Previous Events

SPS 2022 - Germany

The SPS - Smart Production Solutions exhibition covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation, and its focus is on practical solutions for your specific business area.

Join Opto 22, Inductive Automation, and joint Swiss distributor MPI Technologies AG for live demonstrations of digital transformation software and hardware solutions using Ignition with groov EPIC and groov RIO. 

These solutions work together to address challenges in digitally transforming your manufacturing operations securely and at scale. Ignition will be featured both on servers and running on the edge, illustrating several flexible architectures to fit your project needs.

IntegrateLive! Virtual Workshop Episode 8

Connecting PLCs to the Internet to Drive Sustainability

Join Opto 22 as we participate in another episode of IntegrateLive!

The PLCs of tomorrow... today! Opto 22 and Phoenix Contact will demonstrate how their Linux-based PLCs can leverage NodeRed to securely connect to web APIs and inject sustainability data into everyday control decisions. It will be another great opportunity to see what groov EPIC can bring to your projects.

As an added bonus, both tools have easy to configure web-based HMIs that we will build out to visualize the data. After the live demonstration, the solution pricing will be provided and the participants will field your questions as a panel.

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ENTELEC Fall Seminar 2022

If your schedule allows you to be in the area of Odessa, Texas October 6th, you'll want to include the annual ENTELEC Fall Seminar in your plans. ENTELEC is a user association focusing on the convergence of telecom and IT including digitization, IIoT, automation, cyber security, AI, cloud and edge computing, specific to petroleum, natural gas, pipeline, and electric utility companies.

Their Fall Seminar is a one day conference designed to fit your schedule and priced to fit any budget. It's a well planned day offering new technology demos, industry training programs and networking opportunities, especially focused on the Energy and Oil & Gas industries.

Ignition Community Conference 2022

One Conference, Two Ways to Experience
The Ignition Community Conference gathers the leading minds in industrial automation to exchange ideas, inspiration, and technology. This year, Inductive Automation celebrates 10 years of ICC, and there’s more ways to explore the event than ever before! ICC X features two ways to attend:

• In-person at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom, CA
• Virtual event (2 weeks later) hosted on the Hopin platform

 

IntegrateLive! Virtual Workshop

Opto 22 is once again participating in an important demonstration of different industry technologies working together. IntegrateLive! returns this month with a new episode highlighting machine learning. 

You'll see product demos and presentations from Canary, HiveMQ, Avadine, APERIO and Opto 22...all working together!

Discovery Day Indiana: Energy INsights

Join us for an exciting preview of new digital transformation technology at Discovery Day Indiana, hosted by the Energy Systems Network (ESN) and the Emerging Manufacturing Collaboration Center (EMC2) in Indianapolis, IN. This month's event highlights the project that brought together the State of Indiana, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inductive Automation, Cirrus Link Solutions, and Opto 22.

Indiana is leading the way in helping manufacturers to make Industry 4.0 quick, simple, and cost-effective. The state has launched a first-of-its-kind program, called Energy INsights, to enable its manufacturing industries to become the Factories of the Future.

Taipei Automation Show

Join international OptoPartner Brilliant Sun at: 

2022 International Automation Industry Exhibition
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Hall 1, 4th floor
Booth #: N1429
08/24 (Wed) ~ 08/27 (Sat)
Time: 9:30am ~ 5:00pm (last day visit until 4:00pm)

Find more event details at: 
https://www.chanchao.com.tw/AutomationTaipei/

CSIA Executive Conference 2022

The annual CSIA Executive Conference is once again an in-person event. Join 500+ system integrators and industry partners in Denver, Colorado on June 27 - 30, 2022. 

To help you navigate this (pandemic influenced) new world, the 2022 CSIA Executive Conference will take a deep dive into “The Future of Work.” From keynote presentations to panel discussions to one-on-one networking, you’ll discover how thought leaders, industry experts and, most importantly, your peers are addressing these challenges.

Ignition Oil and Gas Collective

The Ignition Oil and Gas Collective (IOGC) purpose is to provide an outlet for the Ignition Oil and Gas end user community to meet and discuss various aspects of the Ignition software by Inductive Automation, and its functionality as it relates to oil and gas industrial control systems (ICS, SCADA).

The IOGC is also a good place to question and discuss bugs, development, and features with Inductive Automation that are important to the industry.  Sharing, learning, and exploring together can accelerate discovery of new exciting possibilities, benefiting all members of the IOGC.

Opto 22 is pleased to be taking part in the next IOGC meeting scheduled in Houston for Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CDT.

