How’d You Get Here with Kevin McClusky: A Professional Journey

In this new segment of How’d You Get Here, Kevin McClusky chats with Arnell J. Ignacio to discuss Kevin’s professional journey. They talk about Kevin’s early experiences at Inductive Automation to where he currently is now. Kevin also shares insight of the early days at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, his journey at Inductive Automation, and much more. We also get a peek into Kevin’s interests and what he is excited about.

How’d You Get Here with Paul Scott: A Professional Journey

In this new installment of How’d You Get Here, Paul Scott sits down with Arnell J. Ignacio to take a trip back in time to explore Paul’s professional journey. They talk about Paul’s early experiences at Inductive Automation to where he currently is now. Paul also shares insight about what it is like to work at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, his journey at Inductive Automation, and much more. We also get a peek into Paul’s interests and what he sees for the future.

Building Businesses and Relationships With Ignition

Rafey Shahid from Qanare Engineering joins Don Pearson to talk about the influence that Inductive Automation and Ignition has on his career. Rafey shares his early days of integration, how he found Ignition and its impact on his business, and the relationships he has developed over the years. Rafey and Don also discuss the challenges and opportunities Rafey has faced and what the future looks like for Qanare Engineering.

How’d You Get Here with Peggie Wever: A Professional Journey

Peggie Wever joins Arnell J. Ignacio to talk about her professional journey at Inductive Automation. In this discussion, they explore Peggie’s experiences from the early days all the way to her current role. Peggie also shares insight about what it is like to work at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, her journey at Inductive Automation, and much more. We also get a peek into Peggie’s interests and what she sees for the future.

How’d You Get Here with Jason Waits: A Professional Journey

Jason Waits talks with Arnell J. Ignacio about his professional journey at Inductive Automation. In this discussion, they explore Jason’s experiences from the early days all the way to his current role as Chief Information Security Officer. Jason also shares what it is like to work at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, his journey to becoming the Chief Information Security Officer, and much more. We also get a peak into Jason’s interests and what he sees for the future.

Educating the Next Generation of Manufacturing Engineers

Jake Hall, also known as the Manufacturing Millennial, joins David Grussenmeyer for a great discussion on the outlook on education within the manufacturing industry. They dive in and discuss the effects of the OT-IT convergence in manufacturing, the new generation of manufacturing engineers, and how education is evolving to meet today’s manufacturing needs. Jake and David also talk about the challenges of education and how the pandemic revealed opportunities in manufacturing.

How’d You Get Here with Kathy Applebaum: A Professional Journey

Kathy Applebaum joins Arnell J. Ignacio to talk about her professional journey at Inductive Automation. In this discussion, they explore Kathy’s experiences from the early days all the way to her current role as Software Engineering Department Manager. Kathy also shares insight about what it is like to work at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, her unusual journey to becoming Software Engineering Department Manager, and much more. We also get a peak into Kathy’s diverse interests and what she envisions for the future.

How’d You Get Here with Colby Clegg: A Professional Journey

Colby Clegg joins Arnell J. Ignacio to talk about his professional journey at Inductive Automation. In this discussion, they explore Colby’s experiences from the early days all the way to his current role as CEO. Colby also shares insight about what it is like to work at Inductive Automation, what makes IA such a unique place, his journey to becoming CEO, and much more. We also get a peak into Colby’s interests and what he envisions for the future.

The Forces Behind the Digital Transformation

Jeff Winter from Microsoft joins Don Pearson for an interesting discussion on the forces that drive Digital Transformation. They will dive in and discuss the forces of consumer demand and government investment into manufacturing. Jeff and Don will also talk about the power of innovation, the ongoing impact of artificial intelligence, and how to harness the never ending stream of data. You may access the video version of the podcast here.

The People Behind Digital Transformation

IA’s very own Don Pearson sits down with Arnell J. Ignacio to explore the people-driven aspect of Digital Transformation. They discuss how Digital Transformation is more than just implementing technology and why motivated professionals are so important to its success. Don and Arnell also talk about the Digital Transformation effect on company culture, the processes people adopt, challenges people face, the business implications, and the business value.

