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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.

Are You Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day This Year?

Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and writer who lived in the early 1800s, was one of the first...
Kara Phelps Oct 8, 2020 5:30:00 AM

Ensuring the Free Flow of Information: Routing Approaches for Complex Industrial Networks

This post was authored by Paul Brooks, business development manager, and Valerie Wilkins Tur, techni...
Contributing Authors Sep 2, 2019 9:00:18 AM

Industrial Cybersecurity Must Focus on Protecting Operational Technology

Cybersecurity incidents will have serious ramifications if today's workforce is not better trained t...
ISA Past-Presidents Aug 5, 2019 9:00:42 AM

How Long Before Watson Comes to Engineering?

Hundreds of years ago, experienced master builders knew everything about their craft, designing and ...
Paul Gruhn May 20, 2019 9:00:39 AM

The Challenges of Attracting Millennials to Industrial Careers

This article was written by Peter G. Martin, Ph.D., vice president, business value solutions, Schnei...
Contributing Authors Jun 21, 2017 10:42:35 AM

Mission-Critical Operations: When Failure Is Not an Option

This post was authored by Steve Mustard, an industrial control system and cybersecurity consultant, ...
Contributing Authors Dec 5, 2016 10:42:13 AM

Infographic: Tune Your (LinkedIn) Loop

This post is authored by Joel Don, ISA's community manager. Connect with Joel at LinkedIn.
Joel Don Nov 30, 2016 10:42:35 AM

Managing Infrequent Operational Procedures Is Critical to Safe Process Manufacturing

This post is authored by Maurice Wilkins and Marcus Tennant, of Yokogawa Corporation.
Contributing Authors Oct 19, 2016 10:42:50 AM

What’s It Like to Work Today as an Industrial Engineer?

This post is authored by Joel Don, ISA's community manager. Connect with Joel at LinkedIn.
Joel Don Jul 27, 2016 10:42:18 AM

How to Achieve More Value from Your Automation Projects

This post was written by Peter G. Martin, Ph.D., vice president, business value solutions, Schneider...
Contributing Authors Jun 1, 2016 10:42:47 AM

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