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Sterilization Scheduling Application Eliminates Recipe Control Gap For Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
In an industry like pharmaceuticals, maintaining quality and compliance is a strict requirement, not an optional goal. Outdated or ineffective technologies and methods can not only hamper efficiency, but also stunt growth and potentially affect product quality. That was the situation Sandalwood Systems Integration Group found itself in with one customer who was having difficulty bridging the gap between their scheduling application and their ERP system.
6 min read
How Inductive Automation Uses Ignition
Here at Inductive Automation, we have found plenty of everyday uses for Ignition because it allows us to create customized tools that generate tremendous value. Discover a few of the ways we leverage our own software platform.
17 min video
The Purdue Model And Ignition
In the automation world, the Purdue Model (also known as the Purdue reference model, Purdue network model, ISA 95, or the Automation Pyramid) is a well-known architectural framework for industrial control systems (ICS).
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Water Infrastructure Company Replaces Point-To-Point VPN With MQTT
Goodnight Midstream chose Ignition because it could fulfill several requirements: data mining and business intelligence work on the system backend; powerful Linux-based edge deployments; easy upgrades that could be performed by administrative staff; location data driven by an external database; and template support.
8 min video
Teaming Up To Enable Digital Transformation & Unified Namespace
This webinar will highlight the benefits of using all partners within the Inductive Automation ecosystem to achieve seamless digitalization and a Unified Namespace (UNS) with reduced complexity and time.
Kanoa Exhibitor Demo: Kanoa: MES for the Masses
Kanoa MES is a modern Smart Manufacturing solution designed in and for Ignition. Learn about the Kanoa MES Modules, Kanoa MES Database, and Kanoa APP Ignition project you'll use to get started with Kanoa MES. Check out a live demo of Kanoa Ops and Kanoa Quality to see how you can configure your MES in days and get insights into your manufacturing data with ease.
33 min video
Demystifying The Unified Name Space with Ignition
Unified Namespaces (UNS) have the power to streamline OT data by breaking through communication barriers between devices and applications. By leveraging the Ignition platform and MQTT, UNS can open the door to transformative potential for operational and enterprise applications. But what even is a UNS? Join Cirrus Link as they leverage Ignition and MQTT to implement UNS and their transformative potential for applications, and share details about the core functionalities of UNS. By the end of the session you'll be equipped with the knowledge to harness the power of unified data and unlock new possibilities for your industrial operations.
48 min video
Phoenix Contact Exhibitor Demo: Enabling the Digital Transformation
Learn more about our networking and automation portfolio as a complement to Ignition. We will showcase our PLCnext technology with Modular I/O, Ethernet switches, and new MQTT / MODBUS protocol converter products. We will introduce you to new upcoming technologies based on Single Pair Ethernet and APL.
29 min video
SafetyChain Exhibitor Demo: The SafetyChain Module for Ignition: Leveraging Real Time Data & Driving Productivity
Learn how process manufacturers are leveraging the power of SafetyChain & Ignition to drive meaningful value in their production environments. We’ll cover how manufacturers benefit from seamlessly connected systems and the broader impact that has on various segments of their operations. You’ll hear about a case study where thousands of data points derived from a complex manufacturing process were leveraged to drastically improve quality and production metrics. Finally, we will showcase how easy it is for manufacturers to connect SafetyChain and Ignition with a live demo.
29 min video
Eurotech Exhibitor Demo: Discover the Benefits of Running Ignition on Cybersecure and Certified Devices
Eurotech will showcase the benefits of running Ignition on an ISA62443-4-2 certified device. This demonstration will highlight how Eurotech's advanced device management capabilities can simplify the process for OT systems integrators to securely manage applications remotely. Attendees will gain insights into how the integration of Eurotech's ReliaCOR 40-13 Industrial PC with Ignition software provides a robust and cybersecure foundation for industrial applications. This collaboration not only meets stringent cybersecurity standards but also enhances the efficiency and scalability.
32 min video
Snowflake Exhibitor Demo: Unlocking Smart Manufacturing with IT/OT Convergence on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud
Modern manufacturing generates vast amounts of data from diverse sources, creating challenges in data integration and utilization. Traditionally, data silos have hindered the scalability of analytics across manufacturing and supply chains. The Snowflake AI Data Cloud breaks down these barriers by seamlessly converging IT and OT data, accelerating smart manufacturing initiatives. Join us to explore how Snowflake empowers manufacturers to harness the full potential of their data, driving innovation and operational excellence in the era of AI and Industry 4.0.