Context is the Key to Unlocking Data

Daniel Voit and Keith Weerts of Blentech join Paul Scott to discuss the importance of context when it comes to data. They dive into how Daniel and Keith started on this path to unlocking the power of food production data, how Ignition played a crucial role in their development, and how companies can fully utilize their equipment in a short amount of time.

Sustainable SCADA for Your Water Utility

Sales Engineering Manager Kent Melville explains how to build budget-friendly water SCADA systems with five small steps for sustainable SCADA.

The Universal Industrial Application Platform

Ignition is the world’s first truly universal industrial application platform because it empowers you to connect all of the data across your entire enterprise, rapidly develop any type of industrial automation system, and scale your system in any way, without limits. See the amazing features that make Ignition the first and only universal Industrial Application Platform.

Getting a New Perspective: Moving from Vision to Perspective

With the addition of the Perspective Module to the Ignition platform, it is now easier than ever to access critical data. However, with the level and complexity of existing Vision projects currently deployed around the world it can be a daunting task to make the switch from Vision to Perspective. During this presentation we hope to share some of the pros, cons and even some tricks for making the change as seamless as possible. We will also discuss how to manage these changes over larger enterprises. All questions are welcomed.

Sepasoft MES: From Edge to Enterprise

A manufacturer’s efficiency hinges on their ability to keep all production staff on the same page, monitor production in real-time, and identify actionable items for improvement. The Sepasoft MES Suite empowers manufacturers to overcome these challenging barriers by emphasizing scalability, ease of use, and real-time data acquisition and contextualization. In today’s Ignition Live, Tom Hechtman (President and CEO, Sepasoft) and Keith Adair (MES Product Manager, Sepasoft) and Chris McLaughlin, (SCADA & MES Specialist, Vertech) will demonstrate the scalability of the Sepasoft MES solution from Edge to Enterprise.

Machine Learning and Ignition

Senior Software Engineer Kathy Applebaum discusses ways to combine Ignition SCADA and machine learning, so you can find solutions hiding in your data.

Energize Your Enterprise - Centralized Connectivity with the Business Connector Suite

Data isn't meant to shelter in place; come see practical examples of how Ignition and the Sepasoft Business Connector Suite can break down data silos across the enterprise and supercharge your business.

Leveraging Ignition for Smart Manufacturing and Digital Transformation

"As more manufacturers are tasked to design and implement Smart Manufacturing and Digital Transformation programs, we find the space is so big it can be difficult to know where to start. Might we recommend… Ignition? Ignition provides thorough data connectivity for OT devices, immediate value to users through visualization tools like Perspective, and extensibility through partner and custom modules to support Digital Transformation Initiatives. This Ignition Community Live features Sam Russem, Director of Smart Manufacturing at Grantek, in a conversation with Kevin. They will discuss how Ignition can be leveraged to support Digital Transformation initiatives and how to get started."

Power of Perspective

Join Kevin and Travis to see the power and versatility of the new Perspective Module for Ignition. Learn about building web apps, mobile-responsive design, extending to phones and tablets using native apps, security features, and more.

Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices

In Ignition 8, we laid the foundation for using source control tools by storing projects in the file system. We get a lot of questions about how to effectively use Git for source control. In this session, we will explore the best practices of using an external source control system and setup a complete example.

Ignition 8.0.10 (and Ignition Edge new editions)

Welcome to Ignition Community Live! We're starting a series of weekly chats to help stay connected to the community during this time. These chats will include folks from Inductive Automation as well as community guests. We'll be kicking off this first online event with Travis and Kevin, Inductive Automation's Co-Directors of Sales Engineering, talking through some of the new features in Ignition 8.0.10. This will include a focus on the new editions of Ignition Edge, including IIoT, Panel with Perspective, and the brand new Edge Compute. Looking forward to seeing you there!

What is MQTT?

What is MQTT? MQTT stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. In this video, learn about its invention, specifications, and where it’s being used.

