IGNITION
One platform, unlimited tags, clients, and screens, without a licensing model that penalizes growth
INGSOL designs, deploys, and manages Ignition, the SCADA and Industrial IoT platform built by Inductive Automation, for factories and manufacturing plants across industries. Ignition sits at the core of how we bring real-time visibility, MES, and cloud connectivity to a plant floor, without the per-tag costs and rigid client licensing of traditional SCADA systems.
What Ignition Is, and Why It's Part of Our Stack
Ignition is a SCADA, MES, and Industrial IoT platform built on a web-based, modular architecture. Unlike traditional SCADA systems, which are typically licensed per tag, per client, or per screen, Ignition uses an unlimited licensing model: one server license covers unlimited tags, unlimited clients, and unlimited screens. Clients launch in a standard web browser rather than requiring dedicated runtime software installed on every device.
INGSOL includes Ignition in our technology stack because its architecture matches how we build digital transformation projects: modular, so capability is added as needed rather than bought as an oversized bundle; open, with native support for OPC UA and MQTT/Sparkplug B; and scalable, so a single-line pilot and a multi-site rollout run on the same underlying platform without a licensing model that punishes growth.
What Our Ignition Implementation Covers
SCADA & HMI Development
Building real-time supervisory control and human-machine interface screens in Ignition Perspective or Vision, tailored to your equipment, process, and the people who will actually use them on the floor.
MES Module Deployment
Configuring Ignition’s MES-oriented modules for production tracking, downtime and OEE calculation, and quality data collection, connected directly to the SCADA layer rather than run as a separate system.
IIoT & Cloud Connectivity
Connecting Ignition to cloud platforms and a Unified Namespace architecture through native MQTT and Sparkplug B support, extending real-time visibility beyond the plant floor without custom point-to-point integration.
OPC UA Connectivity
Integrating Ignition with PLCs, drives, and control systems, including legacy equipment, through native and third-party OPC UA drivers as part of a broader Communication & Integration architecture.
Alarming, Reporting & Analytics
Configuring intelligent alarm management, scheduled and on-demand reporting, and dashboards that surface the specific metrics your operations and quality teams need, without manual report generation.
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Why It Matters
Unlimited Licensing Removes a Real Barrier to Scale
Adding another tag, another client, or another screen doesn’t trigger a new licensing conversation, which matters once a pilot succeeds and a plant wants to scale it.
Web-Based Access Simplifies Deployment.
Dashboards and control screens are accessible from any device with a browser, without installing and maintaining dedicated client software across the plant.
Open Protocols Keep the Architecture Flexible. Open Protocols Keep the Architecture Flexible.
Native OPC UA and MQTT support means Ignition fits directly into a Unified Namespace architecture, rather than requiring custom middleware to participate in it.
Modular Architecture Avoids Unnecessary Cost.
Modules are added only where they’re needed, MES, reporting, mobile, so a plant is never paying for capability it isn’t using
Part of a Larger Technology Stack
Ignition is one component of INGSOL’s broader technology stack, working alongside OPC UA for structured system connectivity and Unified Namespace architecture for real-time, event-driven data flow across the plant. Together, these form the Communication & Integration and Data & Intelligence layers of INGSOL’s digital transformation approach, feeding validated, real-time data into MES and Industrial AI.
How We Deliver
Assess Current Systems.
We review your current SCADA setup, control systems, and connectivity to determine the right Ignition architecture and module selection.
Design Architecture
We design the tag structure, screen layout, and module configuration around your specific equipment and the people who will use it daily.
Deploy & Connect.
Ignition is installed and configured, with OPC UA and MQTT connections established to your PLCs, control systems, and, where applicable, legacy equipment through gateways.
Validate.
Screens, alarms, and reports are tested against real operating conditions before being handed to plant teams.
Train & Support.
Operators and engineers are trained on the system, and we remain available to refine dashboards and modules as your operation evolves
Why Manufacturers Choose INGSOL for ignition
- Our engineers understand the equipment Ignition connects to, not just the software itself, so screens and logic reflect how your process actually behaves.
Ignition is deployed as part of a broader Communication & Integration and Data & Intelligence strategy, feeding MES and Industrial AI, not as an isolated SCADA project.
- Older PLCs and control systems are connected through OPC UA and gateways rather than treated as a reason to replace them.
We configure the modules and screens your plant actually needs. No oversized deployment, no unnecessary licensing tiers.
Built for Factories Across Industries
INGSOL’s Ignition deployments are not built around one type of equipment or one sector. The same SCADA, MES, and IIoT architecture applies whether your plant runs extrusion lines, compressors, curing presses, CNC machines, or continuous process equipment. What changes is the specific screen design, tag structure, and module configuration; the underlying platform and INGSOL’s implementation approach stay consistent.
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