International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles
ISA announces lineup of technical division symposia for automation and control
- May 9, 2017
- News
Each year, ISA’s technical division symposia events bring together innovators, thought leaders and other automation and control professionals from around the world to explore the latest technologies, trends and best practices.
ISA delivers industrial cybersecurity training for U.S. National Guard at Cyber Shield 17
- May 4, 2017
- News
More than 800 soldiers, airmen and civilians from across 44 states and territories participating in Cyber Shield 17 at Camp Williams in Utah
ISA Society Goes to Washington: Building America's Engineering Vision
- April 28, 2017
- News
By Paul Gruhn, ISA Society Leader Pat Gouhin (ISA CEO and Executive Director), Robert Lindeman (AAES Board member and former ISA Society President), along with Eric Cosman and Paul Gruhn (two ISA Society Leaders), attended a number of meetings in Washington D.C. in late April, discussing the future of American engineering with the government
ISA announces publication of Driving Business Value in Industrial Innovation: Disciplined Agility fo
- April 19, 2017
- News
The book encourages both manufacturers and automation suppliers to better capitalize on fast-emerging innovations in industrial technology, such as process automation systems, to drive transformative improvements in manufacturing.
ISA announces third edition release of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Appl
- March 31, 2017
- News
Dr. Wade—who has more than 50 years of experience designing, applying and installing process control systems—says the updated edition builds upon the real-world experiences and process knowledge of engineers and technicians to demonstrate the application of successful regulatory control strategies and techniques.
Second Annual Global Day of the Engineer Set For Wednesday April 5
- March 30, 2017
- News
The second annual Global Day of the Engineer, presented by DiscoverE, is a one-day event that unites individuals, engineering employers, educational institutions, governmental bodies and engineering associations, all of whom pledge to join in celebrating engineers and engineering.
ISA to hold pharmaceutical-focused meeting on industrial cyberattack protection
- March 29, 2017
- News
The meeting event, “Pharmaceutical Cybersecurity Convocation: A Critical Executive Dialogue,” will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Convention Center in Framingham (Boston area), Massachusetts, in conjunction with ISA’s Food & Pharmaceutical Industries Division (FPID) Symposium.
ISA and Automation Federation expert Steve Mustard to present at Advanced Design and Manufacturing c
- March 24, 2017
- News
Mustard is featured in an online article—posted by PLASTICSTODAY—that promotes the presentation he will be giving next week at the Advanced Design and Manufacturing conference, to be held 29-30 March at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
ISA releases iOS app to calculate process variables and loop signals
- March 15, 2017
- News
The tool is at users' fingertips on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, and it allows the user to choose from a variety of engineering units (like pressure, temperature, level, or flow) and process signals (like 4–20 mA or 1–5 VDC) for the calculations.
Fieldbus International (Fint) joins the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute
- March 13, 2017
- News
Fint provides fieldbus network products and services to vendors and users in the process control and offshore industry. Fint specializes in products based on the Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, HART, WirelessHART and now ISA100 Wireless technology.