Ignition 8: Perspective Module

See how Ignition 8’s mobile-optimized new feature, the Ignition Perspective Module, puts the plant floor in the palm of your hand.

Ignition Architectures

This short, animated Ignition architecture guide helps you figure out which architecture is the best fit for your needs.

What is Ignition?

Ignition SCADA seamlessly connects from plant floor to top floor to improve the processes of every industrial professional in every industry.

Introducing Ignition Edge

There has been a growing need for Edge computing solutions to process data as close to the source as possible. Don Pearson, Chief Strategy Officer at Inductive Automation gives us an introduction to Ignition Edge, a new line of lightweight, limited, low-cost Ignition products that offered the solutions that our community asked for. Explore the many features and benefits of the Ignition Edge products including plug-and-play functionality, customization, OPC-UA compatibility, cross-platform usability, and more.

Training Careers at Inductive Automation

The Training Team provides world-class technical customer service to Ignition users worldwide while also delivering high-quality training to the Ignition community. They work closely with product teams to ensure that customers can succeed with Ignition.

Find an Integrator

With Inductive Automation's Find an Integrator search, you can easily connect with the right integrator to design and implement the best Ignition solution for your organization's specific needs.

Educational Engagement Program

Inductive Automation partners with qualifying educational institutions to provide free Ignition licenses to students anywhere in the world.

Inductive Automation Celebrates 20 Years

At Inductive Automation, we’ve enabled our customers’ innovation for over 20 years. Our mission is to create industrial software that empowers our customers to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles.

Information Technology Careers at Inductive Automation

The IT Team is responsible for the architecture, software, and hardware used within the company and its network. They work closely with all employees to ensure the company’s technology is secure and functional, both online and offline.

The Life of the Ignition Community Conference

Doug Dudley from Inductive Automation chats with Joanna Cortez about the biggest event for Inductive Automation, the Ignition Community Conference. This year’s ICC is in-person as well as virtual. In this podcast, Joanna and Doug will discuss the origins of ICC and the planning and implementation of the conference. They will also talk about the evolution of the Build-a-Thon and how Discover Gallery has grown. Last but not least, Joanna and Doug will discuss the key element of the conference: the community.

Becoming A Premier Integrator

Becoming a Premier Integrator with Inductive Automation means reaching the highest level of integrator certification within the Inductive Automation Integrator Program. It signifies that an integrator has consistently produced the highest quality of work, reached an impressive number of Ignition sales, and is actively participating in the Ignition community. Premier integrators have demonstrated their incredible competency using the Ignition software and shown a deep commitment to their customers. And in return, we provide them with access to premier-level perks through Inductive Automation. One of the perks includes the advanced digital workshop series called Coffee with Kevin & Tea with Travis. Through this series, premier integrators get exclusive monthly updates on new releases, training, and demos, and they get to ask us questions. Premier integrators get prime real-estate listings on Inductive’s integrator search page, increasing the likelihood that customers will want their services. As a company, we also celebrate integrators who reach premier status by highlighting their achievement on our blog, through social media, and in our news feed. Another perk includes personalized co-marketing opportunities with Inductive Automation, including webinars, trade shows, speaking at events, and more. All of this is in an effort to help integrators grow their business and presence within the Ignition community. But one of the greatest perks is that premier integrators are given a chance to compete in our world-renowned Inductive Automation Build-A-Thon competition at our Ignition Community Conference. Participating in this event is an excellent way for integrators to showcase their exceptional Ignition skills in front of a global audience. The Premier status truly is the elite level for our integrators. They have proven their technical expertise and incredible commitment to supporting customers, have had success driving Ignition projects, and maintain a valuable partnership with us here at Inductive Automation.

Quality Assurance Engineer Position Available at Inductive Automation

As a QA Engineer at Inductive Automation you will be working to develop and execute tests against all aspects of Ignition, our flagship software product. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining and executing automated and manual tests, and for reporting on the progress and status of test activities. This will include working directly with a team of developers to verify new and improved features and bug fixes with a variety of testing tools and approaches, including both automated and manual test execution against servers, clients and databases.

