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Innovate with Opto 22 at ICC 2026

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 22, 2026 8:35:24 AM

Learn new solutions for your industrial automation projects from an expert community at the annual Ignition Community Conference.

Are you ready to find new solutions for getting data from your legacy systems?  Looking for ways to overcome the obstacles of manual processes and competing control systems?  Or do you just want a better understanding of how to use Ignition software in your projects?

Learn all this and more at the annual Ignition Community Conference—hosted by Opto 22's technology partner, Inductive Automation.

Join us September 22 - 24, 2026 in Sacramento, CA. Register to attend and get details on Opto 22's presentations during the three-day event.

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Topics: Events & conferences, groov EPIC, Ignition, Ignition Community Conference, groov RIO, SCADA, Build-a-Thon

Your new Opto 22 distributor in Peru—focused on tech support & service

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 22, 2026 8:30:26 AM

Meet Weisz Instrumentos SA—the authorized distributor of Opto 22 products in Peru.

Weisz Instrumentos has been a valued OptoPartner and distributor in Argentina for several years. They have now expanded their offerings to Peru.

With over 50 years of industrial engineering experience, Weisz offers customized technical solutions to customers in manufacturing, but they are also known for their integration, automation, and control systems in oil and gas.

Learn what this partnership will mean for you and the new technologies it will bring to your projects.

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Topics: IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, groov EPIC, OptoPartner, groov RIO, OptoChannel

Advanced Training: CODESYS V3 Intensive Training in Temecula

Posted by Norma Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2026 6:20:40 AM

Attend four days of intense CODESYS training led by a CODESYS engineer.

Are you looking to master CODESYS and test out your projects on a powerful hardware platform?

Opto 22 headquarters will be the site of the only in-person CODESYS V3 Intensive Training offered on the West Coast in the United States.

Join us in Temecula, California, from September 28 to October 1, 2026. Get all the class details and register to attend.

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Topics: Training, CODESYS

Connect and learn at a unique SCADA conference

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 15, 2026 6:16:07 AM

Join Opto 22 at the third annual OT SCADA CON event—planned and built by a community of engineers.

Dive into the world of operational technology and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems with industry experts and fellow enthusiasts. Opto 22 is returning to OT SCADA CON taking place in Houston July 22 – 24, 2026.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to expand your knowledge and grow your professional network. It promises to be the perfect chance to connect, learn, and network in person.

OT SCADA CON is for controls people, maintenance staff, technicians, and sales professionals to learn all about operational technology and the world of SCADA. See the event agenda and register to attend.

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Topics: Events & conferences, SCADA, OT data

OEM gains predictive insights with secure remote access

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 8, 2026 7:25:44 AM

The Who's groovin video series continues with a look at how highly specialized and complicated refrigeration systems can be monitored remotely.

Do you work in a very specialized industry where downtime means major profit loss and technicians are hard to find? 

That was the problem facing CryoPhit USA, an OEM manufacturer of cryotherapy chambers. These systems produce extreme temperatures, and fixing them can be time consuming. If a machine goes down, the operator's revenue stops cold.

In episode 8 of the Who’s groovin video series, see how CryoPhit turned a hard-to-service refrigeration system into one they can diagnose remotely and predict failures for before they happen.

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Topics: Case studies, Videos, OEM, groov RIO, Who's groovin

Partner Webinar Alert: MQTT Sparkplug v4

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 8, 2026 7:21:02 AM

New webinar discusses the evolving MQTT protocol and the latest Sparkplug release for connecting OT data to enterprise systems.

Do your applications require deploying MQTT brokers, building Sparkplug architectures, or connecting OT data?

Cirrus Link Solutions, an Opto 22 technology partner, has a webinar coming up that you won't want to miss.

Get all the details on how to register for the July 15th presentation.

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Topics: Webinars, MQTT, Sparkplug, MQTT implementation, Cirrus Link Solutions, Technology Partners

350 years, 19,008 positions & a smarter way to manage radioactive waste

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jul 1, 2026 5:28:37 AM

New case study shows you how a SCADA integrator turned a patchworked, incomplete design specification into a streamlined monitoring solution.

How do you monitor radioactive waste activity and storage that will move continuously for decades—while collecting thousands of critical position measurements every second? 

This was the challenge facing SCADA system integrator TUVI & Co. Ltd., a Bulgarian engineering firm.

They needed to track 19,008 cell positions across 66 permanent storage cells, plus 122 in a temporary storage building. Every move has be be recorded, and every position confirmed. 

Opto 22's new case study explains how TUVI achieved it.

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Topics: Case studies, groov EPIC, Ignition, SCADA

Get your OptoU online training certificate

Posted by Norma Rodriguez on Jul 1, 2026 5:23:19 AM

Complete the free groov EPIC online courses, get your certificate, and post it to LinkedIn.

Are you looking to complete more educational training for PLCs or add another certification to your professional profile or resume?

Gain additional programming skills and learn more about how to use groov EPIC edge controllers for your applications. groov EPIC training is FREE at OptoU (training.opto22.com). Once you’ve completed all of the courses, you can get your groov EPIC Online Training Certificate of Completion. If you'd like, you can easily post your certificate to your LinkedIn profile.

Work at your own pace as you go through the online exercises and quizzes. Most of the lessons are based on the hands-on material in the groov EPIC training course taught at Opto 22 headquarters. 

Follow these simple steps to earn your certificate.

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Topics: Training, groov EPIC, certificate, OptoU, groov RIO

Your Legacy PLCs Were Never Built for This

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jun 24, 2026 7:17:26 AM

Learn how network segmentation protects the devices that can't protect themselves.

Are you a manufacturer who is trying to modernize operations without replacing the PLCs and control systems that are still working? Your machines are still running, but you face the challenge of connecting their OT data to IT networks. 

These legacy systems weren't made to hold up to today's cybersecurity threats when they are exposed to the internet or business networks.

So what's the answer? Read a new technical article that offers practical solutions—and see why network segmentation is vital to unlocking OT data in a secure way.

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Topics: groov EPIC, cybersecurity, groov RIO, network segmentation

Working closely with Australian partners to better serve you

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jun 24, 2026 7:14:07 AM

A new webinar series highlights the strong partnership between Inductive Automation Australia, Binford Tech, and Opto 22 to offer complete solution packages to customers in the region.

Australian engineers are increasingly asked to connect more systems, modernize aging infrastructure, improve cybersecurity, and deliver real IIoT results. Can you do it without ripping out existing systems that work?

This new two-part webinar series shows how you can.

Join Opto 22, Inductive Automation’s only hardware Premier Technology Partner, Inductive Automation Australia, and Australia-based distributor Binford Tech for a practical presentation on how modern industrial hardware can simplify secure edge deployment with Ignition.

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Topics: Case studies, MQTT, Ignition Edge, groov EPIC, Ignition, edge computing, groov RIO, webinar

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