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.

Why Most Modern Process Plants Fail to Take Full Advantage of Automation System Capabilities

The way we have started automobiles through the years is a simple analogy to the progress, or lack t...
Paul Darnbrough Dec 23, 2019 9:00:46 AM

AutoQuiz: What Are the NPV and IRR Methods for Evaluating Industrial Automation System Capital Investments?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Dec 20, 2019 9:00:32 AM

New Method for Estimating State of Charge of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Dec 16, 2019 9:00:41 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Logical Analysis Troubleshooting Method for an Industrial Process?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Dec 13, 2019 9:00:25 AM

Energy in Fluid Mechanics

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Dec 11, 2019 9:00:25 AM

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

AutoQuiz: What Should an Engineer Include in a Final Automation Project Report to Senior Management?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Dec 6, 2019 9:00:35 AM

How to Select a Platform to Implement a Batch Automation Solution

Making a platform selection to implement a batch automation solution should start with the evaluatio...
John Parraga Dec 4, 2019 9:00:45 AM

Industry 4.0 Concepts for Discrete Manufacturing Applied to Process Automation

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Dec 2, 2019 9:00:00 AM

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