International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles
ISA18 Expert Receives Purdue Engineering Award
- by Renee Bassett
- August 19, 2021
- Feature
Joseph S. Alford, PhD, an ISA Fellow and long-time contributing expert on ISA18, has been honored with a 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University’s College of Engineering, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISA, MBI Answer Need for Industrial Cybersecurity Training in Germany
- by Renee Bassett
- August 13, 2021
- News
ISA and Maschinenbau-Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of the German mechanical engineering industry association, or VDMA, are joining forces to offer a unique cybersecurity training program for German speakers. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISAGCA Releases Position Paper on Automation Cybersecurity Requirements in Public Policy
- August 12, 2021
- News
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announced the release of a position paper detailing the automation cybersecurity public policy views of the organization and its fifty industry-leading companies.
ISA Transactions Names PID Advanced Control Article Best of 2020
- by Melissa Landon
- July 30, 2021
- News
The paper “Controlling industrial dead-time systems: When to use a PID or an advanced controller” won the nomination from the editorial advisory board as the best paper published in ISA Transactions in 2020.
ISA’s Jeff Winter Named One of Onalytica’s ‘Top Industry 4.0 Influencers of 2021’
- by Melissa Landon
- June 28, 2021
- News
Jeff Winter, Sr. Director, Strategy & Marketing at Grantek, has been named one of Onalytica’s “Top Industry 4.0 Influencers 2021.”
ISA and MBI Join Forces to Answer High Demand for Industrial Cybersecurity Training in Germany
- June 22, 2021
- News
The International Society of Automation (ISA) today announced that Maschinenbau Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of VDMA (mechanical engineering industry association), are joining forces with ISA to offer a unique, German ISA cybersecurity training program.
ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance and admeritia Announce Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices Document
- June 15, 2021
- News
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA), along with admeritia GmbH (admeritia), today announced the release of the Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices document.
What is Industry 4.0?
- by Jeff Winter
- June 3, 2021
- Feature
Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. What do these terms mean? Can they be used interchangeably or not?
ISA Virtual Conference Explores Evolution of Process Analyzers and More
- by Melissa Landon
- April 27, 2021
- Feature
Dr. JD Tate kicked off the ISA Analysis Division Virtual Conference with a presentation containing classic truisms, current challenges, and the continuing evolution of process analyzers that he dubbed an “unfinished revolution.” The virtual event, part of ISA’s Process Control & Instrumentation Series, was a pandemic-era extension of what had been a successful live conference and tradeshow in years past.
Why Isn’t Everyone Using AI?
- by Jeff Winter
- April 26, 2021
- Feature
Excitement surrounding the use is high in some sectors but not all. “Everyone” keeps thinking Artificial Intelligence is "the next big thing," but what will it take to get there?