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FeatureManaging the Cybersecurity Threat to Hazardous Process Plants
Process industry plants contain hazards that can have very severe consequences if a loss of containment occurs. Many of the safeguards that have been designed by engineers to protect process plants we -
FeatureWebinar Recording: Drivers for Cloud SCADA Operations
Solutions for virtualization, cloud and mobility are becoming more stable, reachable and cost-competitive to a larger number of industrial SCADA end-users. -
FeatureIncorporate Safety and Cybersecurity Standards Into Automation Design
There are simple steps that must be taken now to make your automation systems more resilient to the inevitable cyberattack. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: Cybersecurity for Control Systems in Process Automation
ISA webinar focuses on the current industry security threat landscape and key steps you can take to protect your critical assets in the production environment. -
FeatureInternet of Things: Creating Customer Value from Home to Industry
Industrial companies are leveraging IoT connectivity so customers can have the same level of connectivity in their workplace as they do at home -
FeatureWhy MQTT Is an Ideal Connectivity Protocol for the Industrial Internet of Things
MQTT appears to be a protocol with a good track record, good adoption, and unique suitability for industrial control systems and IIoT applications. -
FeatureNew Industrial Automation Strategies for Shale Gas Operators
Key challenges facing shale gas producers relate to the safety, reliability, efficiency, and flexibility of their operations. -
FeatureHow to Capture Business-Critical Performance Information with a Data Historian
Data historians are key to capturing a facility’s business-critical performance information & are a driving force behind the Industrial Internet of Things. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Choose a Modern, Integrated DCS Solution
DCS selection for an industrial application is critical to the successful integration of plant assets, people & processes for improved business operations. -
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Future Engineers Benefit from ISA Student Sections
Students benefit from active participation in ISA section activities. They can network with working professionals and learn about career opportunities. -
Feature4G LTE Wireless Technology to Secure IACS
With effective security controls, 4G LTE wireless technology can serve voice, video, and broadband industrial data and applications simultaneously. -
FeatureFlowmeter Primer: Two-Wire Coriolis and Electromagnetic Transmitters
Learn basic two-wire technology and the advances made using this technology in two types of flowmeters: Coriolis and electromagnetic meters. -
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How to Link HAZOP and LOPA to Calculate a Safety Instrumented System
Plant owners, operating staff & control systems specialists develop the credible performance requirement for the safety instrumented system. -
FeatureHow to Use Lifecycle Dynamic Simulation to Optimize Process Plant Operations
Lifecycle dynamic simulation, the virtual plant, is a proven technology to help plant operations address challenges. -
FeatureHow a Sequenced Changeover Approach for a Plant Upgrade Minimizes Downtime
For industrial plant migration to a new system, the challenge is to create a transition plan and minimal-risk implementation roadmap. -
FeatureWhat Are the Benefits of Oxygen-Based Fuel Controllers for Biomass Plants
For plants that use automated fuel control, a pressure-based controller is the most common. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: The Growing Cybersecurity Threat to Natural Gas Distribution Systems
Natural gas providers must focus on their security posture & how to address cybersecurity threats to critical gas metering & data management infrastructure. -
FeatureHow the Connected Enterprise Can Help Close the Manufacturing Industry Skills Gap
The connected enterprise offers a number of opportunities to address or offset the productivity challenges of the evolving workforce. -
FeaturePrimer: Thermal Imaging for Identifying Electrical Issues
Thermal imaging is a noncontact way to find electrical problems. Generally hot spots indicate problems, but cold spots could be problems, too. -
FeatureHow to Use the Cloud to Store and Distribute Manufacturing Data
The cloud is expanding and becoming valuable for improving manufacturing systems. -
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Is Your PM Program Passive, Preventative, Predictive or Proactive?
Your PM program represents but one part, although an important one, of the full life cycle of your automation system and facility. -
NewsISA Student Sections Spearhead Future Industrial Automation Workforce
ISA student sections are located worldwide. They offer learning opportunities, professional networking, and employment connections. -
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How IIoT Revolutionizes Real-Time Plant Maintenance and Analytics
Data from automation and monitoring systems, leveraged with analytics, monitoring, and reporting, creates the basis for a real-time maintenance program. -
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How Much Is Enough Cybersecurity Protection for an Industrial Network?
