Janice Colmer
Janice has worked at Opto 22 for nearly 20 years and is part of the marketing team that strives to share new and relevant content with the automation industry. She enjoys books, camping, country music, and spending time with family and friends.
Learn the benefits of open source, open standards, and open architecture in industrial automation.
Industrial companies are under pressure to modernize operations, connect legacy systems, and deliver real-time data.
But too many IIoT and digital transformation projects become expensive, overly complex, and difficult to maintain.
What if you could build an industrial data infrastructure that is open, scalable, secure, and fully under your control?
Explore what's possible in this new white paper: Building Industrial Data Systems You Actually Own.
Learn how modern edge-based architectures are helping manufacturers, system integrators, OEMs, and industrial engineers simplify connectivity from the plant floor to the cloud.
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Topics:
OEM,
white paper,
industrial automation,
digital transformation,
open source
Watch the next episode in the Who's groovin video series and see how to build secure, resilient, and scalable SCADA systems.
Would you trust a SCADA system that takes five minutes just to confirm that a pump turned on? At the Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Division of Water and Waste Services in Michigan, they didn’t have much choice.
In this edition of the Who’s groovin video series, see how Genesee County replaced slow radio polling with edge-based MQTT Sparkplug communications—giving their operators a real-time view of what’s happening at all of their 180 sites.
Watch the video:
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Topics:
Case studies,
Videos,
Water & wastewater,
MQTT,
groov EPIC,
SCADA,
Who's groovin
See your options for hands-on learning and demo units for your proof-of-concept (POC) projects.
Are you looking for an easier way to see the potential for your automation and IIoT projects? Wouldn't it be helpful to have a fully working system on your bench or desk for development?
Check out a new page on the Opto 22 website that provides all the product details on Learning Center Demo Units—available for both groov EPIC and groov RIO.
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Topics:
Training,
IIoT,
groov EPIC,
groov EPIC Learning Center,
industrial automation,
OptoU,
Factory Training,
groov RIO,
groov RIO Learning Center
Get to know Tupinix Smart Factory Solutions as we welcome them to the OptoPartner and system integrator network.
Looking for an experienced Opto 22 system integrator in Latin America?
Opto 22 continues to expand its global network of automation experts with the addition of Tupinix as a new OptoPartner.
Hear what makes them qualified for industrial automation projects in Brazil and other regions in Latin America.
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Topics:
groov EPIC,
OptoPartner,
groov RIO,
system integration,
smart manufacturing
New case study explains how Genesee County Drain Commissioner - Water & Waste Services solved their slow radio polling communication problem over 600 square miles.
Communication breakdowns in industrial systems aren’t just frustrating—they’re costly, disruptive, and often difficult to diagnose.
The Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Service (GCDC-WWS) in Michigan struggled with the communication slowdowns in their legacy radio polling system. Poor alarming meant operators could not reliably fine-tune the pumping stations. With 180 remote sites across 600 square miles, these delays became unacceptable.
This new case study shows you how they solved the problem.
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Topics:
Case studies,
Water & wastewater,
MQTT,
groov EPIC,
Sparkplug,
MQTT implementation,
edge computing,
groov RIO
The Who's groovin video series continues with episode 6 and a liquid cooling strategy that can handle data center demand.
How do you keep a data center cool when the servers inside generate far more heat than traditional cooling systems can handle? Then consider AI workloads being added to the mix and creating new challenges.
That’s when Nautilus Data Technologies knew they had to leverage a stand-out strategy: liquid cooling.
Who’s groovin episode 6 shows you how they turned years of real operating experience into a new OEM opportunity. Watch:
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Topics:
Case studies,
Videos,
OEM,
groov EPIC,
data center,
Who's groovin
New webinar recording shows how facilities teams can identify waste, uncover equipment issues, and improve performance.
Are you looking for ways to turn your industrial energy data into real bottom-line, business results?
Many facilities collect huge amounts of OT (operational technology) data, but it stays siloed or under utilized.
Watch and listen to a recent webinar hosted by Opto 22's Rene Gamero and Alex Agnello from OptoPartner True Data Ops (TDO). See how a simple plug-and-play solution can help you start collecting and sharing data for cost savings and better decision making.
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Topics:
Energy management,
OptoPartner,
groov RIO,
webinar,
energy monitoring,
predictive maintenance
Learn more about 4IR Solutions' new role as an Opto 22 Technology Partner and what this means for OEMs, system integrators, and end users.
In today's world of smart manufacturing, the focus has shifted to needing seamless integration between plant floor operations and cloud-based technologies.
With platforms like FactoryStack™ by 4IR Solutions, manufacturers can adopt cloud technologies quickly—without sacrificing reliability or plant-floor performance—even in environments with inconsistent connectivity.
Hear how using Opto 22's groov edge devices, along with tech partner 4IR's cloud infrastructure, can help you turn data into actionable insights.
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Topics:
groov EPIC,
Ignition,
Technology Partners,
manufacturing,
cloud computing
The DMC Inc. guest blog series wraps up with Part 3—as project engineer Natalie Pippolo explores the PLC functionality of a groov EPIC controller.
Did you know groov EPIC includes several programming options like PAC Control, Node-RED and CODESYS?
In Part 3 of the DMC Engineering's guest blog, Natalie Pippolo returns to show you how to develop a simple program using CODESYS on groov EPIC.
Follow along as she walks you through each step of the configuration.
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Topics:
Ignition Edge,
CODESYS,
groov EPIC,
DMC guest blog
Learn how a manufacturing facility eliminated physical inventory counting and turned to automation for unmatched accuracy.
Are your operations struggling with production tracking and inventory discrepancies? Are manual systems slowing you down?
OptoPartner MAC Automation was asked to solve this problem for a multi-facility manufacturing operation in the Southeastern United States and New England.
See how edge-based controls became the solution.
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Topics:
Case studies,
groov EPIC,
Ignition,
OptoPartner,
smart manufacturing,
manufacturing