Front End Web Developer Position Available at Inductive Automation

As a Front-End Web Developer, you will be part of the core product development team and responsible for taking technical ideas and concepts and contributing to the overall solution design, architecture, and development efforts associated with mobile and web applications. You will be responsible for developing new features and projects for our primary product, Ignition, as well as have a hand in product maintenance and improvement.

Account Services Representative Position at Inductive Automation

The Sales Team is responsible for building relationships with our customers and providing them with solutions through the sale of Inductive Automation’s products. They also oversee customer service and support across our company to ensure that they are happy with our products and services.

Technical Analyst Position at Inductive Automation

We are looking for a Technical Analyst to join our team! The Technical Analyst role is an entry level technical position that is designed to prepare the employee for all potential Technical Pathways within Inductive Automation. This position can be full time or part time. As a Technical Analyst, you get a strong basic knowledge of our product, Ignition, and its subsystems. You will learn about the industrial automation industry and the way that Ignition is used in a variety of sub-industries.

The Technical Pathways Program

The Inductive Automation Technical Pathways Program supports career development for individuals who join the company as Software Technical Analyst and puts them on a path to more advanced positions in the company.

Inductive Automation's Integrator Program

Join the fast-growing Inductive Automation Integrator Program to become a registered integrator of Ignition software and gain a partner with strong roots in the integration business who is committed to your success.

When You Request An Ignition Demo

When you request an Ignition demo, you will receive a customized walkthrough of Ignition’s functionality, installation, and ease of use. All demo discussions are tailored to a person’s unique needs, positions, and experience with SCADA.

What is IIoT?

Travis Cox from Inductive Automation breaks down IIoT (the Industrial Internet of Things). Learn what IIoT is, the problems it solves, what it means for enterprises, as well as how MQTT and Ignition make it easy.

Ignition in Every Industry

Thousands of companies worldwide in virtually every industry depend on Ignition every day. We're ecstatic about giving our customers the ability to change the world one project at a time. This montage highlights a fraction of companies we proudly serve every day.

Inductive University

Inductive University is a free online learning platform designed to help you master Ignition by Inductive Automation SCADA software. With IU, you can watch training videos, test your knowledge, train your organization, and participate in our credential program.

Ignition Discovery Day: Digital Transformation Success with Cirrus Link

Technical Support Packages

Inductive Automation is dedicated to providing our customers with high-quality product support. In order to ensure that your experience with our support system is consistent and effective, we offer the following technical support plans: BasicCare, TotalCare, and PriorityCare. 

Quick Start

The Quick Start option provides simple tutorials and automatic configurations to set up things like security, connections to external devices, and databases faster than ever. Quick Start comes with a pre-configured sample project that includes core Ignition features for you to use, break apart, add to, and more to help you better understand and visualize Ignition.

Perspective Symbols

Perspective Symbols all have dynamic data models, so binding them to process values is a simple matter of drag-and-drop. They also have built-in animations so they will automatically change based on your data. With Perspective Symbols, creating beautiful HMIs is quicker and easier than ever.

Power Chart

The Power Chart component for Perspective allows you to quickly and easily create runtime-configurable time series charts from Tag Historian data. Now you can easily generate “ad hoc” charts within a Perspective session. Power Chart is also mobile-optimized so it adapts itself automatically for small screens.

Perspective Workstation

Carl Gould and Colby Clegg discuss Perspective Workstation’s features, and how it creates a dedicated desktop deployment environment for Ignition Perspective.

Ignition Exchange

Discover, share, and download community made Ignition resources in collaboration with your organization or the Ignition community.

How MQTT Works

Arlen Nipper goes over the definitions and components you need to understand about MQTT architectures, including publish-and-subscribe, publishing on a topic, topic namespace, payload, MQTT brokers, and MQTT clients.

