Ask HN: Community Around Manufacturing Automation (MES, ISA95)

[Rescis]

Does anyone here know of a community online (be it a forum, blogs, or anything else) discussing manufacturing automation? Discussion of MES systems (Syncade, PomsNet, PasX), factory automation (DeltaV, etc), or integration of any of the above systems with other business systems (ERP, BMS, etc).

I've been working in the industry (with a life sciences focus) for a couple of years now and feel like one major area I am missing is an understanding of the different products available, outside of the specific ones used by the companies I have worked for.

Any help would be appreciated! -Rescis