The number of cybersecurity incidents and cyberattacks against industrial networks is growing, and they often go unreported. -
FeatureHow to Integrate Valve Actuators with an Automation System
In plant installations, a key requirement is the ability to smoothly integrate actuators used for opening or closing valves with the automation system. -
FeatureUnintended Consequences of Cutting Technical Headcount
After a technical resource is gone, production efficiency is directly affected when the line has less support to keep it up and running. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Use Key PID Controller Features
Learn how to use key PID features that can greatly expand what you can achieve. Includes innovative application examples for feedforward and rate limiting. -
FeatureWhat Are the Benefits of Connected Manufacturing?
Connected manufacturing gives everyone in the organization a voice, from the shop-floor employees to the CEO. -
FeatureIndustrial Control System Cybersecurity: Build It in or Bolt It On?
A modern approach to industrial control system cybersecurity is to ensure that it is built in or secure by design. -
FeatureHow to Implement Process Analytical Technology in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Key success factors for process analytical technology are management commitment, a cross-departmental strategy, and assigning appropriate resources. -
FeatureFlow Measurement and Instrumentation: Critical Components for Sustainable Processes
Flow measurement and instrumentation are critical components for making usage visible to manage sustainable processes and operations. -
FeatureSeparating Hype from the True Value of Industrial Big Data Analytics
Perhaps no other new technology comes with more promise to manufacturing executives than big data analytics for manufacturing and the process industries. -
FeatureIoT Is Ready for the Process Industries
For on-site & off-site analysis, industrial IoT delivers data to the right personnel without requiring connection to the plant’s real-time control system. -
OpinionISA is Changing
ISA members can make a difference everyday, improving the Society and helping shape its future. -
FeatureWhat Automation Users Need to Do RIGHT NOW
How you can prevent and prepare for the next inevitable cybersecurity incident. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: Calibration Uncertainty and Why Technicians Need to Understand It
Uncertainty related to a measurement is a fundamental concept. You should not make measurements unless you are aware of the related uncertainty. -
FeatureNew Applications for Pressure Measurement Technologies
Improvements in pressure-measurement technologies are opening up new application areas, leading to operational improvements -
FeatureHow to Develop an Integrated Security Strategy to Protect Industrial Assets
One of the top priorities for any manufacturing operation is the safety of workers and people living within the surrounding community. -
FeatureThe Challenges of Attracting Millennials to Industrial Careers
The challenge of the lack of interest in industrial careers by millennials is daunting. -
FeatureHow to Become a Small Business Defense Contractor
It may seem intimidating to sell to the government, but the opportunity is there if you are financially sound, well prepared, and persistent. -
FeatureWhy the Life Sciences Need Robotics
Powerful market forces are driving exciting changes in the use and design of laboratory automation and robotics. -
FeatureHow to Use Real-Time Analytics to Achieve Operational Excellence
Real-time analytics enable manufacturers to make smarter, better, faster decisions to achieve greater productivity from existing equipment. -
FeatureHow to Leverage ISA Standards to Achieve Sustainable Benefits During Industrial Project Design
Leveraging ISA standards during the industrial project design phase can enable companies to achieve sustainable benefits. -
FeatureModern DCS Graphics: Level 1 Overview Displays
Level 1 DCS overview displays can help eliminate keyhole & tunneling effect some operators may experience from focusing on level 2, 3 & 4 control graphics. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Calibrate Analytical Instruments
Learn how to document “one-sided” calibrations, such as pH/ORP and gas sensors/analyzers. The approach can apply to meters, DCS and PLC inputs. -
FeatureHow to Improve Industrial Productivity with Loop Calibration
Logical & careful planning of loop testing strategies results in improved control performance without compromising plant quality, reliability, or safety. -
FeatureWhat Is the Next Generation of Process Automation Wireless Technology?
Wireless technology has gained rapid acceptance in many industrial sectors because of its cost effectiveness, reliability, fast deployment, and flexibility. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Identify and Overcome Cybersecurity Challenges
Before implementing a cybersecurity technical solution, take an inventory of your industrial network cyber assets and perform a vulnerability assessment. -
FeatureAutomation Competency Model Helps Guide Future Technical Workforce
The Automation Competency Model has been a tool for educators and parents, industry management, and lawmakers. -
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Industrial Pervasive Sensing Reduces Costs and Prevents Downtime
Industrial pervasive sensing devices lower energy requirements and reduce maintenance costs.