Inductive Automation Blog

Return of the Dev Panel

Step behind the curtain and meet the minds shaping the future of Ignition. In this lively and interactive panel, you’ll have the rare opportunity to ask the developers who design and build the platform questions directly. From exploring the newest innovations to learning how features take shape, this panel gives you insider access to the visionaries driving Ignition forward. Bring your curiosity and your toughest questions. Our team is ready to share insights, stories, and a glimpse into what’s next for the software transforming industrial automation. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the people who make Ignition possible and be part of the conversation about where it’s headed next.

Making Music: Ignition in Manufacturing at Taylor Guitars

Taylor Guitars, a leading manufacturer of acoustic guitars and other musical equipment, first adopted Ignition for more cohesive HVAC monitoring. Soon after, new projects such as guitar neck quality control, legacy CNC monitoring, and UV print control have all been implemented through Ignition. Learn how Ignition helped a small engineering team at Taylor Guitars say “yes” to most production requests in manufacturing.

API Integration: Level Up Your Ignition Deployment

Need to connect to external applications? Curious about using APIs in Ignition? Join Sales Engineers Brad Fischer and Tom Goetz to learn how to call external APIs, host API and file resources within Ignition, and use the new Ignition HTTP API.

Achieving Scale With Ignition and Modern DevOps Practices

Get a front-row seat to a real-world project scaling Ignition with DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, and Git-Sync. In this session you’ll get an overview of these tools, examples of automated and GitOps-driven deployments, and practical tips for boosting performance, reliability, and operations in a large-scale, complex, critical systems environment.

Ignition Maker Edition Electronics Inventory and Storage System

Most DIY electronics hobbyists have large collections of development boards, sensors, antennas, and assorted components. Attend this session to learn about an Ignition Maker Edition inventory system that allows you to add new purchases with important information, datasheets, and details of where the item is stored. A dashboard displays at-a-glance inventory information, and you can quickly search the system for specific parts from project BOMs to stop accidentally repurchasing parts you already have! This Maker Edition project could also work well for makerspaces, so members can locate and document parts and projects (a constant challenge). The next iteration of the project will include a simple pick-to-light system for greater convenience.

Flex Your Knowledge on Perspective Containers

How well do you know your Perspective containers? Come test your knowledge in an interactive session, level up your design game, and maybe even get a new “perspective” on container types!

Beyond Installation: Production Ignition Operations

Many Ignition implementations stop at "it works," but running production systems requires comprehensive operational practices. Discover how to make your Ignition deployments easier to maintain and more secure with modern practices including observability, DevOps, disaster recovery, configuration management, and deployment automation. Learn proven strategies for monitoring, maintaining, and scaling Ignition systems that enterprises depend on. This session reveals the technical and operational frameworks that separate hobby projects from mission-critical industrial systems.

Secure, Scalable Edge Orchestration Using Ignition

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, SCADA systems deployed with edge devices are increasingly restricted, limiting direct access to individual nodes. Administrative and security frameworks introduce multiple layers across environments, often complicating centralized management and control of enterprise-wide operations. Join TIGA in this session to explore how it harnessed Ignition to overcome these barriers.

Modern Ignition Deployments: Containers, Version Control & Ignition

Take a look behind the scenes at how IA deploys the Ignition Public Demo with containers and version control. In this session, we’ll review the public demo’s previous legacy deployment strategy and architecture, and discuss the research and development phase for the new deployment. Then we’ll take a detailed look at the new deployment strategy and how it leverages containers and version control. Whether you’re already using these deployment strategies or learning about them for the first time, attend this session to learn more about how IA has taken a more modern approach to Ignition deployment with the Ignition Public Demo.

Migrating from 7.9 Vision to 8.1 Perspective

Frederick Water has been upgrading its Ignition instances from 7.9 to 8.1. In upgrading one of its water treatment plants, it decided to leverage Perspective for the platform’s easily reproducible styles and end-device flexibility. While Vision is a fantastic platform to work in, this session covers some of the benefits of moving to Perspective.