New ISA book outlines a pathway to improved plant floor productivity, efficiency

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…

New Guide to Cybersecurity Standards: ISA Introduces an Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Series

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…

Stay Home and Learn

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.

March 2020 Section Meeting

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.

ISA publishes third edition of Start-Up: A Technician’s Guide

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…