Ignition Pricing

General Discussion
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Hello Folks,

I am a student from a University in Denmark and I'm currently working together with a production company. They want to improve their On-Time-Delivery performance and they had a digitalization plan in mind. Currently they have no SCADA system whatsoever. They scan pallets via barcode and their MES systems tells leaders or managers, WHEN they started the batch, and WHEN they closed the batch. There is no realtime data that they can use to prevent stoppages or use the real-time data to make important decisions.

Now my question:

Would you recommend a SCADA system? if yes, what of the Inductive Automation would you consider the best option for us? and also what would the total cost be for software licens, integration with the existing systems, such as SAP (ERP-system) MES and PLC, and training?

thanks in advance

Geo

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Find an integrator

You're going to want to talk to integrators for a quote.

Talking with 3rd party platforms, you'll likely end up with standard edition, but the costs of just the Ignition platform changes depending on what modules you need to add on.

For proof of concept, you could take advantage of the free trial, especially if youre in the stages of trying to get CAPEX funds.

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We are primarily looking for a lightweight monitoring solution focused on OTD, stoppage tracking and KPI dashboards across approximately 10–30 stations. Do you have an estimated price range for licensing, integration and implementation for this type of setup?

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I personally have never been involved in scoping and quoting. Like I said, you're going to want to reach out to integrators.

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The pricing is on the website. Just build out a system the way you think it should be to get a rough estimate. You should get better pricing from an integrator since they get a discount.

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One of the great things about the Ignition pricing is that once licenced there is no licence limit on the number of devices you can connect (PLCs, etc.), no licence limit on the number of clients that can connect to Ignition gateway and no licence limit on the number of simultaneous users. At some point you might reach a point where the performance isn't acceptable - but your application is a long way from that.

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Pricing is here: Ignition Software Pricing & Editions | SCADA & IIoT

The devil is in the details, of which none has been provided. It is impossible to give you a correct answer without the details.

The “university student with no budget” path forward is as follows:

  1. Find an old PC in the closet. Install Linux and Ignition. Utilize the unlimited two hour free trials.

  2. Find someone local that is willing to lend you a bar code scanner for 90 days. You also may be able to find an old one and the same closet you found the PC.

  3. Attend Inductive University online. Learn the basics. Get credentialed while you are at it.

  4. Go here to learn all about the bar code scanner input:

  1. Use transaction groups to log the scanned data to a database (eventually you will want to level up to named queries, but start here).

  1. Build a simple table view of the data you gathered to impress your boss. Make it work on mobile, a tablet, and a PC.

  2. Accept the very generous job offer you receive when you graduate with this in your portfolio.

Ignition truly is the best path for a university project like this.