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Common Project Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

In this webinar, two experienced Inductive Automation engineers highlight best practices in HMI design and scripting and offer some additional scripting tips.

53 min video

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First Steps to DevOps

In this webinar, experts from Inductive Automation, Vertech, and Sepasoft will show you how DevOps practices can prevent costly mistakes throughout the software lifecycle, and share valuable knowledge about implementing and maintaining DevOps as an ongoing practice at your organization.

55 min video

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podcast

Amazing SCADA Solutions Around the Globe

We are excited to welcome Rob Valent from ATS Global — one of our top-performing integrators. We discuss the reach ATS has providing automation products and services to a variety of industries and being an independent solution provider for accounts worldwide. Rob shares the success of their global Ignition rollout, having the most Ignition certified engineers worldwide, and a unique pharma project in Denmark that ties into the pandemic. We also discuss having a dialogue with the customer to truly understand their needs and deliver the best value possible.

2 min episode

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Coffee with Kevin & Tea with Travis

Python Deep Dive

If you've ever wondered what's behind the scenes in Ignition, or you're hoping to use external libraries or Python's package management through pip with Ignition, you won't want to miss this. We'll cover Jython, Python 2.7 and 3, options for running Python 3 code, external library and site-packages support, and more.

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Ignition Community Live with Kevin McClusky

Inductive Automation’s Co-Director of Sales Engineering, Kevin McClusky, answers questions live about SCADA, HMI, IIoT, and more.

62 min video

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podcast

Sharing Ignition with the Next Generation of Engineers

Today we are learning all about Inductive Automation’s University Engagement Program with David Grussenmeyer, who is our University Engagement Manager. We will discuss the ins and outs of this educational outreach program including the vision, early stages, current initiatives, curriculums, what we provide to institutions, and how this program benefits the next generation of engineers. We also dive into building partnerships through the program, share a real-world success story, look into the future for universities, and share how integrators can get involved.

36 min episode

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podcast Oil and Gas

Empowering the Edge and the Enterprise

Today we’re joined by John Miller and Daniel Coffelt from The Integration Group of Americas to discuss their real-world projects in water/wastewater and oil & gas. We’ll hear about the challenges they overcame to successfully migrate an outdated SCADA system to an updated IIoT platform. We’ll cover utilizing Ignition in the enterprise and Perspective as the user interface, taking an edge-first approach, and partnering up with OnLogic. We’ll learn how these solutions are improving visibility, flexibility, control, and cost savings for companies that provide vital services.

22 min episode

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customer project Food and Beverage

Big Production Increase for Chocolate Factory

This is a new SCADA system powered by Ignition for the new Grupo Alimenticio Alba del Fonce (GAAF) chocolate factory located in Piedecuesta, Colombia. The new system upgrades the old standalone control to enable a fully integrated chocolate plant.

5 min video

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customer project Water/Wastewater

Connecting 93 Sites with Maps, Dashboards, and More

This project for Manila Water Company integrates remote local control systems of water-supply and used-water facilities, in different locations, into a centralized SCADA system for remote data gathering, operations monitoring, and enterprise integration. Ignition is connected to 93 sites.

7 min video

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icc | 2020 Community Session  |  Building Automation

Cellular and VPN Connectivity Management for Remote Applications Using Moxa’s ThingsPro

Learn how to use Moxa’s built-in software utility to effortlessly manage the complex task of cellular and VPN connectivity for your remotely distributed applications.

32 min video

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