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case study Oil and Gas

EFA Automazione S.p.A. & Drillmec S.p.A. Create Single Project With Three-Level Synchronization

Drillmec updated its SCADA system, created new dashboards, and made several other improvements.

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podcast Oil and Gas

Peter Photos from Streamline Innovations Talks Innovation at the Edge

In this episode, we’re learning about the Firebrand Award-winning chemical process developed by Streamline Innovations that removes the highly-toxic hydrogen sulfide from natural gas before it gets to the pipelines. Hear about how Streamline discovered Ignition, how to pick the right hardware to get the most out of your edge computing systems, how they developed the “HMI stick,” and of course — we’ve gotta talk about French Bulldogs.

14 min episode

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icc | 2019 Community Session  |  Energy

Strategies for Optimizing Your Ignition System Performance

Ignition is an amazing platform for building just about anything, and to take full advantage of everything Ignition can do, you need to be smart about how you set it up. Hear the integration experts at Kymera Systems explain how they help optimize existing Ignition systems to run like new. In this session, you'll learn the key strategies and steps for optimizing your Ignition system to reach peak performance.

44 min video

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icc | 2019 Community Session  |  Chemicals

We're on the Edge of Glory: Building Intelligent Systems of the Future—Today

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an explosive, extremely toxic chemical found in most natural gas, so potent that it can kill a person with a single breath. Converting H2S into fertilizer-grade sulfur is a dangerous business, one which Streamline Innovations has perfected through superior chemistry, strong business practices, and a state-of-the-art control system that combines Ignition, Ignition Edge, Moxa devices, and MQTT. This semi-autonomous, intelligent system can be operated and managed easily and completely remotely. In this session, learn how Streamline created their control system of the future today using only off-the-shelf products, and get tips on how to do it yourself.

59 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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icc | 2019 Community Session  |  Data Center

Digital Transformation Made Easy with Ignition & MQTT

Progressive leaders are demanding change in order to achieve Digital Transformation. This is driving the creation of new solutions which utilize Big Data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Digital Transformation increases performance and efficiency, and reduces unplanned maintenance and downtime, thus leading to increased revenue and market share and, ultimately, increased profits. In order to take advantage of these new technologies, companies must bridge the OT-IT gap and feed IT infrastructures with data that is secure, easily consumable, and cost-effective. This session will describe how utilizing MQTT and the Ignition platform implements an open-standard architecture solution to deliver a cost-effective Digital Transformation and bridge the OT-IT gap.

60 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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customer project Oil and Gas

Edge and MQTT Help Convert Toxic Gas to Sulfur

Streamline Innovations operates natural gas treating units in South and West Texas that convert hydrogen sulfide (H2S) into fertilizer-grade sulfur. Hydrogen sulfide is an extremely toxic, explosive chemical found in most natural gas.

8 min video

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customer project Oil and Gas

Cloud, Edge and More Enable a Fast Solution for Numerous Sites

ARB Midstream acquired a new pipeline asset which includes 36 RTUs and central gathering locations. As part of the agreement, ARB was required to completely take over pipeline SCADA in four months. Challenged with this aggressive schedule, ARB contracted Industrial Networking Solutions (INS) to deliver a SCADA solution offering cloud-based reporting, management, visibility, control, and a communications network with failover capabilities and store-and-forward technologies.

7 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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