Modernizing Terminals with Ignition: DataOps, MQTT, and AI for Real-Time Insights - Ep. 042

Описание: Recorded live from Inductive Automation’s ICC 2025 in Sacramento, host Mike Flores sits down with Jap Johal from QCA to discuss how Ignition is transforming bulk handling, terminal automation, and the next generation of industrial data systems.

Jap shares insights into:
QCA’s work as a software architecture and integration firm specializing in bulk terminals and automation
How Ignition’s partner ecosystem and MQTT/UNS data models enable better visibility and interoperability
The rise of “digital expectations” in industry—why operators now want Amazon-like ease in control environments
Future-ready ideas like local LLM agents, data-driven operations, and AI-powered insights for industrial efficiency

Links:
🔗 QCA Systems: http://www.qcasystems.com/
🔗 Connect with Jap:   / jap-johal  
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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro and Welcome from ICC 2025
00:30 – Jap joins from QCA: first impressions of ICC
01:15 – Partner ecosystem and collaboration in Ignition
02:45 – “Level Up” theme: the Prove It sessions
04:00 – What QCA does and Jap’s role as a software architect
05:00 – How Ignition integrates across client systems
06:30 – QCA’s focus on bulk handling and terminal automation
07:50 – Using MQTT for flexible, scalable data movement
08:40 – From HMIs to data dashboards and insights
09:40 – The challenge of fragmented data and networks
11:30 – Future vision: LLMs and AI-driven root cause analysis
13:00 – Moving beyond dashboards to conversational analytics
14:00 – The “digital expectation” in industrial operations
15:00 – Building trust through successful automation projects
16:00 – The role of AI, MCP, and Ignition in modernization
17:40 – Gaining trust through data and results
18:30 – Jap’s final takeaway from ICC: community collaboration
19:00 – Closing and outro

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