27 min video
4IR Solutions Exhibitor Demo: 4IR Solutions’ FactoryStackTM – OT, As-a-Service
4IR Solutions will demonstrate how their platforms can deliver OT, As-a-Service in the cloud or on premises making it easier, faster and cheaper to build and manage your Ignition infrastructure.
32 min video
Sepasoft Exhibitor Demo: Sepasoft’s Workflow Solution: Building Bobbles With Batch
Sepasoft’s workflow solution can map out and execute the production process for almost anything – including made-to-order bobbleheads! Our demo will showcase how simple it is to manage production workflows, collect real-time data, and utilize document management with 3D models and form entry. We’ll also highlight how to authenticate and verify every action during production for compliance and accountability using Electronic Batch Records (EBR) and electronic signatures. Join us to see the latest Batch Procedure technology in action.
31 min video
Cirrus Link Exhibitor Demo: Everything Cirrus Link MQTT and Cloud Connectivity
This session provides an overview of Cirrus Link to include MQTT Architectures, the MQTT Modules and their use cases. It will also touch on MQTT SparkplugB, the Unified Namespace as well as cloud connectivity through the cloud injector modules and IoT Bridge products.
25 min video
SiteSync Exhibitor Demo: IIoT Made Easy With SiteSync and Ignition
SiteSync leverages the LoRaWAN sensor connectivity technology to allow industrial users to bring stranded assets and manual measurements into a central source of truth for data visualization, alarming, and advanced AI analysis all powered by the Ignition Platform. SiteSync enables field users to deploy IIoT sensors with the same ease of commercial IoT systems via preconfigured devices and QR codes so that these Digital Transformation initiatives can be implemented at scale. In addition to LoRaWAN sensors, SiteSync recognizes that many end users have thousands of HART compatible sensors and the additional HART data is another stranded asset that can be used for Digital Transformation. SiteSync will introduce a new asset management tool focused on HART sensors all powered through the Ignition platform.
34 min video
Hive MQ Exhibitor Demo: Comprehensive Data Management Solution with MQTT, Sparkplug and UNS
In today’s data-driven world, effective data management is crucial for manufacturers seeking to harness the full potential of their production assets. As industrial environments become increasingly connected, the need for a comprehensive data management solution that ensures real-time, reliable, and scalable communication is more critical than ever. HiveMQ with its enterprise MQTT platform that is highly reliable, scalable and secure provides that ideal platform working with the Ignition ecosystem. We will showcase some of our new product offerings like our Sparkplug module for DataHub enabling metrics fan out and other offerings that will complement the Ignition Edge platform, building the UNS framework to streamline data collection, integration, and dissemination, ultimately driving smarter decisions, greater operational efficiency, and supporting advanced use cases like AI.
28 min video
Opto 22 Exhibitor Demo Break Through the Status Quo in Industrial Automation
Tired of closed PLC platforms with proprietary protocols and high licensing costs? This presentation shows you how Opto 22's groov products can help you break through the status quo in industrial automation. With groov EPIC and RIO systems running Ignition Edge out-of-the-box, you can control edge operations and securely democratize production data from the plant floor to IT systems—even to the cloud. Discover the open, cybersecure architecture and free support and training resources that make Opto 22 groov hardware ideal for your next Ignition project.
32 min video
Flow Exhibitor Demo: Stop Coding, Start Scaling: Optimize Data Transformation for KPIs, Batch Reporting, OEE, and Beyond
Using our OEE template as an example, we'll demonstrate how you can streamline your Ignition projects by avoiding complex coding and scripting. This is all about scaling your data processing while adding centralized data and engineering governance. Every new KPI we calculate, event we detect, and batch we process, will be served back to Ignition, an MQTT broker, and to the enterprise data warehouse.
33 min video
How Ignition Saves Time Money & Lives for Medical Charity
See firsthand how UK charity SERV Kent uses Ignition to create an AWS cloud-based volunteer management system to revolutionize its medical transport operations. Driven by Ignition Perspective, this application replaces archaic manual processes with intuitive interfaces featuring real-time geolocation data transfers, GDPR-compliant security, and optimized volunteer, vehicle, and product management. Hear Chris Taylor discuss the project’s challenges, solutions, progression, and future enhancements and breakthroughs that will bolster SERV Kent's mission-critical endeavors.
32 min video
Ericsson Exhibitor Demo: Edge Computing and Private Cellular Networks for Smart Manufacturing (formally Cradlepoint)
Ericsson’s 5G-focused solutions turn connectivity into productivity by delivering intelligent communications at the edge that are more secure, versatile, and easier to manage than WiFi. See real-world business-critical use cases that exemplify how private 5G solutions accelerate operations, improve reliability, and enhance working conditions, all while reducing cost and latency.
