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Informing automation & control professionals from the plant floor to the boardroom

With decades of experience crafting high-quality periodicals, Automation.com, the media brand of the International Society of Automation (ISA) helps automation and control professionals do their jobs and enhance their careers. Whether you’re interested in Industry 4.0, IIoT, smart manufacturing, OT cybersecurity, digital transformation, process control, instrumentation, factory automation, automated machine building, robotics, motion control or other automation topics, we deliver the insights and information you need to succeed.

Automation.com publishes the resources automation professionals need to succeed. Debuting in 2000, Automation.com was the first digital publication for the industrial automation industry and remains the most frequently visited automation news and information website for essential industrial, commercial, and infrastructure automation topics, across all industry verticals.



Visit the site for the latest industry news, new products, whitepapers, webinars, and events on dozens of automation topics including Industry 4.0, IIoT, cloud and edge computing, digital transformation, process control and instrumentation, smart manufacturing, machine and motion control, robotics, cybersecurity, wired and wireless connectivity, and much more.

Below, you can find all that Automation.com has to offer for subscribers

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Industry news, feature articles, product announcements and events are published daily on our home page and topic portal pages. So come back and visit us often to read the latest automation happenings.

Automation Informer Online Magazine
The Automation Informer Magazine addresses the latest insights on essential automation topics from industry experts around the world. Broadly themed issues on Factory Automation, Process Automation, Cybersecurity and Safety, IIoT and Digital Transformation, plus our Annual Automation Trends Report capture the cutting-edge topics reshaping industry and infrastructure. Its long-format articles illuminate established and emerging technologies, standards-based development strategies, and digital transformation insights to help automation professionals succeed. Written for automation and operations professionals, industrial business strategists, and their IT and professional staff, our magazine is published 4 times per year in web formats and distributed via email.

Automation Weekly General Interest Newsletter
Automation.com’s general interest newsletters curate the top website posts each week into general-interest periodicals delivered right to your inbox. Editors gather and highlight important news, informative articles, new product announcements, and essential resources to help industrial automation and control professionals learn, grow, and keep up to date on changing technology.

Topical Newsletters & Spotlights

Automation.com’s topical newsletters curate the top website posts each week into topic-specific periodicals delivered right to your inbox. Editors gather and highlight important news, informative articles, new product announcements, and essential resources to help industrial automation and control professionals learn, grow, and keep up to date on changing technology in the following topic areas.

  • IIoT & Digital Transformation (16x per year)
  • Factory Automation & Control (16x per year)
  • Process Automation & Control (16x per year)
  • Industrial Cybersecurity & Safety (16x per year)
  • Industrial Enterprise Networks (16x per year)
  • Operations & Asset Management (16x per year)

In addition, we publish Product and Solution Spotlights on the same topics above which highlight new technology, new or updated products or solutions, and unique services.

Featured Content Alerts

Automation.com curates the best new automation/control resources from trusted vendors around the globe.

Featured Content Alerts notify you of the latest whitepapers, case studies, guides, ebooks, webinars, videos, and other resources posted on Automation.com.  These alerts are published 3-4 times per month.

Webinars & Events

Automation.com is your best resource to find educational content and events from the International Society of Automation (ISA) and the wider automation community. Educational webinars deliver in-depth technical information and provide Q&A access to industry experts. In-person events gather automation professionals together to network, ask questions, and learn from peers and industry experts.

Automation Industry Surveys

Automation.com occasionally surveys our subscribers on various topics related to automation.  One example is our annual salary survey to collect salary data from automation professionals arounds the world.  The data from this survey is then compiled and the results are published on Automation.com.  Other examples include our annual readers survey to poll subscribers about their reading habits and preferences, or occasional surveys about the state of industry practices, technology adoption, etc.  

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These messages will always come directly from Automation.com and you can opt out of them at any time.

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