Published 22 Aug 2026
Four questions worth answering before the technology becomes another project.
These articles are engineering perspectives, not product announcements. They use current Inductive Automation documentation and public announcements as the evidence base, then explain where we believe specialized industrial applications can add value around Ignition.
ICC 2026 research note8 min read
Ignition 2027 and AI: five questions industrial teams should answer before ICC 2026
Inductive Automation has announced an Ignition 2027 preview and an AI roadmap discussion for ICC 2026. Here is what industrial teams should prepare now - and what should wait until the keynote.
Read article →Architecture perspective7 min read
Industrial AI should complement Ignition, not replace it
A practical architecture for adding computer vision, MES, digital twin context and governed AI around an existing Ignition environment without creating another SCADA replacement program.
Read article →Engineering perspective9 min read
Beyond Gateway diagnostics: the case for application intelligence in Ignition
Ignition exposes rich diagnostics and Perspective metrics. The next opportunity is to correlate them into baselines, incident timelines and application-level explanations that operations teams can act on.
Read article →Vision + HMI architecture7 min read
Computer vision inside Perspective: put visual evidence where operators already work
A machine-vision result creates more value when the operator can review the image, confidence, traceability context and disposition in the workflow they already use.
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