26 min video
How Ignition is boosting SCADA in the Biotech Industry
With a demand for flexibility and a strong focus on quality, SCADA systems play a crucial role in ensuring smooth operation of processes within the highly regulated Biotech industry. As a leader in the field, Cytiva is accustomed to developing solutions designed for the lab environment. Attend this session to get a peek into the technical aspects where Ignition has been leveraged to help meet customer demands, including dynamic OPC connections and integrated eLearning.
40 min video
Learning Ignition Fundamentals
Whether you're new to Ignition or just want a refresher, this session is made for all. The Inductive Automation Training team covers all the basic knowledge and fundamental features you need to get started with Ignition.
44 min video
Breaking Through Limits: Igniting Transformation in Manufacturing
Follow Entegris and NeoMatrix's joint journey to digital transformation. Beginning in 2008, the two organizations recognized the need to upgrade the SCADA platforms of multiple machines, and they chose Inductive Automation's solutions. From Ignition's precursor FactoryPMI and FactorySQL to today's Ignition 8.1 with Perspective, this session will take you on a tour of how these partners established Ignition as its standard OT platform for increasing scalability and cost savings as they continue to grow globally and expand to multiple manufacturing industries.
47 min video
Breakthrough to the Other Gateways: A Deep Dive Into the Gateway Network
Multi-gateway deployments are becoming more commonplace, and Ignition's gateway network provides the backbone for redundancy, enterprise management, and sharing data between gateways. Join us for this session and take a look at various Gateway Network parameters and settings that drive customer solutions.
45 min video
Breaking Through Manufacturing Challenges with DxOps Transformation
Learn how to combine consistent processes with novel concepts to break through challenges in downtime tracking and OEE visibility. In this session, RoviSys will share how their DxOps Transformation approach, used at Nice Pak, helped overcome high variation between production lines and facilities, lack of data connectivity, extensive turnover, and data integrity gaps. Learn how to standardize integration methods for better scalability and real-time tracking and see how these solutions can enhance efficiency in your facilities. Don’t miss this "how to" guide on transforming challenges into opportunities for breakthrough success!
44 min video
Scaling to New Heights: Enterprise Ignition with Ease
In this session, 4IR Solutions will showcase best practices and technologies to rapidly deploy and remotely manage large-scale Ignition systems in the cloud and on-prem across hundreds of sites. We'll demonstrate zero-touch provisioning and real-time updates to a fleet of Ignition installations.
42 min video
Optimizing Load Time in Ignition Perspective
How can you ensure that screens load fast and actions are snappy when using Ignition Perspective to create bigger and better projects? Learn how in this presentation, which will discuss strategies for optimizing screen development, organizing nested views, and analyzing Perspective execution. You’ll also get a look at simple rules-of-thumb for bindings, complex custom svg components, and where to strike the balance between performance and maintainability.
37 min video
Water Infrastructure Company Replaces Point-To-Point VPN With MQTT
Goodnight Midstream chose Ignition because it could fulfill several requirements: data mining and business intelligence work on the system backend; powerful Linux-based edge deployments; easy upgrades that could be performed by administrative staff; location data driven by an external database; and template support.
8 min video
Unleashing ROI And Innovation With Ignition
No matter how you look at ROI, Ignition is the best choice for HMI, SCADA, and Digital Transformation software. In this webinar, you’ll find out why that’s true by hearing the experiences of industrial professionals who have worked with Ignition for years.
54 min video
Creating Predictive Maintenance Alert using Ignition + Canary DB
This session provides an in depth walkthrough of how Shamrock Foods Company is able to collect motor data and use it to alert maintenance personnel of a potentially failing asset. This tutorial will walk you through the steps from PLC amp data to Ignition, Ignition data sent to Canary DB, Canary DB calculations of average + Standard Deviation of data, and back to Ignition to generate alarms.
37 min video
How Ignition is Enabling the Future of Oil & Gas
The oil & gas industry relies on SCADA for all its major production activities. But oil & gas companies often have large-scale, complex requirements that require unique solutions to not only monitor the field, but also integrate that data throughout the enterprise. Attend this session to learn how Ignition is meeting the unique requirements of oil & gas companies with Techneaux and Bifrost.
