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Advocacy is Vital to the Future of the Automation Profession
Advocacy is one of ISA’s long-term strategic objectives and at the core of the Automation Federation’s mission. -
Why Standards Benefit Manufacturing and the Process Industries
New industrial automation industry standards are enablers for leveraging new technology for the process industries. -
ISA Education and Technical Training in June
June 2015 offered a number of educational and technical training offerings from ISA. -
Simple Strategies for Optimizing Ethanol Plants
PID controllers for front-end production rate, slurry concentration & average fermentation time can decrease costs and increase production rates for ethanol plants. -
Optimal Control in Microgrid Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
An ISA technical paper presents an improved reinforcement learning method to minimize electricity costs on the premise of satisfying the power balance and generation limit of units in a microgrid with -
Six Emerging Trends in the World of Industrial Robotics
Close collaboration between humans and robots, working as colleagues on assembly lines and in other applications, will be a large part of the future of industrial robotics. Robots will need to develop -
How to Cut New Construction Project Costs Using Smart Transmitter Technology
Smart transmitter technology can affect the future maintenance costs over a plant’s lifecycle. -
AutoQuiz: How Do You Calculate the Pressure Measurement of an Open Tube Manometer
If an open tube manometer indicates 6.11 inches of Hg (mercury), what is the pressure measurement? -
Reaching the Next Industrial Level with Packaging Machine Communication Standards
Packaging machines must deal with high speeds, multi-axis motion control, advanced vision systems & frequent involvement of several different vendors in one installation. -
May Technical Training and Education Opportunities from ISA
ISA offers a variety of programs, online webinars, and certification exam prep. -
AutoQuiz: What is the Integral Action, Which is Part of a PID Algorithm, Often Called?
The three terms (proportional-integral-derivative) of the PID algorithm have other designations. -
Effective Alarm Management Planning Using ANSI/ISA-18.2
Using the ANSI/ISA-18.2-2009 standard for alarm management early in the DCS selection and specification stage can eliminate a number of project problems. -
AutoQuiz: What Does a Symbol Depicting a Circle Inside a Box Represent?
The circle symbol usually represents an instrument. View instrument symbols standard according to ISA S5.1. -
Set Your Sights on ISA’s 2015 Division Symposia
Each year, ISA organizes technical division symposia and conference events at different locations throughout the U.S. -
How to Select a pH Sensor for Harsh Process Environments
Choosing a pH sensor for use in harsh process environments requires careful consideration of numerous key factors. -
Getting the Most Out of Fluidized Bed Reactors
The fast kinetics and composition response of a fluidized bed reactor enable the direct manipulation of reactant feed rate by temperature control to inherently maximize production rate to the coolant -
AutoQuiz: What is the Most Cost-Effective Way to Measure the Level of a Highly Corrosive Media?
The ISA reference book Maintenance of Instruments & Systems, 2nd Edition by L. D. Goettsche covers topics related to level measurement. -
How to Achieve a Successful Industrial Automation Project Outcome
Bringing in professionals to help before a project gets off the rails makes the whole experience easier and less costly. -
How to Select the Right Industrial Network Ethernet Cable for Reliability and Performance
Selecting the right Ethernet cable can make the difference between success and failure of any network communications infrastructure and its systems. -
What are the Challenges of Process Plant Upgrade Projects?
New process plant construction or upgrade projects launched using in-house resources often end up calling in outside professionals to help.
