At Binford Tech, we’re proud to be the official Australian distributor of Opto 22—a company known for its innovation in edge control, industrial I/O, and automation platforms. But when you combine that hardware with Ignition by Inductive Automation, something remarkable happens: real-time control meets scalable software intelligence.
Welcome to the next evolution in Industry 4.0—the Opto 22 and Ignition Edge® partnership.
The Partnership That Changes Everything
Ignition by Inductive Automation is not just another SCADA platform—it’s a full-stack development environment for building industrial applications like SCADA, IIoT, MES, and more. With unlimited tags, modular architecture, and support for cross-platform deployment, it’s become a go-to for modern manufacturers and integrators.
Opto 22’s groov EPIC® and groov RIO® platforms now come preloaded with Ignition Edge, creating a seamless hardware-software ecosystem designed specifically for edge computing. Whether you’re upgrading legacy systems or building from scratch, this pairing offers the performance, flexibility, and cybersecurity you need—all in one box.
What Can This Partnership Solve?
🔧 Remote Monitoring Without the Bottlenecks
Traditional poll-response models struggle over low-bandwidth connections. With MQTT publish/subscribe architecture built into Ignition Edge and Opto 22 devices, you get fast, efficient, and bandwidth-optimised data transmission—ideal for remote sites or mobile networks.
☁️ Direct Cloud Connectivity
Forget the long chain of PLCs, OPC servers, HMIs, and firewalls. With groov EPIC or RIO, you can send plant-floor data directly to AWS, Azure, or your chosen cloud service. Less infrastructure. Less cost. Fewer headaches.
💡 Edge Intelligence, Right Where You Need It
Sometimes the cloud is too far. For latency-sensitive operations, real-time decisions need to be made locally. With Ignition Edge, Opto 22 devices can buffer, compute, and contextualise data at the edge—supporting scripting, logic, and analytics before data even leaves the site.
🏗️ Brownfield? No Problem.
Already have PLCs in place but can’t justify the cost of replacing them? With Ignition Edge and Opto 22, you can tap into your existing control systems securely—extracting valuable data for business decisions without disturbing production.