41 min video
How To Harness Modern MES for AI and Innovation
Learn from MES-experts Sepasoft how MES fuels the success of AI and BI initiatives, driving organizations toward actionable insights and a competitive edge. In the Industry 4.0 era, the success of AI and BI technologies in manufacturing hinges on high-quality data. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) play a crucial role integrating with the plant floor and enriching production data with essential metadata, plus adding valuable context for machine learning and advanced analytics. MES provides real-time visibility for informed decision-making and cuts the typical 80% time investment data scientists devote to becoming subject matter experts and preprocessing data.
52 min video
Ignition to ERP: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Looking to leverage Ignition to seamlessly connect with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain (D365)? This session will cover best practices and lessons learned from two perspectives: an Ignition developer, and an enterprise solutions architect. Flexware Innovation’s Ignition Team and Enterprise Solutions Team work together to merge IT with OT for true digital transformation. From this collaboration emerged a set of best practices (and lessons learned) that will be shared with the Ignition community. Presentation examples will center on D365, but the foundational architecture principles can apply to your ERP system, too.
40 min video
Standardizing the Unstandardized: Strategies for SCADA Systems
SCADA systems can become complex and unwieldy when managed by numerous engineers or when ownership changes through acquisitions. In this session we will focus on strategies and implementation methods for using Ignition to transform disorganized systems into standardized, efficient operations. This presentation will cover best practices from small, unique projects to large-scale projects with multimillion-tag counts. Highlighting the similarities and differences between these types of projects, this session emphasizes the importance of standards in data modeling and a robust validation and verification process. Implementing these techniques enhances system performance, reduces costs, and increases user confidence — all of which are critical for the successful delivery of projects of any size to clients and stakeholders.
45 min video
Level up your Python: Best Practices for Clean and Consistent Code
Gain valuable insights into writing clean and maintainable Python code, whether you're a Python beginner or a seasoned developer. In this session, you’ll get practical knowledge of PEP 8, explore best practices for code formatting and style, and discover tools to streamline your workflow.
45 min video
Break Through Power & Energy Barriers with Ignition
What’s the power of tracking your organization’s energy use? Understanding your energy data reduces your operational costs, and helps you assess equipment health and meet regulatory or ESG guidelines. It’s hard to manage what you can’t measure. In this session, you’ll see how to quickly incorporate energy monitoring into your Ignition projects using free Ignition Exchange resources. Plus, you’ll hear from a State of Indiana representative who created the Energy INsights program that helps Indiana-based manufacturers address energy use while taking steps toward digitally transforming their business operations.
44 min video
Integrating Ignition with Exciting Peripherals
Ignition is based on open standards, is deployable anywhere, provides data to anyone, and can integrate with virtually any system or device. This allows you to leverage best-in-class technology with seamless integration to Ignition. Perspective and the native iOS and Android application is a perfect example of this. Ignition enables people to extend their applications to a phone or tablet by leveraging the camera, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth LE, and other mobile tools. In this session, you’ll get some exciting use cases and live demos featuring one exciting OT peripheral and one very cool guest appearance you won’t want to miss!
45 min video
Architecting Success With Scalable System Design
Learn about common Ignition architectures, how to customize architectures, and the Ignition Architecture Builder, a powerful resource with tools that help you create, share, and track your architectures in a single project. Additionally, we will discuss Ignition's capabilities beyond traditional SCADA architectures, showcasing its ability to accommodate unique applications with third-party modules, database services, and more.
55 min video
Deeper Dive into 8.3: New Features
We have even more exciting Ignition 8.3 features to show you! Join us in the second of two sessions as we continue to share what’s new with 8.3. This time, we’re looking at some project-level resources and other features available through the designer, including new Perspective features, changes to the Tag Historian Module, and the brand-new Event Streams resource.
52 min video
Industry Panel: Driving Innovation and Transformation in Industrial Organizations
Hear from a panel of industry thought leaders and experts as they explore how utilizing data and technology can inspire new ideas, open new opportunities, and drive digital transformation efforts in industrial organizations.
49 min video
Closing Keynote: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this final session of the conference, we'll look forward to what's next. Join Inductive Automation speakers for exciting presentations and an engaging Q&A panel about the road ahead for Ignition's development, the expansion of technical support, and the evolution of Inductive Automation's customer experience.
79 min video
Integrator Panel: What Tech and Trends Are Breaking Through?
Discover which pivotal new technologies and trends that are reshaping the future of automation for industrial organizations. In this engaging panel discussion, some of the Ignition community's most successful integration professionals will share their strategies in response to these evolving technologies.
