Inductive Automation Blog

Brewery Improves Efficiency in Multiple Areas with Ignition

To run its main brewery in Escondido, near San Diego, Stone uses Ignition by Inductive Automation® for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and for its manufacturing execution system (MES). Ignition is an industrial application platform with several tools for creating solutions in SCADA, MES, human-machine interface (HMI), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Agricultural Cooperative Solves Automation Problems with Ignition

Many problems were resolved with the Ignition architecture, which centralized both historical and real-time data in a single database. This allowed for better management of data overall. Ignition’s licensing model, which provides unlimited licenses at no extra expense, was also helpful. And Ignition’s ability to work with a variety of operating systems also improved things for AFA.

Utility Deploys Ignition for SCADA and Much More

With Ignition, data flows throughout the enterprise, from the plant floor to the executive level — even via mobile devices. Operators have a holistic view of the plant, so they can better understand what’s happening throughout the facility. Operators get advance warnings on overflow events, and the department sees time savings and other efficiencies on a daily basis.

Two Plants, One Solution

Adams Group, the largest supplier of organic expeller-pressed vegetable oils in the US, uses Ignition in its SCADA & MES solution. Read more in this Ignition SCADA case study.