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Kanoa offers a new MES solution

Your new Opto 22 distributor in France—focused on improving industrial performance

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Find your solution at ENTELEC

groov + Ignition = a powerful college classroom combo

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OEM achieves real-time data, predictive diagnostics, and remote access

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Time to level up your smart manufacturing game

A new kind of industrial expo

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Key design considerations for new SCADA systems

Teaming Up to Enable Digital Transformation and a Unified Namespace (UNS)

Your Opto 22 toolbox just got bigger with Corso Systems deep dives

Explore smart manufacturing and operational resilience at ARC Forum

groov EPIC training helps students with current projects

Experience the Ignition Community Conference on demand

groov RIO helps settle stomachs

The pain and gain of cybersecurity

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How Unified Namespace can transform your operations

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OptoForums Top 5 of 2024

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Reimagining road safety

Boosting Productivity with Scalable Monitoring

The IIoT has never been easier

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Fostering a local manufacturing community

Looking to improve safety and efficiency in oil and gas sand applications?

Discover new technologies for the oil and gas industry in Argentina

ICC Build-a-Thon: How did we build those demo models?

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Designing your industrial automation system just got easier

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Free graphics to help build your HMI

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Three chances to learn about groov with Ignition at ICC

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Modern Edge Devices Bring Harmony to Disjointed Protocols

ISA automation event of the year comes to Charleston

The learning continues with post-ICC workshops

Meet your new OptoDistributor in Australia

Think beyond the traditional PLC

New video: Find your ideal industrial automation manufacturer

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OT SCADA CON—An Engaging and Efficient Format

Watch: Happy Anniversary Opto 22!

50 years of Opto 22 - a personal perspective

OEM Integrates Open SDKs to Stay Competitive

Break Through with Opto 22 at ICC 2024

Case Study: Varland Plating Upgrades 30-Year-Old Legacy System

Webinar Recording: Assembling the Puzzle Pieces of Digital Transformation

Update to groov RIO 3.6

Learn about the world of SCADA

Build better manufacturing information management solutions

Take your projects to the next level with groov EPIC training

Assembling the Puzzle Pieces of Digital Transformation

No-code Responsive Web Design For Graphics and Data

7x24 Reliability for Mission-critical Facilities

Update to groov EPIC 3.6

What's new in Node-RED v3.1.7

Tucker Energy Services' DIY upgrade

IntegrateLive! Workshop: Information Management in the Post PI Era

50-Year Migration Plan

Trade shows are back—Automate 2024 was electric

Energy management starts with energy monitoring

Case Study: Heat Treatment OEM Chooses Flexibility, Scalability

Variables vs. Literals

Industrial edge architecture and cybersecurity insights

Pinturas Tropical adds precision to paint production

See groov in Chicago

Add delays to speed up

Leveraging technology at the DX Forum

The move to groov for an IIoT approach in water management

How to use the groov RIO EMU

Opto 22 celebrates 50 years!

groov EPIC Learning Center 2 available now

Power monitoring is your gateway to operational efficiency

More chances to see live groov demos

Real-world examples of industrial edge computing

More groov EPIC graduates for the class of 2024

See live demos of groov EPIC and RIO at ENTELEC

Learn with Interactive Demos: groov View and Ignition Cloud Edition

New OptoDistributor in Europe: Cully Automation Ltd.

IntegrateLive! Virtual Workshop: Power Monitoring

Long-term support for SNAP PAC systems

The Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Indiana

Where's your EPIC?

Scaling Success - Deploying IloT for Maximized ROI

Accelerating the Industry: 28th Annual ARC Industry Forum

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The cybersecurity role of a client or server

Elevate your OT data securely to the cloud

Where to see groov in action in 2024

New case study: Production facility meets pandemic vaccine demand

New year offers more groov EPIC training

Build and preview your automation system with groov System Configurators

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Firmware updates for I/O modules

groov RIO with CODESYS lessons now on OptoU

Case Study: Point Energy Partners

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2023 Holiday Schedule

Understanding Your Industrial Electricity Bill

Sparkplug is now an International Standard ISO/IEC 20237:2023

Wishing you an EPIC holiday season

A new and improved SVG and GIF library for your HMI projects

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Advanced HMI Design

groov EPIC Learning Center returns

Free Tech Support: Opto 22's Commitment to Your Success

Let's talk industrial cybersecurity

See what groov can do in Germany

The Art of the Possible: groov EPIC Booth Cam

CODESYS Tech Talk Fall 2023 Recap

Unveiling Synergies: Opto 22 and Snowflake Illuminate the Path to Industry 4.0

RS-232 and Level Converters

Lethbridge College Gains Flexible Automation System for Research Requirements

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Elevating Insights: My ICC 2023 Odyssey

OptoMMP Tools in groov Manage

Apex Energy Replaces End-of-life System for Improved Data

Inductive Automation names Opto 22 as a Solution Partner

So much more than I/O: groov devices are also IIoT gateways

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Opto 22's groov RIO levels up in a major way with CODESYS

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groov RIO firmware 3.5 adds control to remote I/O

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groov EPIC firmware 3.5 is here

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Add LoRa sensors to your control program

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