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The International Society of Automation (ISA) will participate in the Hannover Messe Trade Show April 17-21, 2023.

The number one influencer, event speaker and thought leader Jeff Winter, is a leading member of ISA’s Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Division.

Hannover Messe 2023 promotes the catchphrase “making the difference” to encourage industrial automation professionals to recognize and play their key roles in the global efforts toward industrial sustainability and manufacturing innovation.

Working toward a more inclusive workplace “has been a win-win-win for our employees, for our business and for the folks from MMI who without these programs wouldn’t have meaningful employment,” said Bob Anderson, CEO of Hutchinson Aerospace and Industry, Inc.

International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced its global and virtual events for 2023.

View our top 10 most-viewed articles for 2022! Special thanks to Digi-Key for contributing our top two byline articles of the year.

18,000 people signed up online, and a record 11,000 people showed up to the first in-person Rockwell Automation Fair in three years.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) offers training for automation professionals around the world; at headquarters in Durham, N.C.; and remotely.

Manufacturing Day will fall on Friday, Oct. 7 this year and will celebrate the manufacturing industry and highlight opportunities for students and young professionals.

ISA member Srinath Krishnamoorthi was in just 10th grade when he completed his first automation project—building an electric fence for his father. Read more about his story and the stories of other automation stars celebrated on Automation Professionals Day.

Schneider’s decarbonization pathway espouses four basic steps: Define success, set targets, deploy programs and sustain results. Though each plant will need to apply the steps differently, some general principles for successful application apply in every case.

COVID-19 is still affecting the workplace, but the survey results show signs of recovery.

While most of the Automation Salary Survey 2020-21 results focus on variations in salary, we also surveyed participants about other effects of the pandemic on the workplace, like changes in job functions, opportunities for remote work, and laid off or furloughed employees. COVID-19 is still affecting the workplace, but the survey results show signs of recovery.

Automation.com published 2,600 industrial automation feature, news and new product articles in 2021. Here are the best-read ones that you might have missed.

“In the past few years, open process automation and industry initiatives have focused on open modular, interoperable and portable solutions,” Bridget Fitzpatrick, Process Automation Authority for Wood Applied Intelligence, said during her keynote speech at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Process Industry Virtual Conference (PIC).

“Obtaining value from digital transformation is only possible if culture change is achieved,” said Dow Global Process Automation Technology Leader Paul Tomlin, during the ISA's Digital Transformation Virtual Conference.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) presented the two-track Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference (CSIC) virtually on the 19th of October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) 2022, scheduled for May 10-12, 2022 in Barcelona, is now accepting proposals from speakers and for testbeds, as well as requests for awards.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the availability of new professional certificate program covering the unique challenges of project management in the automation industry.

David Strobhar, one of three ISA Fellows named in 2021, is being honored for applying human factors in control system human machine interfaces and alarm management to improve safety and productivity.