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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.

How Artificial Intelligence and Automation Can Complement Each Other

As modern businesses are transitioning to become leaner and more efficient in their operations, they...
Jason Adams Feb 1, 2022 5:30:00 AM

Just in Time, or Just Too Late? A Kaizen Approach to Calibration

Many organizations are being asked to “do more with less.” As a result, key individuals are often ov...
Greg Sumners Dec 31, 2018 10:41:42 AM

AutoQuiz: What is the Lifecycle Economic Model?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Jun 8, 2018 7:42:12 AM

Industrial Risk Avoidance: Proactive Instead of Reactive Maintenance

Many times, I meet process manufacturers who are satisfied with the status quo of their plant’s cali...
Greg Sumners May 15, 2017 9:00:43 AM

Six Key Steps for an Effective Industrial Business Process Change

This post was written by Chuck Boyd, business development director for Beamex.
Contributing Authors Sep 21, 2016 10:42:18 AM

Expanding Batch Records to the Enterprise

This guest post was written by authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Te...
Contributing Authors Oct 9, 2013 10:42:02 AM

Achieving real world benefits with statistical process control

This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. ...
Contributing Authors Sep 11, 2013 10:42:47 AM

What Kind of MES Do You Need?

This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. ...
Contributing Authors Aug 21, 2013 10:42:24 AM

Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 2)

This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. ...
Contributing Authors Apr 17, 2013 10:42:22 AM

Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 1)

This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. ...
Contributing Authors Apr 15, 2013 12:25:16 PM

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