Isa standards help automation professionals streamline processes and improve safety, cybersecurity and efficiency in operations spanning multiple industry segments. It was the brainchild of richard rimbach of the instruments publishing company and grew out of the desire of 18 local instrument societies to form a national organization. Isa's consensus industry standards are developed by thousands of automation professionals worldwide and focus on areas like safety, security, batch control, enterprise integration, and more.
Browse a full list of isa standards, technical reports, and recommended practices by topic. Isa officially was born as the instrument society of america on 28 april 1945, in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa Isa99, in conjunction with iec tc 65 wg 10, produced—and continues to develop—the isa/iec 62443 series of standards and technical reports, which provide a comprehensive framework to address and reduce existing and future security vulnerabilities in industrial automation and control systems (iacs).
