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Industry 4.0: View From the Front Lines
In this engaging roundtable webinar, expert system integrators from a diverse range of backgrounds will offer their insights, tips, and stories about their experiences on these questions and more, from the front lines of industrial integration.
Episode 1: Steve Hechtman
We’re discussing how Inductive Automation first began in 2003, and the exponential growth of the company without any outside investors. Hear how IA stayed committed to their core values, and maintained relationships with Ignition community members to solve industrial pain points.
25 min episode
Real Tools for Digital Transformation
Whether they refer to it as IIoT, Digital Transformation, or Industry 4.0, companies in every industry are looking for a way to get more from their data. However, most are trying to achieve this with conventional architectures and IT-centric methods. The truth is that without reliable connectivity to their operational data, their plans for building a digital enterprise are bound to fail.
56 min video
Ignition 8: Perspective Module
The biggest new feature of Ignition 8 is the new Ignition Perspective Module. Ignition Perspective is the next-generation visualization system for industrial applications, optimized specifically for mobile devices.
2 min video
Industry 4.0: View From the Front Lines
In this engaging roundtable webinar, expert system integrators from a diverse range of backgrounds will offer their insights, tips, and stories about their experiences on these questions and more, from the front lines of industrial integration.
Episode 3: Andy Stanford-Clark
We’re discussing how MQTT got started and how it has evolved over the years. Hear about the big technological developments impacting the industrial sector and what it takes to accelerate the adoption of real IIoT solutions. We’re coming together with the co-inventor of MQTT to combat common problems and major changes within the industry.
26 min episode
Episode 2: Carl Gould & Colby Clegg
We’re discussing how the developers of Ignition first got their start in the industrial space, what early version releases were like, and how they maintained the quality of Ignition as IA grew. Learn how they’ve built their team, relationships with the community, and Ignition. We ask them what makes the work gratifying, why they’re still here, and what the future holds.
34 min episode
Entire Brewing Process on a Single Software Platform
At MadTree, Ignition connects to 70,000 process tags, 15 process PLCs on the plant floor, 150 process valves, and about 50 sensors. The software enables MadTree to see data more quickly than in the past, enabling better troubleshooting and faster responses. “We’re getting data feedback that we never had before,” said Blevins. “Ignition allows us to look at that data and analyze it quickly.”
5 min video
Real Tools for Digital Transformation
Whether they refer to it as IIoT, Digital Transformation, or Industry 4.0, companies in every industry are looking for a way to get more from their data. However, most are trying to achieve this with conventional architectures and IT-centric methods. The truth is that without reliable connectivity to their operational data, their plans for building a digital enterprise are bound to fail.
56 min video
Design Like a Pro: Building Mobile-Responsive HMIs in Ignition Perspective
Join software engineering and design experts from Inductive Automation to learn how to use the features in Ignition Perspective to redesign common industrial applications into mobile applications that are simple, well-organized, and always in-step with the user’s needs.
62 min video
Leveraging Data from More Than 20 Applications Built on Ignition
JMA has built more than 20 applications on top of the Ignition platform, and plans to create even more in the future. The flexibility of Ignition allows JMA to quickly design whatever it needs. The software also gives JMA numerous options when it comes to absorbing data and analyzing it. The result has been a rise in productivity.
4 min video
Design Like a Pro: Basics of Building Mobile-Responsive HMIs
Join us for the latest Design Like a Pro webinar, where software engineering and design experts from Inductive Automation will share the fundamental concepts you’ll need to design HMIs that function well on any screen size.
56 min video
Ignition 8: Perspective Module
The biggest new feature of Ignition 8 is the new Ignition Perspective Module. Ignition Perspective is the next-generation visualization system for industrial applications, optimized specifically for mobile devices.
2 min video
Get Your ERP & Operational Data Working Together
With a modern software platform, connecting SCADA to ERP software such as SAP doesn’t have to be difficult. In this webinar, join experts from Inductive Automation, Sepasoft, and Grantek to find out why Ignition is an effective solution for connecting operational and business systems, and how a new module makes the process smoother than ever.
55 min video
The Path to a Pain-Free Control System Upgrade
To upgrade or not to upgrade: for many industrial organizations, that is the question. Operating-system issues, security concerns, and maintenance costs all provide strong motivations for upgrading SCADA or ICS systems, yet the associated expenses and headaches cause many companies to hesitate. In this webinar, Travis Cox from Inductive Automation and a panel of experienced industrial professionals will discuss how to bring your system up to date in a way that maximizes your investment and minimizes losses.
59 min video
Mobility Meets Manufacturing
Don Pearson from Inductive Automation and a panel of industrial professionals will discuss mobile trends and specific, real-world use cases of industrial organizations that have successfully incorporated mobile technologies into their processes.
61 min video