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.

Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Mission Critical Operations

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA's new book, Mission Cri...
Joel Don Mar 19, 2018 10:42:45 AM

AutoQuiz: Motor Shaft Speed Relationship to Frequency and Number of Poles

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 16, 2018 9:00:36 AM

ISA Will Grow and Succeed by Meeting the Needs of Both Members and Customers

This post is authored by Brian Curtis, president of ISA 2018.
ISA Past-Presidents Mar 15, 2018 9:00:04 AM

Nonlinear Predictive Control of a Boiler-Turbine Unit [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Mar 12, 2018 10:42:07 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Measure Tank Differential Pressure

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Mar 9, 2018 8:00:39 AM

Is Theft the New Frontier for Process Control Equipment?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Edward J. Farmer Mar 7, 2018 10:42:12 AM

AutoQuiz: Nonhazardous Pressurization Systems

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Mar 2, 2018 9:00:52 AM

PID Controller Loop Tuning Primer: Working With Integrating Processes

This guest blog post is part of a series on loop tuning. This blog post is Part 1 in the loop tuning...
James Beall Feb 26, 2018 10:42:15 AM

AutoQuiz: Identify the Function of a P&ID Symbol

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.
Joel Don Feb 23, 2018 5:00:19 AM

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