This meeting's topic: Secure PLCs from OT Threats While Managing SCADA Access with New Ignition Module

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Ignition Discovery Day

Ignition Discovery Day is back in Orlando and we hope you can join us! Attend this half-day seminar that takes place at the conclusion of the ARC Industry Forum. Opto 22's Benson Hougland will be one of the featured guest speakers.

Tools for the Digital Transformation Trade

Digital Transformation increases performance and efficiency, and reduces unplanned maintenance and downtime, thus leading to increased revenue and market share and, ultimately, increased profits. The convergence of operational and information technologies has been at the forefront of industry conversations for several years now, but how does this idea work in the real world? In order to take advantage of these new technologies, companies must bridge the OT-IT gap and feed IT infrastructures with data that is secure, easily consumable, and cost-effective. 

This seminar will describe how American Water and CHS have excelled in their Digital Transformation journeys by utilizing best-of-breed tools to implement an open-standard architecture solution.

Registration is free  - snacks and dinner provided.

ARC Industry Forum

Join Opto 22 at the 26th Annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida. This year’s theme is Accelerating Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainability.
 
Learn more about how transforming factories, supply chains, and infrastructure will benefit technology end users and suppliers alike.  Discover what your peers and industry leaders are doing today and what steps they are taking to prepare for the future.
 
Stop by Opto Tech Partner HiveMQ’s booth where you’ll see Opto 22’s groov EPIC and groov RIO utilizing the MQTT protocol with Sparkplug B. See how OT and IT data is easily exchanged across infrastructure through the HiveMQ broker.
 
Then make plans to attend the Eclipse Foundation presentation and panel on Thursday, June 9, 2022, 10:30 am EDT: Sparkplug – A Building Block for Plug & Play IIoT. Opto 22’s VP of Product Strategy, Benson Hougland, will be one of the panelists discussing the significance and benefits of Sparkplug to end-users, as well as various aspects of the technology and its implementation.

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Webinar - Sincrón Diseño Electrónico and Opto 22

Join our own Rene Gamero and Opto 22 distributor for Colombia, Sincrón Diseño Electrónico, on Wednesday, June 1st for a 1 hour webinar titled, "Industry 4.0 is here!" (2:00 pm Colombia time)

They will cover many of the built in groov EPIC and groov RIO features that make our products perfect for Industry 4.0 applications.  Registration is free, but space is limited.  Register today!


 

Eliaden - Norway

Join OptoPartner Autic at one of Norway's largest trade fairs: Eliaden – where tomorrow’s suppliers and solutions meet! Join an expected 19,000 visitors at Eliaden 2022. See exhibitors representing energy, industry, automation and electrical installation.

Meet the team from Autic and take advantage of another opportunity to see the capabilities of groov EPIC and groov RIO working with Ignition software.

Entrance to this event is free! 

Event hours: Tuesday (5/31) 09.00-17.00, Wednesday (6/1) 09.00-17.00, Thursday (6/2) 09.00-17.00



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Global Industrie - Paris

Global Industrie has established itself as one of the leading exhibitions in the world dedicated to industry and is returning to Paris, May 17 - 20, 2022. 

The event brings together start-ups, large companies, subcontractors, manufacturers of industrial equipment or solutions, competitive clusters, and research centers. Learn about the new technologies being used in industries such as transport, energy, food, chemicals, cosmetics & pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, and more.

Two OptoChannel Partners are participating and exhibiting at this global event. You'll find groov EPIC controllers and groov RIO edge I/O devices on display. Stop by their booths for a product demo: 

ATEMATION
AXONE-IO


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IntegrateLive!

Take part in a new virtual workshop experience! 
IntegrateLive! is a new collaborative effort to bring together changemakers in automation. They seek to align integrators, vendors, and end users that share these common threads:

OPEN: Dedicated to making data flow freely between solutions and willing to work with others, even when they are competitors
SERVICE: Fair business practices, publicly available pricing, and clear communication about what works and what doesn't
HUMBLE: Not believing we have all the answers. Together we are better. Striving to learn from others and serve others at the same time.

The end result? An integrated solution ecosystem that you can use in your everyday problem solving.

Opto 22 is excited to be a part of this open source collaboration and invite you to witness live demonstrations of different vendors' technologies working together.

Join us for the next IntegrateLive! virtual workshop:
Protect Your Control Network from Internal Threats and Avoid a Rip-and-Replace Strategy
May 11, 2022, 8:00 am PDT
 

ENTELEC Conference & Expo 2022

Opto 22 is partnering once again with Cirrus Link Solutions to exhibit and present at the 2022 ENTELEC Conference & Expo, April 26 - 28, 2022.

