International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles

ISA announces Stratus Technologies as newest ISA Partner

  • May 4, 2018
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Under the partnership agreement, Stratus will work with ISA to co-develop a range of informational and promotional resources, including: ad inserts within ISA’s bi-monthly InTech magazine; and a diverse range of online and e-newsletter ads, video alerts, and ebook sponsorships delivered on and through Automation.com

Automation and gaming come together with ISA at USA Science & Engineering Festival

  • April 12, 2018
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At the exhibit sponsored by the International Society of Automation (ISA) and its umbrella organization, the Automation Federation (AF), hundreds of young people and their parents as well as other visitors competed in a computerized game based on an actual industrial automation and control system.

ISA to promote automation careers at 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition

  • April 5, 2018
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The annual championship—which celebrates excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), innovative thinking and teamwork—takes place 18-21 April in Houston, Texas and 25-28 April in Detroit, Michigan.

ISA announces newly published ISA/IEC 62443-4-1-2018 security standard

  • March 28, 2018
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ISA/IEC 62443-4-1-2018, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems Part 4-1: Product Security Development Life-Cycle Requirements, specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in an IACS. It defines a secure development life-cycle for developing and maintaining secure products.

ISA announces registration opening for 2018 Analysis Division Symposium

  • March 14, 2018
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The conference program incorporates the critical insights of experts who will deliver peer-reviewed technical papers; provide important technical updates; highlight trends and innovations; and review best practices and success stories in the process analytical arena.

ISA and Automation Federation promote Engineers Week 2018

  • January 31, 2018
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Sponsored and organized by DiscoverE, Engineers Week, 18-24 February 2018, celebrates how engineers make a positive difference in our world and seeks to raise awareness around the need to attract more young people to the engineering profession.

ISA and Automation Federation celebrate kickoff of 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

  • January 25, 2018
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Once the students build a robot, their teams will participate in one or more of the global 158 regional and district events that measure the effectiveness of each robot, the power of collaboration, and the determination of students. The competition culminates at the 2018 FIRST Championship, 18-21 April in Houston, Texas and 25-28 April in Detroit, Michigan.

ISA announces Beamex to continue for 5th year as ISA partner

  • January 23, 2018
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This announcement signifies that Beamex will continue to work with ISA to co-develop informational and educational resources, such as custom webinars on vital issues in calibration and instrumentation process improvement—which are offered at no charge to ISA members and customers worldwide.

ISA announces Brian Curtis as its 2018 Society President

  • January 9, 2018
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Curtis is the Operations Manager for Veolia Energy Ireland, providing services to Novartis Ringaskiddy Ltd. in Cork, Ireland. He has more than 35 years of experience in petrochemical, biotech, and bulk pharmaceutical industries

ISA and Beamex announce free webinar: How to Document Safety Instrumented Systems Inspections and Te

  • January 4, 2018
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The webinar, which will be held from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., EST on 31 January, will feature three automation experts: Paul Gruhn, Global Functional Safety Consultant at aeSolutions; Ned Espy, Technical Director at Beamex; and Roy Tomalino, Calibration Engineer at Beamex.