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Expanding Horizons With The Mitsubishi Driver Dante Augello Tue, 10/24/2023 - 08:00
One of the core philosophies behind Ignition is breaking down barriers to connectivity and interoperability. Consequently, part of Inductive Automation’s mission is to enable Ignition to work with and easily connect to every possible device.
A Better, Faster OEE Solution to Enable Your Continuous Improvement Journey Sam Russem Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:55
Grantek has assembled a downtime solution for OEE improvement to expedite the delivery of performance-monitoring OEE solutions on Ignition.
ICC 2019 Recap: Exchanging Limitless Ideas and Possibilities David Dudley, … Tue, 10/01/2019 - 08:00
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 Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom, California (near Sacramento). Once again, ICC was a sold-out event attended by more than 650 industrial professionals who represent many different job roles, industries, and countries.
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?