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2026 Newsletter Topics & Frequency
Automation Weekly (48 Issues)
- General interest newsletter including the latest news, articles and resources in automation.
IIoT & Digital Transformation (4 Issues)
- Includes IIoT, IT/OT convergence, Industry 4.0/5.0, smart manufacturing, digital twin, virtual and augmented reality, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and wearables.
Process Automation & Control (4 Issues)
- Includes process control, batch control, process safety, DCS, operator interface, SCADA & RTU, instruments and sensors, final control elements, and electrical systems.
Factory Automation & Machine Control (4 Issues)
- Includes machine automation, PLCs/PACs, computer-based control, motors and drives, machine safety, HMI, operator interface, motion control, robotics, automatic identification, vision, and sensors.
Industrial Enterprise & Networks (4 Issues)
- Includes IIoT, control system integration, edge computing, cloud computing, data historians, data analytics, network devices, wireless networks, network protocols, intelligent device management.
Industrial Cybersecurity & Safety (4 Issues)
- Includes OT cybersecurity tools and resources, network management and protection, process safety, safety instrumented systems (SISs), burner management systems, fire and gas systems, functional safety, and machine safety.
Operations & Asset Management (4 Issues)
- Includes asset management, project management, data analytics, ERP, MES, sustainability, energy management, supply change optimization, risk management.
2027 Newsletter Topics & Frequency
Automation Weekly Newsletter
- General interest newsletter including the latest news, articles and resources in automation.
- Published every Wednesday except weeks containing a US holiday.
To sponsor an Automation Weekly issue, please select the preferred Wednesday(s) during the year.
Topical Newsletters
Our topical newsletters provide coverage of the most important topics as determined by the following criteria:
- Key topics as identified by ISA executive and volunteer leaders and defined by key topic task forces.
- Most popular topic discussions on ISAConnect discussion forums.
- Most commonly used topic tags of content published on Automation.com.
- Most popular topics queried of ISA's Mimo, large-language model (LLM) educated on ISA content.
To sponsor a topical newsletter, please select from the latest, trending, suggested topics below. Your topic selection will then determine the editorial content that we include in the newsletter as well as the subscriber distribution list. Next, choose your preferred date based on the calendar below.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics and Machine Control, including Physical AI
- Data Analytics and Data Management
- Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing and IIoT
- Digital Twins and Simulation
- Energy Management and Sustainability
- HMI, SCADA and Alarm Management
- Industrial Safety
- Industrial Workforce Development
- OT Cybersecurity
- Process Control and Instrumentation
- Smart Manufacturing
- Other Topic: Please note the link provides a complete list of our topic categories. However, we strongly suggest selecting a topic above due to volume of content published and interest of our readers.
Topical Newsletter Calendar
- Our topical newsletters are published on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except weeks containing a US holiday.
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With decades of experience crafting high-quality periodicals, the International Society of Automation (ISA) and its media brand Automation.com have helped automation and control professionals do their jobs and enhance their careers. Industrial automation, infrastructure and manufacturing pros find the information they need through our websites, digital magazines, newsletters, webinars and other publications. That means we can help your lead-generation, brand-awareness and thought-leader marketing goals through our global database of 123,000+ industry professionals.
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Our total subscriber count for all of our newsletter distribution lists combined is 78,000. However, each distribution list varies in count and subscriber makeup. The breakdowns below are calculated from the total combined subscribers for which we have the data.
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