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ISA Training Courses avaialble at ABB's Automation World
ABB Automation World 2007 will be held at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, on 20-22 March. All individuals registering for a one-day ISA course will also receive complimentary access to the ABB Technical Training Program & Exhibits. |
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ISA'S International Instrumentation Symposium to be held in Tulsa
ISA's International Instrumentation Symposium will be held 30 April - 3 May at the Doubletree Hotel, Warren Place, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It includes technical information and training in the traditional areas of measurements/sensors, instrumentation systems, data and advanced system/sensor technology. |
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ISA's Analysis Division Symposia to be held in Houston, Texas
The ISA Analysis Division will host its 2007 symposium at the Marriott Hotel Houston Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, 15-19 April. The theme for this event, "Process Control and Compliance: Analytical Solutions," covers process analysis topics ranging from methods and applications to system operation and maintenance. |
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ISA to hold Safety Division Symposium May 22-23
The 4th annual Safety Division Symposium will be held 22-23 May at the Wyndham Mount Laurel in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. |
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ISA to hold Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium in June
ISA's 7th Annual Fugitive Emissions - LDAR Symposium will be held 5-7 June 2007 at the Doubletree Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. The event will focus on compliance with today's complex leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements, methods, and management. |
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ISA POWID Division Symposium Celebrates 50 Years
The 50th POWID Symposium, held in partnership with EPRI, will be held 10-15 June at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. It is also considered the 17th Annual Joint ISA POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference. |
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ISA Wireless Conference July 23-24 in Vancouver
"Wireless Solutions for Manufacturing Automation: Insights for Technology and Business Success," will be held 23-24 July 2007 at the Marriott Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC, Canada. |
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ASCI hires WBF to develop B2MML
- 09/04/08
The Automation Standards Compliance Institute has retained Charlie Gifford and Dennis Brandl from WBF to develop the B2MML Compliance Program. |
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ISA Publishes New Edition of Control Valve Primer
- 09/04/08
ISA recently announced the release of Control Valve Primer, A User's Guide, 4th Edition by Hans D. Baumann. |
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MultiTrode uses ISaGRAF 5 in MultiSmart Pump Station Manager
- 08/06/08
MultiSmart Pump Station Manager monitors and controls water/wastewater lift stations. Version 2.0 includes a pump controller, a PLC, and ISaGRAF v5 for complex station control. |
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ISA EXPO focuses on Enterprise Integration
ISA EXPO 2008 will feature enterprise integration as one of six technology exchanges.
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Paul Sereiko is Keynote Speaker for Water and Wastewater and Control Symposium
- 07/14/08
Paul Sereiko, President and CEO of AirSprite Technologies, will keynote at the ISA Water and Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium on 6 August 2008. |
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Cold Fusion Expert to Deliver ISA EXPO Rimbach Lecture
- 07/08/08
Dr. David J. Nagel, Research Professor at The George Washington University, will present the Keynote/Rimbach Lecture on at ISA EXPO 2008 in Houston, Texas.
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ISA publishes book, "Sell More Through Effective Technical Presentations"
- 06/26/08
This easy-to-read guide offers updated information on presentation materials and styles and to help you become a more competent speaker.
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ISA publishes patent reference book
- 06/23/08
The book describes the various types of intellectual property, how to protect the property, retain it as an asset, and respect the intellectual property of others. |
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Smart Dust Inventor to Present Keynote at ISA EXPO 2008
- 06/16/08
Dr. Pister is the Co-Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, and Co-founder and CTO of Dust Networks. |
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ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs
- 06/16/08
Three certificate programs are available: Safety Instrumented Systems Specialist, Safety Integrity Level Determination Specialist, and Safety Instrumented Systems Hardware Design and Analysis Specialist.
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YAPFEST 2008
- 06/03/08
October 14, 2008 Houston, Texas
ISA will hold its third annual YAPFEST in conjunction with ISA EXPO at the Reliant Center, Houston, Texas.
