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Still Using Ignition 7.9? It’s Time To Upgrade To 8.1! Dave Fogle Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:29
Many of you reading this are still using Ignition 7.9. Perhaps you’ve had the intention of upgrading but have not gotten around to it yet. Whatever the reason might be, we don’t want any of our customers to be caught off-guard and find themselves using unsupported software that is vulnerable to cyber attacks. So now is the time to remind everyone that we highly recommend upgrading from Ignition 7.9 to 8.1. Here are a few compelling reasons to upgrade as soon as you can.
Connecting Dots: Ignition And The Automation Pyramid Prasad Tarapure Wed, 03/06/2024 - 09:12
By visually representing the different levels as an Automation Pyramid, also called the Purdue Model or ISA 95, and describing how the Ignition software platform integrates across all its levels, this post aims to showcase how devices of any brand or type can work together harmoniously — whether you're dealing with field-level devices, controlling devices, monitoring tools, planning systems, or management software.
12 Batch Implementation Design Considerations John Parraga Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:10
The best practices dictated by standards such as ISA 88 and ISA 95 provide a great guideline or starting point, but these standards do not prescribe how to implement the details of a solution. Therefore, the following is intended to highlight some of the considerations for a system design.
Get a Competitive Edge With RFID Applications in Ignition Bob Sloma Mon, 10/30/2023 - 09:00
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology can provide a significant competitive edge in the manufacturing industry by providing a more efficient method of tracking and confirming products, equipment, and assets.
Build Ignition Projects More Efficiently With This Checklist Tracy Williams Mon, 10/16/2023 - 10:21
As integrators, we’re always looking out for our customers’ best interests, and with that in mind, I’m glad to share my Ignition Project Checklist. May your next project go smoothly, stay on budget, and achieve phenomenal results as fast as possible!
Inductive Automation Certified to Two New Standards for Company-Wide Secure Software Development Lifecycle Nathan Boeger Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:55
Inductive Automation awarded certification for IEC/ANSI/ISA-62443-4-1 and ISASecure for its company-wide software development lifecycle.
Revolutionizing Data Efficiency with Ignition and MQTT arlen.nipper@c… Wed, 04/26/2023 - 09:11
As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) revolutionizes data processes, many organizations are beginning to turn to open-source software like MQTT and Sparkplug B. Through Cirrus Link and Inductive Automation’s strategic partnership, organizations can efficiently streamline data collection, modeling, and usage with Cirrus Link’s MQTT modules and Inductive Automation’s industrial automation platform Ignition.