By taking an operations-based approach to Manufacturing Execution Systems, new ISA book outlines a pathway to improved plant floor productivity, efficiency By describing the implementation and use of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) through an operations-focused approach, a new ISA book aims to help manufacturing engineers improve plant floor […]
The International Society of Automation (ISA) and the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance have released a new guide to the world’s only consensus-based automation cybersecurity standards. “Quick Start Guide: An Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards,” now available for download at isa.org/cyberguide, provides a high-level view of the […]
With the concerns of COVID-19, and the calls for staying home, many automation manufacturers are providing some options for free online training. These offers are temporary and subject to change. We’ll continue to update this page as we learn of new programs being offered.
The topic of our June Section Meeting will be an introduction into Augmented Reality (AR) technologies available for industrial manufacturing applications.
With the arrival of 5G technology, the manufacturing and production industries face their biggest transformation yet. Safer, flexible and more efficient systems will be possible thanks to the ultra-low-latency and reliability of 5G connectivity. This presentation will describe the benefits of 5G for Industrial IoT and the impact on smart manufacturing and smart production.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) today announces the third edition release of Start-Up: A Technician’s Guide, a best-practice handbook to help control system technicians meet the high-pressure demands and fast-emerging challenges of getting new plants and new plant systems up and running. The release has been updated […]
Section Sponsor, Champion Technology, is hosting Exida’s Fundamentals of Alarm Management for the Practitioner Course: How to Apply ISA 18.2 / IEC 62682 training course this month. This course is designed to help develop the skills and knowledge to drive effective alarm management practices. Examples from control systems […]
This is my first President’s message since October and we are hosting our first ISA meeting since September. We are looking forward moving into 2020 celebrating ISA’s 75th Anniversary and continuing to deliver new content, programs, and events through ISA New Orleans. I attended the ISA Annual Leadership […]
Evolution of LED Lighting for Smart Facilities About our topic The Internet of Things (IoT) is exploding across all markets and industries. Companies have an almost unlimited amount of possibilities with these new capabilities. Connected lighting is one solution that can help a company take advantage of these […]
Proceeds from the Annual Calibration Exchange combined with large contribution from the ISA New Orleans Section create a new scholarship fund Late last month, a scholarship totaling $25,000 was created for the University of New Orleans Engineering Program, funded by proceeds from the Beamex Annual Calibration Exchange and the ISA New […]
