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RE: The role of automation in Digital Transformation ...

By: Maurice Wilkins , 11 minutes ago

Carlos, You are right that cyber is a big part of DT and also people. McKinsey ...
RE: Is it possible to improve your Mean Time to Repair ...

By: A Ramanathan , 10 hours ago

John Though you have posed the generic question about improving MTTR for Automation ...
RE: Is it possible to improve your Mean Time to Repair ...

By: Andre Michel , 10 hours ago

MTTR is not really the requirement in most automation systems. The usual requirement ...
RE: Is it possible to improve your Mean Time to Repair ...

By: Simon Lucchini , 14 hours ago

John, Great post! Totally agree with Joy that the "design for reliability" ...
RE: Grounding for instrumentation systems

By: Vitor Finkel , 15 hours ago

Book Intrinsic Safety by H.G. Bass in e-bay, 1st edition, advertized in "perfecy ...
RE: Grounding for instrumentation systems

By: Alan Bryant , 16 hours ago

I found the HG Bass book used on Amazon for $122. ------------------------------ ...
RE: The role of automation in Digital Transformation ...

By: Carlos Mandolesi , 17 hours ago

tilHi Eric, As we discussed before I think this is a great idea. Some toughts: ...

The Best Level for Optimization and Organization i...

4/20/2021 5:00:00 AM

The following discussion is part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program , authored by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control...
ISA President's Column: The Odyssey

4/19/2021 9:22:42 AM

The 2021 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Steve Mustard is featured monthly on the ISA Interchange blog with a column directed toward ISA members around the world. The column speaks to current membership priorities, challenges, news, and perspectives. We invite ISA Interchange readers...
What Is MQTT, and How Can Industrial Automation Co...

4/13/2021 5:15:00 AM

By David Schultz If you are getting involved at all with the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), you are bound to see a new acronym being used all over the place: MQTT. While MQTT is fairly new to automation, it has been around for more than 20 years. It was originally...
The Evolution of Alarm Management

4/9/2021 5:00:00 AM

By Bill Hollifield Alarm systems were not always a problem. Before the 1990s, alarms for operators were essentially a box of light bulbs on the control wall (with each alarm at least marginally justified), in a control room that was a collection of pneumatic and standalone electronic boxes. But it was...