarm Management System

This excerpt is from the November/December 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Ram Visw...
Contributing Authors Sep 23, 2015 10:42:20 AM

IEC vs. NEMA Motor Controls: Select the Best Option for Your Application

This excerpt is from the September/October 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Brent Pu...
Contributing Authors Jul 6, 2015 10:42:08 AM

Simple Strategies for Maximizing Biopharmaceutical Product Quality

The following insights are part of an occasional series authored by Greg McMillan, industry consulta...
Greg McMillan May 27, 2015 10:42:05 AM

Simple Strategies for Optimizing Ethanol Plants

The following insights are part of an occasional series authored by Greg McMillan, industry consulta...
Greg McMillan May 13, 2015 10:42:10 AM

Effective Alarm Management Planning Using ANSI/ISA-18.2

This excerpt is from the September/October 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Leila My...
Contributing Authors Apr 20, 2015 10:42:44 AM

How to Achieve Maximum Salary in the Process Industries

This is an excerpt from the September/October 2014 of InTech magazine by Rick Zabel, vice president,...
Rick Zabel Mar 25, 2015 10:42:20 AM

Multivariable Control Performance: A Case for Model-less Control

Multivariable control is usually thought of as a product of the computer age, but multivariable cont...
Allan Kern Mar 2, 2015 10:42:59 AM

Production Line and Machine Upgrades Improve Productivity and Efficiency

This excerpt is from the July/August 2014 issue of InTech magazine and was written by Bill Lydon, In...
Bill Lydon Feb 23, 2015 10:42:39 AM

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