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ISA forms WirelessHART Convergence Subcommittee
- 05/22/08
The subcommittee will compare the technology within the ISA100.11a and WirelessHART standards, with an ultimate goal of merging the best of both standards. |
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ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute reports progress
- 05/16/08
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute is working to develop supporting compliance programs for the universal family of ISA100 standards. |
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ISA takes first step toward wireless standard approval
- 05/15/08
The ISA100.11a Working Group sent its first letter ballot on its draft standard, the first step in getting approval for the ISA100 standard.
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ISA publishes Industrial Ethernet guide
- 05/07/08
"Industrial Ethernet for the Plant Floor" provides guidance on how to select components, layout, install, test, certify and troubleshoot a network system. |
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ISA announces Keynote Speakers for Instrumentation Symposium
- 04/15/08
Keynote speakers include Dick Morley, father of the PLC, and Dr. John R. Bratten, Nautical Archaeologist.
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ISA Security Institute elects governing board
- 03/25/08
Johan Nye, Ivan Susanto, Kevin Staggs and Ernie Rakaczky were elected officers for the ISA Security Compliance Institute. |
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Industrial Interoperability Compliance Institute seeks members
- 03/24/08
The IICI, the official compliance testing organization for standards such as WBF's B2MML and BatchML schemas, issued a call for members. Members will be entitled to use the IICI logo on products and system.
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ISA Calls for Papers for Marketing & Sales Summit
- 03/24/08
Abstracts may be submitted for the conference session presentations through 11 April 2008. The event, in Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 17-19 September 2008. |
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ISA issues call for papers for ISA EXPO
- 03/11/08
Abstracts will be accepted until 11 April for paper, panel, and tutorial sessions.
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ISA100.11a Draft Standard up for first vote
- 03/05/08
At the April working group meeting in Chongqing, China, the ISA100.11a draft standard is scheduled for initial work group balloting, the first step in the approval process for the standard. |
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OAGIS releases version 9.2 with ISA95
- 03/03/08
This release contains ISA95 Business Object Documents related to production performance and production schedule.
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ISA Alaska establishes Tom Quimby Student Endowment
- 03/02/08
The endowment will be used to provide scholarships to students studying the arts and sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instrumentation, systems, and automation. |
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ISA Releases ISA20 instrument specification forms on CD-ROM
- 02/21/08
ISA20 Instrument Specification Forms cover most instrument types used in the pharmaceutical and other industries. The CD has 73 fill-in-the-blank forms.
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ISA publishes 3rd Edition of "Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation"
- 02/19/08
Available in digital format, this book covers new topics such as ISA100.11a, RFID, WirelessHART, and WiFi. |
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Congressman visits Automation Federation and ISA Leaders
- 02/18/08
"Champion of Science" Congressman David Price visited Automation Federation and ISA leaders at AF headquarters in Research Triangle Park. |
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ISA publishes guide to Automation in Bio-Pharmaceuticals
- 02/13/08
"Automation Applications in Bio-Pharmaceuticals" by George Buckbee and Joseph Alford helps scientists and engineers improve process control and on-line availability of information. |
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ISA publishes Humorous Retirement book
- 02/12/08
McMillan, Stan Weiner and illustrator Ted Williams co-wrote "The Funnier Side of Retirement." Readers will have a chance to see what retirement offers for "geeks." |
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ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute offers open membership
- 02/04/08
Industry leaders who join can help define how products and systems will become compliant and contribute to test specifications. |
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ISA100 Wireless Committee forms discrete automation group
- 02/01/08
ISA100 Wireless Automation standards committee formed an interest group for wireless networks in factory and discrete automation. |
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ISA approves Wurldtech CS2SAT SCADA cyber security tool
- 01/23/08
The CS2SAT is an online tool that provides organizations that use SCADA and industrial control systems with a self-assessment tool for evaluating the security of the control system. |
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ISA offers online access to ISA Transactions
- 01/17/08
ISA Transactions, a journal of advances and state-of-the-art in the science and engineering of measurement and automation, will be available at no cost to ISA members. |
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ISA's books referenced by Knovel's online search service
- 01/14/08
Knovel is an online science and technical reference collection used by scientists and engineers to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. |
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ISA99 Cyber Security Standard available
- 01/02/08
Part 1 focuses on key concepts, terminology and models, and will serve as a foundation for additional standards currently in development in the ISA99 series. |
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ISA Standards and Practices announces Awards
- 12/19/07
ISA awarded 13 individuals for exceptional service to ISA standards and practices activities in 2007. |
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ISA hosts first Scientific and Engineering Benchmarking Summit
- 12/10/07
Senior leaders from more than a dozen organizations, representing more than 750,000 members, met to discuss common challenges, best practices, and future collaborations. |
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ISA accepting awards mominations for 2008
- 11/26/07
The ISA Honors & Awards Committee is accepting nominations for 2008 recognition in 20 categories.. |
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CIDX to endorse ISA standards
- 11/20/07
CIDX will endorse the ISA 88 (batch control standard) and ISA 95 (enterprise and control integration standard). |
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ISA92 Committee submits three documents to ANSI
- 11/15/07
The ISA92 committee submitted documents on CO, O2 and chlorine monitoring to ANSI for reaffirmation as American National Standards.
