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Bring Innovation Home with Ignition Maker Edition Carl Gould and… Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:37
The Ignition Maker Edition is a free SCADA software for individuals looking to learn the platform or to use Ignition for personal home projects.
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ICC 2019 Recap: Exchanging Limitless Ideas and Possibilities

Is it really possible that another Ignition Community Conference has come and gone? After months of increasing excitement and preparation, we held our 2019 conference last week at the ...

by David Dudley, Arnell J. Ignacio, and Lauren Walters   -  October 01, 2019

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Lean Six Sigma: Where Waste Reduction Meets Quality Improvement Sam Russem Mon, 05/20/2019 - 08:51

No matter which industry they’re in, industrial organizations should strive to make their processes as free from waste and inconsistency as possible. What program is best at helping them get there? Many manufacturers have found that a program known as Lean Six Sigma is the most effective methodology for continuously improving their processes. However, even when a company has decided to implement Lean Six Sigma, other questions can remain: What is the first step we should take? Who in the organization should be involved? How do we measure our progress? And, should software play a role?

12 Powerful Ways to Use PLCs with SQL Databases - Part 2 Lauren Walters Mon, 06/18/2018 - 07:51
PLC to SQL database connections allow the Ignition community to find new and unique solutions for industrial control systems with far less time and money.