Flexware Innovation was recently honored with a Firebrand Award at the Ignition Community Conference (ICC) for our work developing an Ignition ecosystem which allows our client, American Water, the ability to make data-driven decisions across the company. Flexware is honored to receive this prestigious award which is presented annually to integrators that have demonstrated the versatility of the Ignition platform in innovative applications.
Ignition Integration Customer Project Overview: American Water
More organizations are bringing Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) together to assist in business decisions at every level of the organization. American Water teamed up with Flexware Innovation and Automated Controls Concepts (ACC) to create an Ignition ecosystem for SCADA/HMI standards, central data collection and analysis, and integration with other backend systems to support data-driven decision-making across the company. This project was the first and largest-scale standardization of their operational technology systems, and consisted of converting an outdated SCADA system to a modern system that is ISA 101-compliant. Ignition Perspective and Cirrus Link MQTT modules were included as key parts of this solution.
Video summary of the American Water implementation below and a written project overview here.
Gold-Certified, Premier Ignition Integrator
Flexware has developed a robust and growing Ignition practice to meet the needs of existing customers and market demands. In 2022, the company was endorsed as an in-person Ignition Core Training provider by Inductive Automation. Classes are held at Flexware’s Fishers, Indiana headquarters using Inductive Automation’s proven curriculum. Class instructors have proven competency of the coursework along with countless hours of Ignition development on real-world customer projects. Classes are scheduled throughout the year.
At Flexware one of our core values is to never stop learning, and we’re always looking ahead to anticipate which tools and solutions are emerging to best help us serve our customers. After almost a quarter-century in business, this approach has provided us with extensive experience on a wide variety of platforms, and Ignition has become instrumental in helping customers get the most from manufacturing processes. Our Ignition development projects are executed with a user-centric approach to system configuration, putting the power to own and maintain the solutions in the hands of the customer.
As a Gold-Certified, Premier Ignition Integrator, Flexware is consistently in the top 5 Top-Selling Ignition Integrator list, having been awarded the top honor in 2021. Flexware boasts 36 Ignition Certified engineers and a dedicated team of Ignition-only focused developers.
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I’m drawn to better and smarter ways of working and communicating. Many times that involves technology. Sometimes it doesn’t. Either way, work can and should be improved – continuously. I’m drawn to the mission of Flexware Innovation for these reasons. We’re committed to unleashing the potential of technology, freeing up leaders to focus on what’s next.