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ISA publishes 4th Edition of Industrial Data Communications book
- 11/15/07
The 4th Edition of "Industrial Data Communications" by Lawrence M. Thompson includes a complete description of relevant terminology, standards, and protocols. |
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ISA Security Compliance Institute seeks members
- 11/02/07
ISA is recruiting Strategic Members, Technical Members, and Informational Members from the industrial community for the ISASecure program. |
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ISA to integrate WirelessHART with ISA100
- 10/24/07
The ISA100 standards committee outlined an approach to accommodate and eventually integrate the WirelessHART standard and the ISA100 standard.
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Automation Executive Summit Held at ISA EXPO 2007
- 10/17/07
Topics of discussion centered on workforce development, ISA's programs to attract and train the next generation of knowledge workers, and the plans of companies for addressing their personnel needs.
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ISA held YAPFEST at ISA Expo
- 10/17/07
ISA's second annual YAPFEST, an event for young automation professionals under the age of 30, attracted 215 attendees. |
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ISA EXPO 2007 attracts 12,000
- 10/15/07
ISA EXPO technology exchanges covered security, process automation, safety, environmental and quality control, enterprise integration, and wireless and networking.
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Software Horizons enhances InstantHMI
- 10/14/07
Improvements include simplifying and streamlining HMI functions, adding wireless, and supporting access to Legacy Controller Files (PLC5e, SLC5/05, MicroLogix etc).
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ISA, MIMOSA, OAGi, OPC and WBF establish OpenO&M
- 10/09/07
OpenO&M is a cooperative forum where members can work together to solve automation challenges through standardization and harmonization of industry guidelines. |
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ISA EDD spec gains ANSI approval
- 10/03/07
ISA-TR61804-4 (104.00.02)-2007, Function Blocks (FB) for Process Control - Part 4 was approved by ANSI.
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ISA to market critical infrastructure cyber security tool
- 10/02/07
ISA will sign a non-exclusive licensing agreement to distribute and market the Control Systems Cyber Security Self Assessment Tool (CS2SAT). |
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ISA Security Compliance Institute names Founding Members
- 09/27/07
Founding Strategic Members include BP and Chevron from asset owner organizations and Honeywell, Invensys, Siemens and Yokogawa from supplier organizations. |
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ISA Process Analytical Technology Conference
- 09/24/07
November 6-7, 2007 Research Triangle Park, NC
The event will focus on systems for designing, analyzing, and controlling manufacturing through timely measurement of critical quality and performance attributes. |
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ISA EXPO 2007 covers six technology areas
- 09/20/07
Industry experts will cover security, wireless and networking, process automation, safety, environmental and quality control, and enterprise integration.
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ISA's Marketing and Sales Summit attracts senior executives
- 09/19/07
The conference focused on helping marketing and sales executives in the automation markets meet the strategic and tactical challenges of the 21st century.
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OAGIS developing documents with ISA and WBF
- 09/12/07
OAGIS will be building ISA-95 based Business Object Documents in collaboration with the ISA95 Standards Committee and WBF's XML Working Group.
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ISA100 Hosts Demonstration Booth at ISA EXPO 2007
- 09/10/07
The ISA100 standards committee, "Wireless Systems for Automation," will host a demonstration booth at ISA EXPO 2007, 2-4 October at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas.
