Standards Organizations

• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
  Provides a neutral forum for the development of policies on standards issues and serves as a watchdog for standards development and conformity assessment programs and processes in the U.S.
• Foundation Fieldbus
  Works towards the development and acceptance of a single, open, interoperable fieldbus specification, as well as hardware and software technology for companies that wish to implement it in their automation products.
• HART Foundation
  Provides worldwide support for the application of the HART Protocol. It manages the Protocol Standards, ensures the technology is openly available for the benefit of industry and educated users by providing training and support for HART technology.
• IEC - International Electrochemical Commission
  Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies. These serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.
• NACE - National Association of Corrosion Engineers
  The association
• NSSN - A National Resource for Global Standards
  A comprehensive data network on developing and approved regional, national, and international standards and regulatory documents. Serves as a destination for users who are searching for a specific standard or looking for a contact person who can interpret a standard, thereby connecting those who seek standards with those who supply them.
• OPC Foundation
  Dedicated to ensuring interoperability in automation eliminating the need for expensive custom interfaces and drivers for moving information easily around all parts of an enterprise between different computing solutions and platform.

Trade Associations

• ISA - Instrument, Systems and Automation Society
  Fosters the advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for measurement and control in a variety of applications. Also provides technical training.
• Measurement, Control & Automation Association
  A national trade association that promotes the progress of the measurement, control and automation industry through targeted studies, and special projects and programs to enhance the industry

Approval Agencies

• CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
  Works towards the development, adoption, and use of international standards in the fields of electricity, electronics and associated technologies. Publishes standards for the European market.
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
  A worldwide network of national standards institutes whose objective is to facilitate the international coordination and unification of industrial standards. It strives to reach a consensus on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.
• UL - Underwriters Laboratory
  A product safety testing and certification organization in the U.S., which helps companies achieve global acceptance, whether for an electrical device, a programming system or an organization