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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.

AutoQuiz: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks to a Geothermal Plant?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 25, 2019 9:00:35 AM

Book Excerpt + Q&A: Situation Management for Process Control

This ISA author Q&A was edited by Joel Don, ISA’s community manager. ISA recently published Situ...
Joel Don Jul 15, 2019 9:00:10 AM

Key to Achieving Positive Business Results: Manage Risk Throughout Industrial Automation Infrastructure

Maximizing productivity and minimizing risk are the yin and yang of the industrial world—forces that...
Sujeet Chand Apr 3, 2019 10:42:11 AM

Can Risk Analysis Really Be Reduced to a Simple Procedure?

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, author of the new ISA book...
Contributing Authors May 16, 2018 10:42:49 AM

Top 5 Upfront Project Considerations for Effective Risk Management

This post was authored by Diane Trentini, vice president of marketing and sales for COMET Informatic...
Contributing Authors May 2, 2018 10:42:55 AM

How Much Risk Can Safety Alarms Reduce?

This post was written by Charles Fialkowski, CFSE, a safety systems specialist for Siemens; Luis Gar...
Contributing Authors Apr 30, 2018 10:42:44 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

Industrial Tip: Project Management Is Really Risk Management

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Mar 29, 2013 1:59:38 PM

Why Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects

The following tip is from the ISA book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Succe...
Greg McMillan Aug 17, 2012 8:07:43 PM

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