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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.

Process Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Oct 14, 2019 9:00:15 AM

AutoQuiz: Technical Characteristics of the Open Systems Interconnection Model

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 11, 2019 9:00:09 AM

An Introduction to Operations Research in the Process Industries

This guest blog post is part of a series written by Edward J. Farmer, PE, ISA Fellow and author of t...
Edward J. Farmer Oct 9, 2019 9:00:42 AM

Mechatronics: The Evolution From Mechanical to Information-Based Industrial Automation

At the core of any automated system is the basic closed-loop paradigm: sense, decide, act. This mode...
Kenneth J. Ryan Oct 7, 2019 9:00:12 AM

AutoQuiz: How to Install Thermocouple Extension Wires

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Oct 4, 2019 9:00:51 AM

Webinar Recording: Lessons Learned During the Migration to a New DCS

This educational ISA webinar was presented by Greg McMillan. Greg is an industry consultant, author ...
Greg McMillan Oct 2, 2019 9:00:14 AM

Licensure, ISA Turning 75, and the 2019 Annual Leadership Conference

On 14-16 August, I attended the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) ...
Paul Gruhn Sep 30, 2019 9:00:20 AM

AutoQuiz: How Are Errors Corrected in Industrial Network Data Communications?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don Sep 27, 2019 9:00:07 AM

Radiometric Level Measurement: When Other Industrial Measuring Techniques Fail

Radiometric or gamma level/density instruments are most often used in applications where other measu...
Gene Henry Sep 25, 2019 9:00:46 AM

Lessons Learned From a Forensic Analysis of the Ukrainian Power Grid Cyberattack

This post was authored by Patrice Bock, with the participation of Jean-Pierre Hauet, Romain François...
Joel Don Sep 23, 2019 9:00:14 AM

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