MQTT Sparkplug Specification

In this video, Arlan Nipper from Cirrus Link describes the MQTT Sparkplug specification and how it determines the use of MQTT in a real-time environment.

MQTT & Ignition

In this Ignition MQTT video, Arlen Nipper from Cirrus Link discusses digital transformation and looks at using a different architecture for OT infrastructure.

MQTT Distributor Module

Travis Cox downloads, installs, and configures the MQTT Distributor Module for Ignition. The module enables MQTT clients and applications to securely connect, publish, and subscribe to data, supplying data to both operational and business applications throughout the enterprise.

MQTT Transmission Module

Travis Cox installs and configures the MQTT Transmission Module for Ignition. This module allows you to publish any configured tag in Ignition such as OPC, memory, and more to an MQTT server so that applications can subscribe to that data.

Using The MQTT Transmission Module to Publish Data

Travis Cox takes a deeper dive into the MQTT Transmission Module, covering the different ways you can publish data to a single MQTT server or to multiple MQTT servers in parallel. Travis also goes into how to configure service sets and transmitters inside a transmission to accomplish different tasks.

MQTT Engine Module

Travis Cox from Inductive Automation installs the Ignition MQTT Engine Module download and demonstrates how it discovers data and converts it to usable tags.

Allow Outbound Tag Writes

Travis Cox demonstrates how to allow outbound tag writes with the MQTT Engine Module so you can write down to a tag in the PLC on either side.

Primary Host ID Setting

Travis Cox discusses the primary host ID setting in the MQTT Engine and Transmission Modules, and demonstrates how to specify this setting in Ignition.

How to Set Up Transport Layer Security

In this video you’ll learn how to set up Transport Layer Security (TLS) in the MQTT Distributor, Engine, and Transmission Modules.

Set Up Store-and-Forward System

In this video, Travis Cox walks through how to set up store-and-forward systems in the MQTT Engine Module and MQTT Transmission Module.

Migrating Existing Vision Projects Into Ignition Perspective

With the release of Ignition 8, there have been some questions about how or whether to move existing Vision Module projects over to the new Ignition Perspective Module since there is no automatic conversion or migration option available.

Ignition 8 at ARC Forum

Inductive Automation gave a preview of the new, highly anticipated Ignition 8 and Ignition Perspective Module at the 2019 ARC Industry Forum.

Ignition 8 Demonstration

In this video, Travis Cox from Inductive Automation gives an Ignition 8 demo to showcase key highlights from Ignition’s update.

Ignition 8: Built for Designers and Teams

Whether you’re a one-man integration shop or part of a large team of control system engineers, Ignition 8 has the tools you need to work smarter and faster than ever.

Ignition 8: Built for Enterprises of all Sizes

Whether you’re a system architect rolling out Ignition enterprise-wide to multiple facilities, an IT specialist securing your company's data, or an efficiency officer looking to improve productivity, Ignition 8 is built for you.

Ignition 8: Vision Module

In Ignition 8, the Vision Module is getting one of its biggest updates since it was first released in 2010, allowing you to make your HMIs and plant-floor dashboards faster, easier to deploy, and more beautiful than ever.

Improving Management

Multiple industrial professionals give an Ignition customer testimonial highlighting the improvements in data acquisition to make daily decisions.

Ease of Project Design

Automation and system engineers from different industries share how easy developing in Ignition is for any industry.

Fast Installation & Development

Engineers, programmers, project managers, and integrators from different companies talk about expediting the engineering process with fast development and fast installation. "I was very impressed with the capabilities of Ignition... We were able to run a simulation on the first day that the program was done." — Rudi Kuehnel, Process Engineer - Bachem Americas

Water/Wastewater: Fast & Easy

Fast industrial application development, staying up and running during rollout with zero-install, and a SCADA software that's easy to learn are critical needs in the water/wastewater industry. Hear water industry professionals tell us why Ignition is providing a new level of openness and better ways of meeting a water utility’s SCADA and business needs. "It’s actually extremely user-friendly." — Julie Halford, City Corporation

Water/Wastewater & Remote Access

Ignition users in the water & wastewater industry talk about their entire team gaining remote access to their whole facility. "We’re seeing more and more automation and operators' ability to know everything that’s going on very readily.” — Jason Hamlin, Plant Instrumentation Technician, City of Lynchburg Dept. of Water Resources

Unlimited Integration

In the video, engineers, managers, plant directors, integrators, and company presidents explain the open and unlimited nature of SCADA integration with Ignition.