45 min video
Glass Manufacturer Leverages Hybrid Architecture To Deploy Identical Applications At Multiple Sites
Saint-Gobain Glass mobilized 2Gi Technologie and Plantformance to create and deploy Ignition applications in several countries, within a hybrid architecture of local real-time data and shared data in the cloud. These applications enable Saint-Gobain Glass to have identical applications in its plants to accelerate digitalization and to consolidate data at a global level, as well as leverage data locally for immediate remediation plans stored in Microsoft planner.
9 min video
Infrastructure Provider Builds Demo Platform To Give Clients Dynamic View Of Solutions
Vertiv, an organization that manufactures components and implements automation solutions for data centers and communication networks, used Ignition to create an internal and external demo platform that encompasses all of their go-to market offers and solutions, incorporating both manufacturing facilities and critical regional offices.
10 min video
Edge-To-Cloud Architecture Acquires Real-Time Data From Remote Oil & Gas Facilities
Automation Solutions Ecuador (ASE) developed a cloud-based solution for Smart Energy Applications that enables real-time monitoring, data acquisition, and reporting for Gas-to-Grid (G2G) systems located in remote oil & gas facilities in the Amazon. Smart Energy provides Gas to Grid in a Box (G2G_B) solutions to produce energy using the gas associated with the crude oil extraction process. The G2G_B system uses gas without treatment to reduce carbon footprint. It comprises a generation unit (Waukesha), a control and synchronism unit (Woodward Easygen), and a load shedding unit (Multilin). The project developed by ASE was crucial for Smart Energy to get real-time and historical data of electrical and mechanical parameters, KPIs, and automatic reporting of technical, financial, and environmental results. This allowed Smart Energy headquarters to assess the impact of its solutions. Additionally, the project allowed the solution to be maintained with OpEx instead of CapEx.
5 min video
Power Company Consolidates Diverse Assets With Ignition & Unified Namespace
Dautom successfully addressed the challenge of consolidating diverse power generation assets across multiple geographical areas. By leveraging Ignition as an IIoT platform, implementing Factory Compass 4.0, and the Unified Namespace (UNS) to standardize data models, they achieved operational excellence, resulting in enhanced interoperability and scalability.
10 min video
Automotive Parts Manufacturer Replaces Manual Logging With Fully Automated Ignition System
Murakami’s North American plant produces automotive side-view mirrors, processing plastic into assembled mirrors with included electronics. This project transformed Murakami Injection’s pen-and-paper logging process into a fully Ignition-powered system with automated production, scrap, downtime, and changeover tracking.
9 min video
Electric Utility Expands Ignition System To Oversee Entire Transmission & Distribution Infrastructure
Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District (NWCPUD) had an existing Ignition installation with several projects built by OS Engineering for reporting meter data and operating two hydroelectric power generation projects. To complete their SCADA system, OS Engineering was selected to expand this Ignition installation to include monitoring for over 80 Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) across nine substations. NWCPUD wanted a single SCADA application to oversee all aspects of their transmission and distribution infrastructure, including KPIs and real-time data, along with reporting, alarming, and trending to aid in day-to-day operations.
10 min video
Cloud-Based Control System Delivering Cost-Effective Solutions
Environmental Operating Solutions Inc. (EOSi) designed a reliable, cost-effective control system capable of being deployed quickly for both pilot and long-term projects with a minimal site footprint and impact to operations. Additionally, EOSi aimed to create a user-friendly interface accessible by remote and local personnel.
9 min video
Configurable MES Solution Rapidly Delivers OEE Improvement For Cable Manufacturer
In order to gain more insight into how to optimize line performance, Belden decided to partner with Flexware and utilize their SparkMES™ to rapidly capture and visualize key OEE metrics. This project returned significant ROI for Belden.
11 min video
Island Water Utility Ensures Uninterrupted Service, Improves Compatibility & Scalability
Barbados Water Authority (BWA) implemented a comprehensive SCADA system using Ignition to monitor and manage 55 drinking water stations, nine wastewater stations, and two treatment plants. The project aimed to ensure the provision of uninterrupted and high-quality services while addressing operating system compatibility, scalability, and network issues. Aquatec-Automation designed the SCADA system using the Vision Module for desktop and the Perspective Module for the mobile application.
9 min video
Standardized Interface & Hardware Allow Oil & Gas Company To Rapidly Onboard New Facilities
Edge Controls combined the flexibility of Opto 22 edge devices to standardize field equipment configuration and commissioning with Ignition 8.1, Chariot MQTT Broker, and Perspective, utilizing these standards to rapidly onboard new facilities and provide users with new workflows with a fully mobile-responsive card-based user interface, all while lowering overall costs.
9 min video