International Society of Automation (ISA)

The International Society of Automation (ISA) publishes standards for automation professionals, which are available exclusively through IHS. ISA standards, specifications and recommended practices provide direction for streamlining processes and improving industry safety, efficiency and profitability. These standards reflect the expertise from over 4,000 industry experts around the world. Since 1949, ISA has been recognized as the expert source for automation and control systems consensus industry standards.

ISA standards are used by automation professionals around the globe. They work in a diverse array of industries - building, operating and maintaining the processes that do everything from monitoring air quality to manufacturing airplanes.

The IHS ISA "TR20.00.01 with Forms" collection contains the industry-recognized ISA-TR20.00.01 instrumentation specification forms. The 3rd edition of the ISA Specification Forms in Word Format provides electronic forms that greatly aid the design, purchase, and manufacture of process measurement and control instrumentation.

The 77 reusable forms cover a wide range of instrumentation, include operating parameters, device specifications, general requirements, and more. Supplementary listings for each form provide ready guidance on entering data and units.

  The purposes of ISA specification forms are:

• to assist in preparation of a complete specification by listing and providing space for all principal descriptive attributes
• to facilitate quoting, bid reviews, purchasing, receiving, calibration, inspection, piping design, design audit, accounting, and ordering procedures by uniform display of information
• to improve efficiency of instrumentation activities from initial concept to final commissioning and any subsequent reviews and revisions
• to provide standard data definitions and field lengths adequate for electronic exchange of information

An IHS subscription to the ISA forms offers updates and access to the forms alongside other ISA documents, as well as other benefits of IHS Standards Expert, the industry-leading standards management solution.

Use the contact form on the Contact Us tab on this page to request more information about how a subscription to the IHS ISA TR20.00.01 with Forms collection could benefit you.