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.

Why New Generation Industries Will Merge Toward Digital Transformation

Industries are currently facing unprecedented challenges. While some have multiplied growth, others ...
Sugata Bandyopadhyay Aug 10, 2021 5:30:00 AM

Challenges and Bottlenecks for Implementing Industry 4.0 in India

The need for industry stakeholders to see this pandemic as an opportunity for implementing Industry ...
Asim Sinha Jul 6, 2021 5:30:00 AM

OPC Unified Architecture and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport

Conversations about OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)...
David Schultz Jun 22, 2021 5:30:00 AM

Why are 5G and IoT a Game Changer for Manufacturing?

For manufacturers, one of the most significant advances of the past few decades has been Industry 4....
Emily Newton Jun 4, 2021 5:30:00 AM

What Is IIoT?

To define IIoT, we first must define IoT. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of intelligent d...
Manjunath Hiregange Oct 27, 2020 5:00:00 AM

Edge Analytics Can Help When Cloud Computing and Big Data Fall Short

This post was authored by Andrew Hopkins, managing director of Accenture Mobility, and Brian Irwin, ...
Contributing Authors Jan 29, 2020 7:42:36 AM

How Standards and New Technology Enable Humans and Robots to Work Safely Together

Not many years ago, the idea of collaborative robotics – with a robot and human worker sharing an ac...
Carole Franklin Dec 9, 2019 9:00:51 AM

Industry 4.0 Concepts for Discrete Manufacturing Applied to Process Automation

This article was written by Bill Lydon, automation industry authority, journalist and former chief e...
Bill Lydon Dec 2, 2019 9:00:00 AM

IIoT is Approaching the Network Edge for Almost Every Industrial Application

This post was written by Peter Fuhr, PhD, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, PhD, Sterling Rooke, PhD, and P...
Contributing Authors Oct 23, 2019 9:00:27 AM

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