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5 Reasons Ignition Is More Than Just SCADA Software White Paper 5 Reasons Ignition is More Than Just SCADA Software Explore a Unified Platform with Unlimited Potential 800.266.7798 800.266.7798www.inductiveautomation.com www.inductiveautomation.com 5 Reasons Ignition is More Than Just SCADA Software Explore a Unified Platform With Unlimited Potential In a competitive global economy, it’s crucial to make the most of every asset your company has. That means getting the most value from your budget and SCADA Defined the most utility from your tools; why buy a single SCADA is an industrial control system at the blade when you can get a Swiss Army knife? This core of many modern industries. SCADA idea extends to your company’s software. systems deploy multiple technologies to monitor, gather, and process data as well as Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to control equipment. Virtually anywhere you software is used by companies and other organiza- look in today’s world, you will find some type tions around the world to monitor, gather and process of SCADA system running, whether it’s at your data, and to control automated processes. SCADA local supermarket, refinery, waste water treat- software plays a critical role in a wide variety of ment plant or even your own home. industries that impact our everyday lives, such as manufacturing, utilities, water, oil and gas, health- SCADA systems range from simple to large care, mass transit, and more. (For a fuller explanation and complex. Most utilize HMI (human-ma- of SCADA, please see the sidebar.) chine interface) software that allows users to interact with and control the machines and Although SCADA software is widely used, it has many devices connected to the HMI, such as valves, drawbacks and limitations. Some of the biggest of pumps, motors and much more. these are that SCADA software is hard to customize, it doesn’t “play well” with other software and other SCADA software receives its information from systems, it is very expensive to implement and often RTUs (remote terminal units) or PLCs (program- makes expansion cost-prohibitive, and it doesn’t let mable logic controllers) that receive their you easily access real-time data. information from sensors or manually input- ted values. From here, the data can be used Fortunately, a growing number of companies are to monitor, collect and analyze data, which discovering an automation software solution that in- can reduce waste and improve efficiency. creases their competitive advantage by doing more than just SCADA. Modern SCADA systems allow access to real- time, plant-floor data from anywhere in the Ignition can do much more than SCADA. world. This real-time access to information makes it possible for end users to make In just a decade, Inductive Automation has estab- data-driven decisions about how to improve lished itself as the fastest-growing SCADA software their processes. The introduction of modern company in the world through our software platform, IT standards and practices such as SQL and Ignition by Inductive Automation®. But here’s a sur- web-based applications into SCADA software prising fact that is also a key to Ignition’s success: has greatly improved the efficiencies, security, Ignition isn’t exactly “SCADA software.” That’s because productivity and reliability of SCADA systems. Ignition’s capabilities expand and surpass the nar- row definition of what standard SCADA software is considered to be. solution for HMI, SCADA and MES, but the truth is that it can do so much more! This is the one of the most difficult perceptions to over- come when explaining the capabilities of Ignition. So what sets Ignition apart from the rest of the SCADA Like a Swiss Army knife, it is far more versatile than software out there? Keep reading for five reasons why it appears at first glance. Yes, Ignition is a great you can do so much more with Ignition. 800.266.7798 More Than Just SCADA Software | 2 of 8 www.inductiveautomation.com © 2013 Inductive Automation 5 Reasons Ignition is More Than Just SCADA Software You can build your SCADA Hendrixson also says, “Even though Ignition is sold under the SCADA name, it’s not SCADA. At its core, software around your processes. it is a development platform.” Miller-Eads has used Ignition to develop a unique system for a customer Other SCADA software platforms out there are set of theirs that manufactures equipment for profes- up in a certain way – the way the software company sional athletes. Their customer is using Ignition to made them. As any systems integrator can tell you, run almost every aspect of their manufacturing one size does not fit all when it comes to SCADA facility including HMI / SCADA, MES, production, systems. Although you can spend a lot of money and recipe, quality control and machine control, and is time on SCADA software, you often find that it can’t constantly expanding Ignition into different areas do what you need it to do. of their operations. If you need a new feature, you have to request it from the company and then wait for them to maybe get around to it. The length of the wait depends on how frequently the company gets that particular request and, most likely, your request is one out of a huge number of requests for new features. While you understand this, it’s still frustrating, especially when you’re requesting something that you or your client urgently needs. And how can you plan for your future needs when you’re boxed in to the software company’s way of doing things? Ignition is different: The athletic-equipment company faced some unique It’s built with your unique processes in mind. After all, challenges because it utilizes a process line that your unique processes are the source of your com- switches between hand-building and machine-build- petitive advantage. If you’re forced to change how ing, and employs a multicultural workforce. Because you do things just because the software you need is some steps in their customer’s process only involve set up one particular way, it hurts your business. human workers, Miller-Eads built them a system that uses the worker as a sort of human PLC to collect us- Ignition is like a blank slate – you make it do what able data that is then correlated throughout the pro- you need, how you need. Ignition is built with cess. With Ignition, the company can run reports that databases at its core, based on modern IT standards trace every step that each piece of material makes and is cross-platform compatible. It works with any through the facility and show photos of every worker database, any device, and any operating system, who handled it. Also, since multiple languages are regardless of version. That includes every version spoken on the plant floor, Miller Eads designed user- of Microsoft® Windows, so you won’t need to worry interface touchscreens with visual symbols so that about the next time Microsoft® ends support for language differences aren’t an issue. Hendrixson says one of its products. this kind of solution might have been impossible “The flexibility that you gain with Ignition over other and would certainly have been costlier in any other SCADA brands is hard to really put a price on, type of development environment. because what you think you need today is not what Ignition is a powerful platform that you can build you’re going to need tomorrow,” says Charlie Hen- on for your own needs, and in the way you choose. drixson, director of automation services for Miller- This flexibility helps you preserve your competitive Eads Automation in Indianapolis, Ind. “Trying to plan advantage instead of having to compromise it. As we ahead for the future when you’re working under a like to say to end users, “Ignition is built around you.” rigid licensing structure is very difficult.” 800.266.7798 More Than Just SCADA Software | 3 of 8 www.inductiveautomation.com © 2013 Inductive Automation 5 Reasons Ignition is More Than Just SCADA Software You can get MES and ERP Ignition even has its own suite of specially built MES modules. You can add MES modules to your Ignition to work, all in one place. platform or easily integrate Ignition with an existing MES system, and then connect to the ERP system of In addition to SCADA software, which runs on the your choice. plant floor, many manufacturing companies also This SCADA-to-ERP connection delivers a wealth of utilize manufacturing execution system (MES) and benefits. It improves quality control and quality assur- enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. ance, asset management and mobility on the plant MES software, which is sometimes referred to as floor. At the enterprise level, you can have centralized manufacturing operations management (MOM), control, faster access to data, improved operational deals with production scheduling, overall equipment transparency, better decision-making, and an easier effectiveness (OEE) / downtime, preventive main- time complying with regulatory requirements. tenance, auditing, statistical process control (SPC) The more that you use Ignition, the more you’ll and more. MES can be thought of as a middle layer see that it is unlimited. It can be used by sales and between SCADA and ERP, the latter of which handles marketing departments as well as by operators on many aspects of business management such as the plant floor. It breaks down the walls between supply chains, procurement, human resources, SCADA and other systems, resulting in efficiencies financials, sales and more. that would not be possible otherwise. SCADA and ERP systems are more commonly used than MES systems, even though MES gives SCADA end users increased connection with their data to improve efficiency, productivity and quality.
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