The results are in from Automation World magazine's 9th annual Leadership in Automation program.

Opto 22 has once again been recognized as a First Team supplier in automation for 2020. Hundreds of Automation World subscribers cast their votes during the past year which required them to write-in their ballot choices. Over two dozen categories were featured, representing a wide variety of automation technologies, software, and products used by today's manufacturing professionals across the discrete, batch, and continuous process manufacturing industries.

Topics: Energy management, PACs, Awards and recognition, mobile, IIoT, Data acquisition, groov EPIC, HMI, Automation World

Control Engineering magazine hosts its annual awards program, which highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation, and automation products.

We're excited that Opto 22's groov EPIC (Edge Programmable Industrial Controller) is once again in the running for an Engineers' Choice award! 

Major new features were added to the groov EPIC controller this year, making it a repeat contender:

1 - Programming options now include IEC 61131-3 compliant languages like:

• Function Block Diagram (FBD)
• Structured Text (ST)
• Sequential Function Charts (SFC)
• Ladder Diagram (LD)

2 - For greater security in data communications, you can now connect the GRV-EPIC-PR1 to a virtual private network (VPN), and configure the EPIC as a client to connect to an OpenVPN server.

3 - For Ignition users, you can now choose Ignition or Ignition Edge platforms. Full Ignition gives you access to more Ignition modules, external access to the OPC UA server (no need for a PC!), scripting, and database support.

But groov EPIC can't get the recognition without your help!

Topics: groov, Internet of Things, IoT, New products, Awards and recognition, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, EPIC

The 32^nd annual Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Awards shined a light on 26 categories of control, instrumentation, and automation products, revealing the best of those introduced in 2018. Winners were voted on by the Control Engineering  magazine print and digital audience. As announced earlier this year, Opto 22's groov EPIC was the award winner in the Industrial Internet of Things connectivity category. 

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Control Engineering magazine recently announced the voting results of its annual Engineers' Choice Awards program.

We continue to appreciate the positive feedback and recognition the groov EPIC controller has received since its release. Opto 22 engineers are honored that groov EPIC has been named the Engineers' Choice Award winner in the Industrial Internet of Things connectivity category.

Topics: Awards and recognition, IIoT, groov EPIC

Automation World magazine conducted its annual Leadership in Automation survey, and we are pleased to be named as a 2019 First Team honoree in the following categories:

• Edge Computing
• IoT Platforms
• Mobile HMI/SCADA
• PLCs/PACs
• Data Acquisition Hardware

Topics: Awards and recognition, groov EPIC, Automation World

Control Engineering magazine hosts its annual awards program, which highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation, and automation products.

We're thrilled that groov EPIC is selected as a 2019 Engineers' Choice Finalist! But we need your help to win the award in our category.

Please consider submitting your vote for groov EPIC (edge programmable industrial controller) under its Industrial Internet of Things connectivity category.

Voting closes December 21, 2018, with winners announced online on February 14, 2019 and featured in the February 2019 issue of Control Engineering. 

Topics: groov, Internet of Things, IoT, New products, Awards and recognition, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, EPIC

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The Automation World Leadership in Automation First Team Honorees are chosen solely by write-ins from readers, rather than prompted answers from a list of companies.

That's why we feel especially honored that Opto 22 received First Team awards in two categories for 2015: Data Acquisition Hardware and Mobility.

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It's the end of the year, and that means that Control Engineering's Engineers' Choice Awards voting will close soon.

Vote now for groov 3.0 and for your other favorite products of the year.

With groov 3.0 you can build your own mobile operator interface—your own mobile app—for just about any automation system or equipment.

Topics: groov, optonews, Awards and recognition, OptoNews 2015-12-16