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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.

How Can We Improve Control Loops with Slow Signal Updates?

The following discussion is part of an occasional series, "Ask the Automation Pros," authored by Gre...
Greg McMillan Apr 8, 2022 5:30:00 AM

How New Technology Is Enabling Wider Application of Wireless Valve Control

It took many years, but wireless technology has become accepted by skeptical instrument engineers wo...
Shuji Yamamoto Feb 26, 2020 6:42:04 AM

How to Implement Secure, Remote Access to an Industrial Automation System

Remote access to local programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMIs), and o...
Jonathan Griffith Feb 24, 2020 7:42:39 AM

Primer: Essential Guide to Industrial Wireless Network Configuration and Layout Options

One of the first steps when creating a new wireless instrumentation network using ISA100 Wireless, o...
Shuji Yamamoto Dec 30, 2019 9:00:38 AM

How to Achieve Pilot-Scale Process Control Flexibility and Agility

Pilot-scale process control has posed some of the biggest automation challenges I have faced working...
Chris Marinucci Oct 21, 2019 9:00:29 AM

Ensuring the Free Flow of Information: Routing Approaches for Complex Industrial Networks

This post was authored by Paul Brooks, business development manager, and Valerie Wilkins Tur, techni...
Contributing Authors Sep 2, 2019 9:00:18 AM

Cost-Effective Option for Using Cellular Data for SCADA and Data Acquisition at Remote Sites

The Internet of Things needs technology to connect people to machines and processes. From the operat...
Marcia Gadbois May 29, 2019 9:00:48 AM

Proportional Integral Estimator-Based Clock Synchronization Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions May 13, 2019 9:00:07 AM

AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.
Joel Don May 10, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Effects of Wireless Packet Loss in Industrial Process Control Systems [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Feb 27, 2019 10:42:55 AM

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