Gaining Remote Access

Ignition users from different industries and different levels share their experiences with gaining remote access and having full control of their plant floor from any location. "It eliminates having people going out to the location multiple times to check on the unit. You're able to log on and look at it in real time." — Jimmy Leal, PROS Incorporated

Flexible and Adaptive

Ignition users from different backgrounds and positions talk about having the flexibility to implement customized projects and be adaptive in any industry. "When you receive a request from the customer, you have the tools right there and the ability to do so many different things all in one place." — Jim Coleman, Automation Engineer, Miller Eads Company

System Integration

Ignition users from different industries and different levels talk about Ignition’s compatibility with existing systems, and the seamless integration process. "It’s probably the best platform for integrating with other software packages out there." — John Schroeder, Senior Vice President of Plant Operations - DEPCOM Power

Upping Plant Floor Efficiency

Ignition users from different industries and levels discuss improving the efficiency of their industrial facilities, automating processes, and using data to drive decision making. "Ignition has really helped us to improve the efficiency on our filling lines and packaging lines and has also reduced the amount of downtime." — Hugh Roddy, Vice President of Global Engineering & Project Management - Chobani

Water/Wastewater & Unlimited Growth

Ignition users in water & wastewater talk about the cost-effective, and unlimited growth in their industry. "Whether it’s new instrumentation, or new reporting capabilities, we are constantly modifying our SCADA system, and before Ignition, we did not have that luxury.” — Nick Graue, Public Utilities Engineer - Park City Water

Getting Data on Demand

Ignition users from different industries and different levels discuss how they solved the increasing demand for data from multiple sources and put that data into more hands. "Ignition makes it very easy and affordable for plants and plant managers to get this data." — Mike Ficchi, Engineer - Multi Dimensional Integration

A Great Learning Tool

Ignition users from different industries and different levels share how easy it is to get your team members trained with Ignition. "I believe Ignition is the easiest platform to teach new people, and using Inductive University is a great tool." — Chris Grindstaff, Energy Specialist - Vertech

Technical Support

Ignition users from different industries and different levels share their experiences with the unbeatable tech support provided by the people at Inductive Automation. "There’s really really smart people that can architect a system for you, get it right, and understand what’s at stake with these projects " — Titus Crabb, Owner & President - Vertech

Kevin and Travis Training Video

Inductive Automation’s Co-Directors of Sales Engineering battled it out for fun and bragging rights in this satirical training video leading up to the release of Ignition 8. With Chief Strategy Officer Don Pearson championing his role as trainer to Travis Cox and Kevin McClusky, this montage is hilariously epic. See what training was going on behind the scenes to build out some of the first projects in Ignition 8, and what Don has to say about Kevin and Travis’ building efforts.

Vertech Brews Up Winning Solutions — and Beer Too!

Vertech is a national integration firm that works in a variety of industries including solar, water/wastewater, aerospace, and craft brewing and distilling. Since starting to work with Ignition, Vertech has built winning systems for companies of all sizes, and been able to grow their accounts steadily. Vertech scales their team with Inductive University, our free online university that gets new hires up to speed and acts as a reference for their whole team. Titus Crab, President of Vertech systems, talks to Chief Strategy Officer Don Pearson about their success with Ignition.

Welcome to 90 Blue Ravine

With lots of extra space, a bike rental room, views of the river, a gaming room, a large training room, a beautiful cafe, and a backyard bbq, there’s so much to love about our headquarters in Folsom CA. This building opens up a world of possibilities, and shows our commitment to the Ignition Community. Explore the building with us as many of our employees see it for the first time on move-in day.