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ISA standards groups approve ISA 100 Principals of Operation
- 09/04/07
At a recent meeting in Vancouver, the ISA100.11a Principles of Operation were affirmed by all of the task groups for release to the committee for review and comment. |
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YAPFEST to be held at ISA EXPO 2007
- 09/04/07
YAPFEST is open to young professionals and students (aged 18-30) in the automation industry. The event features opportunities to network with industry leaders, food, free beer, entertainment, and prizes. |
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ISA submits Control System cyber security report to ANSI
- 08/27/07
ISA-TR99.00.01, Security Technologies for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, has been submitted to ANSI for approval as an ANSI Technical Report.
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ISA holds Executive Summit at ISA EXPO
- 08/22/07
The summit will focus on defining a forward-looking vision for the industry and discussing courses of action for bringing change.
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ISA announces Honors & Awards Gala Award Winners
- 08/22/07
The ISA Honors and Awards Gala will be held at ISA EXPO at the Hyatt Regency Houston, Houston, Texas, on October 1, 2007. |
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ISA holds training courses at WonderWorld
- 08/14/07
October 23, 2007 Las Vegas
ISA will hold courses on batch control, enterprise integration, MES, safety, security, and Ethernet. |
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ISA Security Training seminar at MESA Conference
- 08/10/07
September 16, 2007 Orlando, Florida
ISA will hold its one-day security training seminar as part of MESA International's 2007 Plant to Enterprise Conference
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ISA Hosts Web Seminar on Alarm Management
- 07/31/07
Web presentation describes how properly designed alarm systems dramatically improve plant safety, reliability, and profitability. |
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ISA Annual Marketing & Sales Summit
September 5-7, 2007 Chicago
The conference helps marketing and sales executives in automation meet the strategic and tactical challenges of the 21st century.
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Safety Center Award Winner Presents ISA EXPO keynote
- 07/26/07
Author and Award winner J.S. (Steve) Arendt will give a keynote address on safety and security on October 2 at ISA EXPO 2007 in Houston, Texas.
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ISA holds Advanced Tuning Course at NI Week
- 07/17/07
August 6, 2007 Austin, Texas
The course will focus on practical, useful ways to tune feedforward controllers in the processing industries without requiring advanced mathematics. |
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ISA EXPO 2007 Focuses on Six Technology Exchanges
- 07/10/07
Technology exchange topics include security, wireless and networking, process automation, safety, environmental and quality control, and enterprise integration. |
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ISA Security Compliance Institute Proposed
- 07/03/07
An ad-hoc group of asset owners and suppliers of industrial automation technology and services offered a plan to establish an ISA Security Compliance Institute.
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ISA announces Honors and Awards Gala
- 06/28/07
The annual ISA Honors & Awards Gala will be held 1 October 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Houston in Houston, Texas. |
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ISA releases CSE Exam Reference Manual
This practical reference manual, available in a downloadable PDF format, can be used to prepare for the Control Systems Engineering (CSE) examination. |
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ISA Announces Program Details of Wireless Conference
Details of presentations on various topics by industry experts at the conference. |
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ISA releases Hitchhiker's Guide to ISA-95
- 06/20/07
ISA published a CD-ROM version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Manufacturing Operations Management: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 1.0," by Editor and Contributing Author Charlie Gifford.
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ISA Publishes EDDL Standard
- 06/12/07
ISA published ANSI/ISA-61804-3 (104.00.01)-2007, Function Blocks (FB) for Process Control - Part 3: Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL).
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ISA identifies projects for Workforce Development Program
- 06/07/07
The program strives to positively influence the professionals of the future, provide technical knowledge and networking opportunities, and elevate the reputation of the industry. |
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ISA forms working group focused on mining safety
- 06/06/07
The working group will focus on developing standards for equipment used in potentially flammable locations within underground mines. |
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WINA-ISA Industrial Wireless Tutorial
July 22, 2007 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
A three-hour wireless tutorial is being presented by the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) and ISA. |
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ISA Leak Detection and Repair Symposium June 5-7
- 05/24/07
June 5-7 2007 Austin, Texas
ISA's 7th Annual Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium focuses on compliance with today's complex leak detection and repair requirements, methods, and management.