The ENTELEC Association is the world-leading energy operator member association. The conference brings together ENTELEC members who deliver compliance, efficiency, security and innovation to the business units of energy companies such as petroleum, pipeline, natural gas and electric utilities by leveraging all aspects and interaction of: telecom, information technology, the internet, digital transformation, IIoT, automation, cybersecurity, AI/ML and computing from the edge to the cloud.

Drives & Controls 2022 - UK

As the industrial automation industry returns to live, in-person events. we are pleased to announce that System Devices will be exhibiting at next week's Drives & Controls event in Birmingham (United Kingdom). System Devices is a long-time distributor of Opto 22 products as well as being certified IoT OptoPartners and trainers.

The Drives & Controls Exhibition takes place April 5 - 7, 2022, and is the UK's leading event for drives, power transmission and motion control.

Sparkplug Community Meeting

Please join us on March 24th for a Sparkplug Community meeting.

Ready to jump in the Sparkplug ecosystem? Unsure about where to start? The goal of this meeting of the Sparkplug community is to help you plan your adoption strategy. 

ISA Webinar - IIoT and Smart Manufacturing Series

The International Society of Automation (ISA) is hosting a series of free virtual events wtih a focus on IIoT and Smart Manufacturing. Opto 22's Benson Hougland will be presenting at the next webinar: Turn Your Data into Asset Models. Please join us on March 15th at 10:00 am PDT.

CODESYS Tech Talk Spring 2022

The Spring 2022 CODESYS Tech Talk returns! As the only event dedicated exclusively to CODESYS users in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Tech Talk focuses on the latest and exciting innovations in all areas related to the engineering of control systems. This is a unique opportunity for engineers to dive deeper into new scientific innovations and walk away with strategic insights on how to enhance manufacturing strategies and new technologies.

This 5 day virtual event is your chance to learn, engage and discuss tech innovations and engineering in real-time. Join the discussions with CODESYS experts and delve into the CODESYS cloud-based platform, the CODESYS software architecture, and the various Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) possibilities.


 

CODESYS Tech Talk Fall 2021

As the only event dedicated exclusively to CODESYS users in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the fall CODESYS Tech Talk will focus on the latest and exciting innovations in all areas related to the engineering of control systems. This is a unique opportunity for engineers to dive deeper into new scientific innovations and walk away with strategic insights on how to enhance manufacturing strategies and new technologies.

This 5 day virtual event is your chance to learn, engage and discuss tech innovations and engineering in real-time. Join the discussions with CODESYS experts and delve into the CODESYS cloud-based platform, the CODESYS software architecture, and the various Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) possibilities.


 

Ignition Community Conference 2021

Opto 22 is looking foward to being a part of the annual Ignition Community Conference, hosted by our Technology Partner Inductive Automation. This year's event is expanding to 2 days and will once again be a free, virtual experience.

The conference will be using new event platforms for attendees to easily connect with presenters and community members from anywhere. Learn from case studies of real-world Ignition projects and have access to a varirety of Ignition software experts and thought leaders.

Watch Opto 22's presentation from Day 1 of the conference: 

Flexible MES with Sepasoft - Virtual Conference

Opto 22 will be joining Technology Partner Sepasoft for a free virtual conference showcasing their latest MES modules. It's a chance to see how our products work together in real-time, in real application scenarios.

A manufacturing execution system (MES) is used to control, track, and document the transformation of raw materials into finished goods in real-time. MES systems are capable of tracking production by the second and, in some cases, less than one second. Opto Tech Partner Sepasoft wants to show you what this type of MES technology can mean for your business in a free, half-day virtual conference.

Automation Roadshow - Chicago

Don't miss this hands-on opportunity to build an IIoT architecture using the latest technologies all working together! Hosted by Opto 22's Tech Partner Canary Labs, the Automation Roadshow is an in-person event that brings together Opto 22, HiveMQ, Tatsoft, Tosibox, INS3 and 4.0 Solutions for a full day of Industry 4.0 demos.

**UPDATE** Due to recurring COVID-19 restrictions, this event has been temporarily postponed. A new roadshow date will be announced in the near future. We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to check back for updates.

ENTELEC Conference & Expo

Opto 22 is partnering once again with Cirrus Link Solutions to exhibit and present at the 2021 ENTELEC Conference & Expo, August 10 - 12, 2021.

The ENTELEC Association is the world-leading energy operator member association. The conference brings together ENTELEC members who deliver compliance, efficiency, security and innovation to the business units of energy companies such as petroleum, pipeline, natural gas and electric utilities by leveraging all aspects and interaction of: telecom, information technology, the internet, digital transformation, IIoT, automation, cybersecurity, AI/ML and computing from the edge to the cloud.

