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PLC: Programmable Logic Controller

Learn Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) basics: what it is, what its functions are, how it operates, and its importance in the world of automation.

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Vertech’s President & Founder Shares Onboarding Tactics & More

In this conversation, we’re talking about onboarding new sales engineers straight out of college with Inductive University, gaining hands-on experience, and fostering creativity. Learn about a workshop process that increases customers’ satisfaction and confidence by keeping them involved from design to implementation. Hear about some of Vertech’s national rollouts for MES solutions, building a greenfield and in-office brewery, and what it means to be a Premier Integrator.

18 min episode

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case study Transportation

Baggage-Handling System Upgrade Inspires Future Projects

Dublin Airport improved baggage-handling operations with Ignition, looks to expand on its use.

5 min video

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case study Energy

Solar Provider Puts More Than 30 Sites on a Single SCADA Platform

Ecoplexus now has a consistent look and feel for all the sites — in addition to lower costs, greater efficiency, more data than ever before, and improved data analysis.

5 min video

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case study Manufacturing

Semiconductor Fab Plant Improves Connections to Machinery

Qorvo uses the SECS/GEM Module for Ignition, which enables Ignition projects and third-party applications to communicate with semiconductor fab equipment.

4 min read

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Coffee with Kevin & Tea with Travis

Ignition 8.0.5 Updates and Ignition Exchange

Learn about the latest additions and changes to Ignition 8.0.5. We will also talk about the Ignition Exchange that was released 2 weeks ago at ICC 2019. The Ignition Exchange was built to empower you: the Ignition community. Learn how to fully leverage the Exchange, especially for your integration business. Also, learn how to easily install Exchange resources in Ignition.

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Alex and Jason from Corso Systems Share an Integrator Success Story

Corso Systems discuss integrator success stories including building a company, getting Ignition Certified, and pushing the limits of new technology.

27 min episode

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icc | 2019 Community Session  |  Agriculture

Certified for Success—Building a Better Integration Business

Over its 25 years, the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) has helped system integrators build better businesses one company at a time. In this session, you'll learn about the help CSIA offers integration companies and you'll hear first-hand from CSIA-certified system integrator Grantek about their successful partnership with CSIA. Grantek is a leading CSIA Certified member who joined CSIA in 2008. Come in and learn of the specific benefits Grantek has derived from this relationship and get ideas to help grow the success of your integration business in this informative, open discussion.

57 min video

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icc | 2019 Panel  |  Agriculture

Integrator Panel: The Biggest Trends Shaping the Industry

At this panel discussion, you'll connect with leaders of some of the Ignition community's most innovative integration companies to discuss real trends shaping the industry. With so many buzzwords like Big Data, the cloud, and IIoT circulating, how do you sort out which trends actually matter? How are automation professionals responding to these big ideas? Hear our expert integrator panel answer these and other questions as they discuss what's actually impacting the industry and what's just hype in this fascinating panel discussion.

62 min video

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customer project Oil and Gas

SCADA Migration, Connection to Enterprise for Large Oil & Gas Customer

This project involves the migration and updating of one of the largest SCADA systems in Ecuador developed in Wonderware. Its main challenges were to bring the customer’s operations from the late 1990s into the most modern technology for control and monitoring, and to deliver information from five field sites in the jungle into Agip’s corporate level located in its headquarters in Quito, Ecuador.

6 min video

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