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Press Release / November 15, 2018

Inductive Automation and UTICOR Automation at SPS IPC Drives

Companies Show Software and Hardware for Industry 4.0 at International Event

FOLSOM, Calif. (November 15, 2018) — Inductive Automation announced today that its Ignition software platform — along with products from UTICOR Automation — will be featured in Hall 6 at the SPS IPC Drives show in Nuremberg, Germany, November 27-29.

Ignition by Inductive Automation® is an industrial application platform with tools for building solutions in human-machine interface (HMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Inductive Automation is a fast-growing industrial automation software company. Its key product, Ignition, is used in nearly 100 countries.

On the joint stand at “Automation meets IT” in Hall 6, visitors will find not only theoretical concepts, but also off-the-shelf working implementations for their own shop floors. UTICOR Automation and Inductive Automation are collaborating at this booth to present their Industry 4.0 expertise in the field of predictive maintenance with cloud-based services. In this alliance, Inductive Automation’s powerful Ignition software platform is combined with rugged hardware for harsh industrial usage from UTICOR.

Since 1976, UTICOR Automation stands for robust, customer-oriented products in control, operation, and monitoring. The company offers panel PCs, monitors, and workstations as built-in solutions or in separate housings. In addition, the company provides a wide range of PLC systems, Box PCs, HMIs, large displays, and other automation technology. With products from UTICOR, long-lasting applications can be developed quickly, as they are always based on solid components for rough industrial environments.

Inductive Automation and UTICOR will be joined by ATS Global, an automation integration company with offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and numerous other countries.

About Inductive Automation
Inductive Automation creates industrial software that empowers organizations to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles. By cross-pollinating IT with SCADA technologies, Inductive Automation created Ignition software, the first universal industrial application platform with unlimited potential. Ignition empowers industrial organizations around the world and in virtually every industry, with an outstanding software platform and top-notch support. For more information, visit inductiveautomation.com.

About UTICOR Automation GmbH
UTICOR is a wholly owned subsidiary of AVG Automation, an international manufacturer of automation components. The headquarters of the company, which also runs its own PCB production lines, is located in Chicago. For the main markets of the U.S.A., Europe, India, China, and Australia, components are produced in the company’s own facilities in the U.S. This includes PLC systems, operator panels, and large industrial displays. For more information, visit uticor.de/en.

Contact: Jim Meyers
(800) 266-7798
outside U.S.: (916) 456-1045
jmeyers@inductiveautomation.com

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