The oil and gas production explosion is driving the renaissance of the chemical and process industries in North America. With low-cost natural gas comes low-cost feedstock for many chemical compounds, ...

The ISA101 Committee will establish standards, recommended practices, and/or technical reports pertaining to human-machine interfaces in manufacturing applications. The standards, recommended ...

According to the big data analytics cover story in the November/December 2015 issue of InTech (www.isa.org/intech/20151201), "Manufacturing firms have the benefit and ...

If you are experiencing lay-offs, furloughs, and salary reductions, we are here to assist you during this difficult time. ISA can waive membership dues for renewing members up to two consecutive years ...

At HANNOVER MESSE 2017, like most industrial trade shows, the predominant theme was Industry 4.0. Although Industry 4.0 still has not scaled up to cover a significant percentage of manufacturing ...

Today's thermal imagers are rugged, easy to use, and much more affordable than they were even just a few years ago. They have become a realistic solution for everyday electrical maintenance. To use, a ...

To provide guidelines for the design and specifications of batch control systems. This will draw from (and supplement) existing standards and recommended practices of ISA and other organizations.

Precision agriculture represents a transformative approach to farming, leveraging advanced technologies to optimize agricultural productivity, enhance resource efficiency and promote sustainable ...

The ISA Certified Automation Professional ® (CAP ®) certification is a mark of career excellence that affirms your commitment to quality and demonstrates your expertise and knowledge of automation and ...

The purpose of this committee is to promote uniformity in instrument specifications, both in content and form. Because of the complexity of present day instruments and controls, it is desirable to ...

Internet of Things (IoT) concepts and technology are creating a great deal of interest, activity, and new industrial automation industry initiatives. The IoT concepts and technology are having a big ...

The dictionary defines automation as “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically.” We define automation as "the creation and application of technology to ...