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case study Automotive

Automotive Supplier Moves Faster with New SCADA/MES

Veoneer, a leading global supplier for the automotive industry, chose Ignition to quickly build a new SCADA & MES solution. Discover the power of Ignition SCADA in automotive industry control systems.

5 min video

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customer project Automotive

Greater Mobility for Large Battery Manufacturer in Italy

Quality assurance, progress reports, and product documentation were done through paperwork. The standard MES solution had a hard time connecting to equipment such as simple scales. It was also difficult to implement needed customizations. This all led to more time needed for data entry, delayed communication of issues, delayed solutions, and a lot of hardware to be maintained by the IT department.

6 min video

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customer project Automotive

New SCADA/MES For Supplier to Leading Automakers

At Veoneer’s facility in Goleta, California, the company manufactures advanced night-vision systems for the world’s leading automakers. For supervisory control and traceability, Veoneer used an internally built system in Goleta. Due to a change in the corporation’s structure, this solution was no longer viable and Flexware was asked to develop a solution that replaced and enhanced the previous solution’s functionality with the Ignition platform.  Prior to this engagement, Flexware developed a custom MES solution for a different Veoneer facility with the Ignition platform, and word traveled around the organization about how powerful the software is. It was an easy decision to continue the use of Ignition at the Goleta facility.

8 min video

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icc | 2020 Community Session  |  Aerospace

Use Docker & DevOps to Dominate Deployment

Deploying new features, bug fixes, and updates is necessary for every production SCADA/MES installation and without an established deployment cycle, modifications to any system pose significant risk. In this session, you’ll see Git source control, Docker containerization, and DevOps methodologies that you can use to effectively develop and deploy projects with Ignition. Apply standard Dev/Test/Stage/Prod practices from the software industry to support multiple developers, reduce unplanned downtime, and realize a more efficient process for developing and deploying Ignition projects.

34 min video

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icc | 2020 Community Session  |  Automotive

Secure Your Ignition the Easy Way – Setting up Ignition with a Reverse Proxy

In this session, learn how to leverage free and open source reverse proxy software to secure your Ignition install with auto-renewing SSL certificates.

32 min video

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icc | 2020 Community Session  |  Automotive

SCADA Client Management System

As SCADA systems grow and take advantage of Ignition’s unlimited client licensing model, managing these numerous clients has become more and more challenging. Join Piedmont Automation as they discuss and detail their SCADA Client Manager that allows IT & Maintenance personnel to quickly deploy clients anywhere in the facility, from management offices to the KPI monitors mounted high in the air in production areas.

20 min video

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case study Automotive

Numerous Tools on One Platform Save Time and Money

Madison-Kipp Corporation wanted to bring down costs and raise efficiency, so it implemented Ignition in numerous areas within its production facilities.

5 min video

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icc | 2019 Community Session  |  Automotive

Enterprise Digital Transformation Journey—One Year Later

Dana Inc., a global leader in transportation, and Roeslein & Associates Inc., an Ignition Premier Integrator, won a Firebrand Award for their amazing work in 2018 when they partnered together to embark on Dana's enterprise-wide digital transformation journey. In this insightful session, you'll hear from both Roeslein and Dana about the challenges and triumphs of the first year of their journey together. Discussions will include the successful decisions as well as decisions that they would change if they could do it all over again. You'll learn from their first-hand experiences about what technology and cultural changes are needed to ensure that your own enterprise digital transformation journey is successful.

52 min video

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icc | 2018 Panel  |  Aerospace

Integrator Panel: How to Lead With Ignition

At this panel discussion, you’ll hear some of the Ignition community’s most active integrators talk about how they are finding success for their companies and customers by leading with Ignition. In this session, our expert panel of integrators will discuss tips for how to win more projects with Ignition, keep up with technology trends, and open new opportunities for future development.

61 min video

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icc | 2018 Community Session  |  Automotive

Configuring Devices in Ignition Using UDTs and the EAM

Configuring devices with user-defined type (UDT) tags on servers at multiple production sites can be challenging; in this session you'll learn how to do it in Ignition. The Ignition Enterprise Administration Module (EAM) is a powerful management tool that gives you the ability to manage not only servers and project objects but devices across the enterprise. Join Lynn Martineau of Autoliv to see how he's using centralized tools to configure devices, reducing the need to access multiple Ignition Gateways and Designers and simplifying training and support.

55 min video

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