Webinar: Secure and Democratize the Data in Your Customer’s Brownfield OT Devices

Hosted by the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA), Opto 22 will be presenting a webinar as part of the CSIA Master Class Demo series: Secure and Democratize the Data in Your Customer's Brownfield OT Devices.

There are millions of legacies, brownfield OT devices at your customer sites still dutifully performing the tasks they were designed for. However, these same devices are struggling to find their place in today’s digital transformation initiatives, largely due to lack of security and no support for modern IIoT protocols and payloads. 

However, with the gateway functions built into edge programmable industrial controllers (EPICs), you can now add critical cybersecurity features to your legacy systems, while simultaneously democratizing the valuable operational data they harness. Using Opto 22’s groov EPIC, this presentation will show you step-by-step how to securely protect and integrate brownfield PLCs and their operational data into a modern IIoT infrastructure.

Webinar: How to Solve Secure Operational Data Integrity and Availability with MQTT

Join Opto 22 and Cirrus Link Solutions for an important webinar addressing cybersecurity and data integrity with MQTT.

The topic of cybersecurity has been in recent news headlines and is always a concern for automation professionals designing or upgrading their industrial control systems. Opto 22 technology partner, Cirrus Link Solutions, has invited us to participate in a new webinar addressing these concerns. Make plans to join us on June 30th for some revealing product demos and discussions.

Ignition Community Live: Ignition Edge at the I/O Level

If you are trying to stay at the forefront of industrial automation, Inductive Automation's Ignition Community Live events are a great way to see new technology in action.

The next event will feature the new groov RIO MM2 I/O module (GRV-R7-MM2001-10), which helps you cut the cruft out of your infrastructure and bring I/O directly into connected systems. groov RIO MM2 includes Ignition 8 pre-installed, and we're going to show off what you can do with it! Join us on June 17th.

Applied Industrial Automation Virtual Conference

Is your organization struggling with your automation solution decisions?

Join OptoPartner ACS, Olympus Controls, and Gibson Engineering for the Applied Automation Virtual Event Series – Solutions Day. Opto 22 will be exhibiting and speaking at this virtual event. 

Canary Road Show 2021

The Canary Road Show is one of the first opportunities to return to live, in-person events in 2021. Canary, an Opto 22 Technology Partner, is hosting an event in Phoenix, Arizona, May 3 - 4th.

• Want to learn to use Canary to solve data problems? 
• Need to brush up on your Canary knowledge?
• Ready to level up to Canary power user status?

Then join Opto 22 engineers at this informative event and see how Canary's technology fits in to Opto 22's product solutions.

HiveMQ Webinar: Connecting a Smart Factory to the Cloud with MQTT & Sparkplug

Opto 22 will be joining two Technology Partners—HiveMQ and Canary Labs—for another informative webinar presentation demonstrating the power of MQTT and Sparkplug. These two technologies define the standard for sharing industrial data across the entire ecosystem of hardware vendors and applications providers.

OptoWebinar: Getting an Edge in Automation

Join Opto 22 for an hour presentation and live demonstrations of edge computing platforms groov EPIC and groov RIO in action.

Now is the time to make your business's digital transformation a reality!

Virtually attend a live, in-studio product demo and get a first hand look at Opto 22's industrial automation and IIoT solutions. Presented by Opto 22's Benson Hougland, you'll see how the groov family of products can help with your applications and IIoT challenges.

March 16, 2021, 11:00 am PST (2:00 pm EST)

CODESYS Tech Talk Spring 2021

As the only event dedicated exclusively to CODESYS users in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the CODESYS Tech Talk will focus on the latest and exciting innovations in all areas related to the engineering of control systems. This is a unique opportunity for engineers to dive deeper into new scientific innovations and walk away with strategic insights on how to enhance manufacturing strategies and new technologies.

This 5 day virtual event is your chance to learn, engage and discuss tech innovations and engineering in real-time. Join the discussions with CODESYS experts and delve into the CODESYS cloud-based platform, the CODESYS software architecture, and the various Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) possibilities.

Since CODESYS is an Opto 22 Technology Partner and one of several programming options included in our groov EPIC system, we are excited to be a part of this year's event.
*Make plans to attend the Opto 22 session on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
Opto 22 Senior Application Engineer, Garrick Reichert, will be joined by David Tye, Trimax Senior Automation Engineer to present a current wastewater project application using the CODESYS runtime engine on groov EPIC.

Watch the recorded presentation.