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System integrators can level up at CSIA

Posted by Janice Colmer on May 21, 2025 5:44:09 AM

The annual Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) conference offers you opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership skills for your business.

Are you part of the growing system integration community in industrial automation? Looking for ways to differentiate and promote your application experience in the automation field?

This year's CSIA Conference offers system integrators the opportunity to level up—to grow, learn, and lead in today’s rapidly evolving business and technological landscape. This year’s theme, “Elevate Your Game,” reflects the essential need for companies to transform into learning organizations, ready to adapt and thrive beyond traditional boundaries. 

Here's what you and your team can expect.

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Topics: Events & conferences, groov EPIC, Ignition, system integrator, groov RIO, Inductive Automation

Kanoa offers a new MES solution

Posted by Janice Colmer on May 14, 2025 10:37:17 AM

Looking for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to enable real-time data acquisition, control, and analytics at the edge? Meet new Opto 22 Technology Partner, Kanoa.

Most of today's manufacturers are looking for better ways to manage day-to-day activities, without spending a fortune on a customized system.

Do you have manual processes or disconnected tools that are preventing you from maximizing your operations? Is lack of real-time data resulting in more downtime and delays?

Read on to find out why Opto 22 has formed a technology partnership with Kanoa for MES solutions that can help companies overcome these challenges.

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Topics: groov EPIC, Ignition, groov RIO, Technology Partners, MES, smart manufacturing, manufacturing

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

Posted by Janice Colmer on May 14, 2025 10:33:31 AM

AXONE-IO becomes an official distributor of Opto 22 in France—resulting in a turning point for Industrial Edge and Industry 4.0 in the region.

AXONE-IO, a valuable OptoPartner and a specialist in digital transformation for industry, is now also officially an Opto 22 distributor. As a reseller of Opto 22 products in France, their expertise on groov EPIC and groov RIO product lines will be invaluable to companies in the French industry.

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

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Topics: IIoT, groov EPIC, industrial automation, Ignition, groov RIO, digital transformation, OptoChannel

Find your solution at ENTELEC

Posted by Janice Colmer on May 7, 2025 11:25:09 AM

Attend the annual ENTELEC Conference & Expo in Galveston, Texas for an up close look at cutting edge and security-focused application solutions in the energy sector.

Are you looking to achieve operational efficiency in industries such as petroleum, pipelines, natural gas, refineries, and utilities? Are your projects requiring new technologies that achieve digital transformation, as well as utilize edge computing and cybersecurity?

You should join us at the annual ENTELEC Conference & Expo, May 19 - 22, 2025, in Galveston, Texas. Find out what makes this conference unique.

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Topics: Energy management, Events & conferences, groov EPIC, Ignition, groov RIO, oil and gas, energy monitoring

Why you should attend Automate 2025

Posted by Janice Colmer on Apr 29, 2025 8:28:38 AM

Hear why Automate is the leading industrial automation show in North America and what you can expect to learn from this free event. 

If you work in automation, are considering capitalizing on it in the future, or simply want to know what’s the next greatest advancement in technology, Automate is the place to be. And it’s completely free to attend.

Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate is a one-of-a-kind experience for any professional from any sector—and it's four days of nonstop action.

Opto 22 engineers will be returning to the annual event in Detroit, Michigan, May 12  -  15,  2025. Here's what you can expect.

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Topics: Events & conferences, IIoT, groov EPIC, industrial automation, Ignition, groov RIO, digital transformation, Inductive Automation

How can you integrate industrial assets into a UNS?

Posted by Benson Hougland on Apr 2, 2025 11:05:55 AM

Watch our live demo–recorded from the ProveIt! Conference–to see how brownfield and greenfield assets integrate into a Unified Namespace (UNS) to give you a competitive edge.

We attended the first annual ProveIt! Conference on February 18-20th in Dallas, Texas. This brand new conference was unique—because instead of just setting up a booth and talking about our solutions, we were required to prove it live on stage! 

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Topics: Events & conferences, MQTT, groov EPIC, Ignition, digital transformation, IIoT System Architecture, Unified Namespace

How to upgrade SCADA for unmatched efficiency

Posted by Dan White on Mar 12, 2025 8:10:39 AM

Is your SCADA system holding you back? See how the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District fixed their outdated systems.

If you’re managing critical infrastructure, how much do you trust your SCADA system? Are you getting real-time, reliable data, or are you constantly battling delays, communication failures, and rising maintenance costs?

Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District faced those same challenges—until they partnered with Avadine, an IoT-certified OptoPartner, to upgrade their SCADA system. Read about their new solution and how they got there.

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Topics: Case studies, groov EPIC, Ignition, OptoPartner

Increasing profitability with Ignition, Factory Stack, and groov EPIC

Posted by Janice Colmer on Mar 4, 2025 3:03:01 PM

Learn the powerful results you can achieve when using Ignition, groov EPIC, and 4IR Solutions' Factory Stack™ cloud platform together.

As shown in a recent webinar here on the OptoBlog, Inductive Automation often brings together its solutions partners (including Opto 22) to demonstrate complete solution packages. 

When using collaborative technologies, you see increased benefits—including an easier path to digital transformation and finally getting the data you need, where you need it.

This Inductive Automation case study is an excellent example of how using a combined solution allowed a glass company to achieve a lean manufacturing goal with a unified reporting system, along with increased efficiency in production.

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Topics: Case studies, groov EPIC, Ignition, manufacturing

What happened at the ARC Industry Forum?

Posted by Dan White on Feb 19, 2025 7:50:12 AM

If you're in the industrial automation field, you'll want to hear about the annual ARC Forum that keeps you thinking ahead.

If you didn’t make it to the 29th Annual ARC Industry Forum, you missed out. But this blog post will get you up to speed!

Here’s what went down and why this event continues to matter:

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Topics: Events & conferences, Ignition Edge, ARC Forum, Ignition, Inductive Automation

Key design considerations for new SCADA systems

Posted by Janice Colmer on Feb 12, 2025 10:00:19 AM

See how Edge Controls introduced a standardized interface and hardware solution for legacy equipment.

What are some of your current application challenges? Mixed control systems? Differing protocols and interfaces on your machinery? Or are you simply trying to reach predictive maintenance for your operations?

If any of this sounds familiar, then this standout application story from the 2024 Ignition Community Conference Discover Gallery can offer some guidance.

Stonehill Environmental Partners asked OptoPartner Edge Controls to help them regain their competitiveness by implementing a new SCADA system that would address their legacy equipment challenges. See what happened next.

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Topics: Oil & gas, Ignition Edge, groov EPIC, Ignition, Ignition Community Conference, groov RIO, Discover Gallery

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