-
ISA provides technical resources and standards to help industrial automation professionals advance their careers and the field. We enable automation professionals worldwide to solve problems and enhance their skills by bringing people together to create new technologies and share best practices with future automation professionals.-
ISA Resources
-
Upcoming Events
-
Industry Insights
-
Consortia
-
Author Profile
Nigel Smith
59,086 Results Found
-
News
SME Education Foundation partners with NASA Hunch to advance high school manufacturing education
This new collaboration is designed to attract and introduce more high school students to career opportunities in the industry and prepare them to become the next generation workforce for jobs that are in high demand. -
News
Microscan partners with Lakewood Automation to demonstrate MicroHAWK capabilities at Advanced Design and Manufacturing Expo
MicroHAWK, in combination with the browser-based WebLink user interface, allows users to adjust reader settings remotely and to monitor results in real time from any web-enabled device without installing any software. -
News
Hanel's automated storage unit boosts logistics at North Carolina high school.
Hänel offered two Rotomats to the Material Handling Institute (MHI), and Western Guilford was one of several schools to apply for the donation. The Rotomat vertical carousel will be used to store school materials and provide live demonstrations for the school’s Logistics Education Department. -
Feature
CIA Exploits of IoT Devices: What lessons can we learn?
By Alan Grau, Icon Labs Recent WikiLeak documents allege that the CIA developed, or sought to develop, or even “borrowed”, cyberattack technology that could target a wide range of IoT devices, including smart TVs, connected cars, and mobile phones. What can we learn from this? -
Industry Product
Laird releases Sentrius RG1xx Enterprise IoT gateway
Equipped with Laird’s enterprise grade 802.11 a/b/g/n MIMO Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth and BLE connectivity within a single LoRa gateway, the gateway is designed to enable integration of wireless technologies with Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology to expand the geographic range of IoT implementations. -
Industry Product
Festo introduces family of sanitary valves for pharma and biotech industries
The automated valve solutions feature the company’s VZBE ball valves, VZXA angle seat valves, VZQA pinch valves, DFPD quarter-turn actuators, VSNC NAMUR pilot valves, and the SRBC family of open/close sensor boxes. -
Industry Product
MicroPower Direct releases MPO-60S series of AC/DC power supplies
The MPO-60S family is fabricated on a 4.09 x 2.05 x 1.00 inch open PC board. All models are specified for operation over the operating temperature range of -25°C to +70°C (ambient). -
FeatureSuccessful Automation Engineers Build Relationships and Collaborate
Learn and share knowledge via discussion groups, articles, user group meetings, ISA meetings, Web meetings, and trade events. -
News
RS Components sponsors innovation competition based on SIMATIC IOT2020 open gateway
The idea for the competition is for engineers, makers and students to come up with innovative applications and solutions based on the open IoT gateway. -
News
HANNOVER MESSE announces 2nd Startup Pitch @ Young Tech Enterprises competition
The 2nd “Startup Pitch @ Young Tech Enterprises” from 24 to 28 April 2017, will see forty young companies compete not only for prize money, but also for potential investors, customers, partners and media coverage. -
News
Alphabet Soup: Understanding IoT Acronyms and How to Compare Them
By Matt Smith, Cortet Engineering This article will aim to help your decision-making process by explaining the existing technologies and attempting to demystify the ocean of IoT protocols. -
News
HIMA to feature modular automation at Hannover Messe
In Hanover, HIMA will demonstrate the modular automation concept via a safety control system that features considerable processing power, multiple encoder interfaces and granular architecture. -
Industry Product
Honeywell introduces Honeywell Trace document and change management software
Honeywell Trace is designed to minimize errors due to changes in configurations, improve worker productivity, and simplify automation asset management by providing a single integrated view of complex system interactions. -
Industry Product
EXAIR introduces Model 1004SS M4 NPT Back Blow Air Nozzle
This nozzle prevents blowing chips further into a part, tube or pipe and eliminates any safety hazard created by blowing debris out the far end of a pipe or tube. -
Industry Product
ABB releases Select I/O addition for ABB Ability System 800xA
Select I/O allows users to install standardized cabinets with the bases for field wiring early during a project, then select the type of I/O much later. -
Industry Product
Minds Mechanical introduces IMI manufacturing and metrology software
Intelligent Manufacturing and Inspection (IMI) s designed to streamline the process of uploading, sharing, inspecting, and collaborating on manufacturing and metrology data -
Industry Product
Teledyne Dalsa releases Linea 16k CLHS model line scan camera
The Linea 16k CLHS model offers solutions for flat panel display, printed circuit board, web inspection and general purpose machine vision applications. -
News
Top 10 Considerations when Implementing OPC UA
Matrikon's downloadable OPC whitepaper discusses how vendors can enable their new and existing products with OPC technology to compete on the IIoT/Industrie 4.0 landscape -
News
OPC Foundation and M2M Alliance form joint working group
The M2M & OPCF user group has been founded in order to document and spread best practices for building secure communication solutions and smart services based on device and machine data. -
News
Festo to showcase Industry 4.0 manufacturing advancements at Manufacturing in America
At the March 22-23 event, Festo and Siemens will demonstrate the Multi-Carrier System, a mass customization transport solution. Festo will provide strategies for smart manufacturing during presentations on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.