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InTech and CITGO start Cyber Security Blog
- 05/03/07
InTech magazine and CITGO are starting a blog that will cover CITGO's design and implementation of a secure process control network.
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ISA issues standard for power plant HMIs
- 04/18/07
ISA approved ISA-RP77.60.05, "Fossil Fuel Power Plant Human-Machine Interface: Task Analysis," as an ISA recommended practice. |
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ISA launches EDDL Website
- 04/17/07
ISA's Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standards committee, ISA-SP104, has launched a new website that gives information about the standard and offers resources for learning more about EDDL technology. |
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ISA submits electrical safety standard to ANSI
- 04/17/07
ISA submitted ISA-12.12.01, "Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations," for ANSI approval. |
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ISA submits control valve standards to ANSI
- 04/16/07
ISA submitted three control valve standards to ANSI for approval as American National Standards. All three concern Face-to-Face Dimensions for Globe-Style Control Valves. |
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ISA releases Alarm Management book
- 04/16/07
"Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance," by Bill R. Hollifield and Eddie Habibi, describes how properly designed and maintained alarm systems can drastically help to improve plant safety, reliability, and profitability. |
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ISA Marketing & Sales Summit to hold editor forum
An editorial panel will be held at the 2nd Annual Marketing & Sales Summit on 5-7 September 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, Illinois. Panelists include Walt Boyes, David Broussard, Greg Hale, Gary Mintchell and Renee Robbins. |
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ISA publishes Guide to Applying the ISA-95 Standard
- 04/10/07
"The Road to Integration: A Guide to Applying the ISA-95 Standard in Manufacturing" by Bianca Scholten, explains how to apply ISA-95 in manufacturing enterprise systems (MES) and vertical integration projects, as well as reveals the most important ISA-95 models and terminology. |
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ISA publishes book on IEC 61499 programming
- 04/09/07
"IEC 61499 Function Blocks for Embedded and Distributed Control Systems Design," by Valeriy Vyatkin, is a practical guide for component-based development of distributed embedded and control systems as proposed by the new international standard. Each chapter is designed as an independent study unit, making the book ideal for use in university courses, industrial training, or self-study. |
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ISA-SP100 group accepts wireless draft standard
- 03/30/07
At a recent ISA-SP100.11a working group meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, 60 attendees unanimously approved the scope and systems architecture of Release 1 of the draft standard. Release 1 will assure multi-vendor device interoperability, and will include only 2.4 GHz 802.15.4-2006 radios. |
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ISA's SP99 Security Standards Committee makes progress
- 03/29/07
ISA's SP99 standards development committee is making substantial progress on several fronts in its work to develop standards and guidelines for the electronic security of industrial automation and control systems. |
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ISA Publishes Guide to Manufacturing Operations Management
- 03/29/07
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to Manufacturing Operations Management: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 1.0" shows the way to dramatically lower total cost of ownership for manufacturing IT architectures and manufacturing, as well as reducing supply chain operational costs. |
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ISA leads efforts to develop an Automation Engineering Degree Program
- 03/15/07
A committee of industry leaders and academia met at ISA headquarters to begin work on the learning objectives for an automation engineering curriculum for universities. "Our goal is to develop curriculum content for a 4-year automation engineering degree program," said committee chair Randy Buchanan of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
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ISA EXPO 2007 in Canada March 27
- 03/13/07
EXPO 2007 Instrumentation & Process Technology Exhibition & Conference will be held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington |
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ISA releases bioprocess modeling book
- 03/13/07
"New Directions in Bioprocess Modeling and Control" focuses on the benefits that models offer before they are put online. Based on years of experience, the authors reveal that significant improvements can result from the process knowledge and insight that are gained when building experimental and first-principle models for process monitoring and control. |
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ISA launches CAP Program for future automation professionals
- 03/07/07
For students interested in working in the automation field,.ISA will offer a CAP Associate exam. Students who pass the exam will receive one year of "work experience" credit toward ISA's Certified Automation Professional (CAP) certification program requirements. |
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