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: Process Analyzer Systems Project Engineering and Management

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published Proc...
Joel Don Oct 25, 2017 10:42:06 AM

Is Your PM Program Passive, Preventative, Predictive or Proactive?

This article was written by Ian Verhappen, PE, CAP, managing director of the ISA108 committee, and H...
Contributing Authors Sep 11, 2017 10:42:11 AM

How to Leverage ISA Standards to Achieve Sustainable Benefits During Industrial Project Design

This guest blog post was written by Rick Slaugenhaupt, a consultant for MAVERICK Technologies, as pa...
Contributing Authors May 31, 2017 10:42:55 AM

How to Eliminate Lagging Plant Construction and Upgrade Project Schedules

This post was authored by Tim Green, manager of commissioning services at Endress+Hauser and formerl...
Contributing Authors Oct 12, 2016 10:42:49 AM

Is There Enough Focus on Cybersecurity for Municipal Infrastructure?

This guest blog post was written by Dee Brown, PE, ATD, a co-founder and principal with Brown Engine...
Contributing Authors Oct 26, 2015 10:42:36 AM

Automation Engineering Design Must Protect Against the Unexpected

Anyone can drive down a wide-open, well maintained road on a lovely day. But it requires a higher le...
Paul Darnbrough Oct 19, 2015 10:42:44 AM

Control System Migration is a Major Learning Opportunity

This post was authored by Paul J. Galeski, CEO and founder of MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Auto...
Contributing Authors Jun 15, 2015 10:42:44 AM

What Considerations Should You Make Before Upgrading a Critical System?

This guest post is authored by Quan Nguyen, a senior engineer at MAVERICK Technologies.
Contributing Authors Oct 22, 2014 10:42:23 AM

Project Management Is More Than a Disruption: It Is Real Work

This is an excerpt from the March/April 2014 issue of InTech magazine by Brent Karickhoff, operation...
Contributing Authors Oct 1, 2014 10:42:00 AM

Key Questions to Ask Before Migrating to High-Performance Industrial Control Graphics

This guest post is authored by Justin Robinson, a principal engineer at MAVERICK Technologies. Click...
Contributing Authors Sep 12, 2014 10:42:59 AM

    Related Posts