International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles
Meet 2021 ISA Fellow David Strobhar
- by Melissa Landon
- September 21, 2021
- Feature
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.
From Industrial Automation to Industrial Autonomy
- by Renee Bassett
- August 26, 2021
- Feature
Digital transformation can result in a connected, empowered workforce and highly agile operations. This puts industrial autonomy at the forefront of efforts to improve worker productivity, quality and safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISAGCA Responds to NIST Call for Standards to Fulfill Executive Order 14028
- by Renee Bassett
- August 24, 2021
- News
ISAGCA asked NIST to consider referencing selected parts of the ISA/IEC 62443 standard when defining critical software, product security development life-cycle requirements, and technical security requirements. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
Meet 2020 ISA Fellow Donald Dunn
- by Melissa Landon
- August 23, 2021
- News
As an ISA Fellow, Donald Dunn is being honored for many years of work on the education and standardization of terminology, as well as requirements and guidance related to alarm management and process industry safety. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISA18 Update: Management of Alarms
- by Renee Bassett
- August 20, 2021
- News
ANSI/ISA-18.2, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries, has found wide use and success in improving the development, design, installation and management of alarm systems across the process industry sectors. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISA18 Expert Receives Purdue Engineering Award
- by Renee Bassett
- August 19, 2021
- Feature
Joseph S. Alford, PhD, an ISA Fellow and long-time contributing expert on ISA18, has been honored with a 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University’s College of Engineering, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISA, MBI Answer Need for Industrial Cybersecurity Training in Germany
- by Renee Bassett
- August 13, 2021
- News
ISA and Maschinenbau-Institut GmbH (MBI), a service company of the German mechanical engineering industry association, or VDMA, are joining forces to offer a unique cybersecurity training program for German speakers. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.
ISAGCA Releases Position Paper on Automation Cybersecurity Requirements in Public Policy
- August 12, 2021
- News
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announced the release of a position paper detailing the automation cybersecurity public policy views of the organization and its fifty industry-leading companies.
ISA Transactions Names PID Advanced Control Article Best of 2020
- by Melissa Landon
- July 30, 2021
- News
The paper “Controlling industrial dead-time systems: When to use a PID or an advanced controller” won the nomination from the editorial advisory board as the best paper published in ISA Transactions in 2020.
ISA’s Jeff Winter Named One of Onalytica’s ‘Top Industry 4.0 Influencers of 2021’
- by Melissa Landon
- June 28, 2021
- News
Jeff Winter, Sr. Director, Strategy & Marketing at Grantek, has been named one of Onalytica’s “Top Industry 4.0 Influencers 2021.”