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  • @ Jim Federlein Thanks for the response & reaction to my specific question of ISA Internationalisation. The specific point what I wish to bring to your notice is- similar to ASME & IEC, all our ISA Standards have to be specific and authoritative; should not limit itself ...

  • Dr A.Ramanathan, You asked "... is it not necessary to have updates on ISA 5.1 and make ISA Standards updated?" ISA-5.1 recently underwent a major revision and was published earlier this year. Public requests for changes and clarifications were primary considerations. ...

  • @ Alan Bryant Noted your point about referring to r he ISA book "Instrumentation and Control System Documentation" (Meier & Meier). However with the evolution of smart P&ID & mechatronics fast developing, is it not necessary to have updates on ISA 5.1 and make ISA Standards ...

  • There is also the ISA book "Instrumentation and Control System Documentation" (Meier & Meier). While it is not a standard, it does have some useful information. ------------------------------ Alan Bryant Engineer Oxy Inc Pearland TX ------------------------------

  • Dear all, Just talking about the USA big parts of the story fits. Worldwide it is different cattle of fish. The ISA standards are less implemented as in a couple of decades before (the ISA S 5.1 was referred to, used and bypassed per project as was convened. ...

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