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ISA Releases Measurement Equations Resource

Research Triangle Park, NC (25 April 2006) -- ISA recently announced the release of an updated 2nd edition of the ISA Handbook of Measurement Equations and Tables, edited by Jim Strothman.

This expanded and improved version provides hundreds of essential equations and tables to help select, operate and maintain measurement devices. It will enable engineers and technicians designing and controlling industrial processes to find answers needed to solve day-to-day problems. It is also a useful reference tool for engineering students.

Jim Strothman, editor of InTech magazine during the 1990s, says that in editing the book he followed a single eight-word doctrine that had guided him in more than 35 years of writing and editing high-tech publications: "Knowledge consists of knowing where to find it."

The new edition adds chapters packed with tables and equations for Industrial Communications Buses, Safety, and Environmental Measurements. Tables and equations have been added to all the previous edition's chapters covering Units of Measurement, Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Level, Humidity, Electrical and Viscosity measurements. This handbook was designed to speed technical problem-solving so professionals can do their jobs better and faster.

For more information about this and all of ISA's resources, visit www.isa.org/books.

Note to editors: A high-resolution image of the book's cover is available for your use.

About ISA

Founded in 1945, ISA (www.isa.org) is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).


About WBF

WBF provides an open forum for the exchange of information related to the management, operation, and automation of manufacturing processes.  Created in 1994, members of the non-profit, professional organization include end-users, vendors, consultants and academics.  WBF provides organization, management, and structure to facilitate networking among its members and sharing of knowledge and information related to manufacturing processes. WBF documents best practices and guidelines for implementation of standards that apply to batch control and the exchange of batch data, as well as conducting technical conferences and technical training programs. WBF is a founding charter member of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).  More information about WBF is available at www.wbf.org.


About OMAC

OMAC–The Open Modular Architecture Controls Users’ Group (www.omac.org) is an affiliate organization of ISA- The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society- and works to collectively derive common solutions for both technical and non-technical issues in the development, implementation, and commercialization of open, modular architecture control (OMAC) technologies, and to facilitate the accelerated development and convergence of industry and government developed OMAC technology guidelines to one set that satisfies common use requirements. OMAC has about 500 member representatives from end-user companies, OEM's, and technology providers and integrator companies. OMAC currently operates three Work Groups: Packaging Machinery, Manufacturing Infrastructure, and Machine Tool. OMAC is a founding charter member of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).