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Optimum Technologies

No Experience, No Problem—Building a Thermal Vacuum Test Control System in a Week

Solution A&C Technology

Watching Over Kuala Lumpur's Rivers from a Single Screen

Bulgaria Radioactive Waste Repository

350 Years, 19,008 Positions—Monitoring Bulgaria's National Radioactive Waste Repository

Rutherford & Titan

When a distributor becomes a manufacturer—building liquid nitrogen systems

Nautilus Data Technologies

Liquid Cooling for Data Centers and Stable Control at Scale

Genesee County - Water & Waste

Ending Communication Failures Across 180 Remote Sites

NetDNA

netDNA Automates Water Management for Fracking & Water Transfer

RDI Controls

Turbine control experts execute fast, cost-effective retrofit of three turbine peaking plants

AECOM, Ecosa, ENGraphted

Clearing Harmful Algal Blooms

PK Soluciones

Stopping Leaks Before They Stop Production

Surety Automation

From Smart Sumps to Smarter Mines

PermaCool

Plant Extraction OEM Brings Control Systems In-House

Interlog/CVE

Interlog Standardizes Solar Plant Monitoring Across Chile

Pearl Pharma

Cannabis Grower Reclaims Control with Industrial Automation

Deep Well Services

Modernizing Data Acquisition in the Oilfield

Ridge Vineyards

Ridge Vineyards Enhances Sustainability with Advanced Wastewater Automation

Moriroku Technology North America

Automotive Manufacturer Accelerates Digital Transformation

CryoPhit USA

CryoPhit USA Delivers Advanced Automated Cryotherapy Solution

eBiZolution

Reimagining Road Safety Throughout the Philippines

Next Control

Automating Ecuador's Largest Regional Water Project

ProSwitched/Binford Tech

Preventing a Data Center Shutdown

City of Morro Bay

Simplifying Access to Many Systems with One Interface

Costa Farms

Boosting Productivity with Scalable Monitoring at Costa Farms

Gurtler Industries

Open-Source Platform Supports OEM Integration

Varland Plating

Varland Plating Upgrades 30-Year-Old Legacy System

ALTA Refrigeration

Launching a Nationwide Equipment Network

Tucker Energy Services

Tucker Energy Services' DIY Upgrade

Mercer Technologies

Heat Treatment OEM Chooses Flexibility, Scalability

Pinturas Tropical

Pinturas Tropical Adds Precision to Paint Production

Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District

Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District Reduces Downtime and Pump Repair Costs

Zendal Group

Zendal Group Meets Pandemic Vaccine Demand

Point Energy Partners

Point Energy Partners Replaces Outdated Controls with IIoT Edge Solution

Lethbridge College/Microclimates

Lethbridge College Gains Flexible Automation System for Research Requirements

APEX Energy/Strata

Apex Energy Replaces End-of-life System for Improved Data

Farm Data Systems

Farm Data Systems and Azcal Management Reduce Pump Management Time by up to 90%

Deepsea Challenge

A look back at James Cameron's historic dive to the Mariana Trench, with the help of Opto 22

Intrinsics Imaging

Using Edge I/O to Automate Quality Control

Rust Automation & Controls

Flexible, Low-Cost Water Monitoring with Edge I/O

Waterford Township, Perceptive Controls

Building Secure Wastewater Management in the Cloud

SCADA Solutions

System Integrator brings 30-year-old wind turbines into the 21st Century

Natural Fruit Corporation

Frozen treat maker’s technicians monitor critical refrigeration systems

Plummer's

Plummer's Environmental Services collects, treats, and disposes of thousands of gallons of liquid waste.

Alta Forest Products

Alta Forest Products grows new HMI

Blendtech

Blendtech cuts the cost of API 2350 compliance

FCI Watermakers

OEM improves large-scale seawater reverse osmosis system design with groov EPIC

Automated Concepts, Inc.

Rapid prototyping for simple (and delicious) connected control.

Engenuity, Inc.

Oil & Gas OEM uses integrated data and control to deliver reliable automated pressure testing

Martins Electrical/Shumaker Industries

Martins Electrical Service provides easy EaaS for OEM Shumaker Industries

American Metal Processing

Nation’s largest rotary heat-treating facility improves reliability, alarming, operator control, traceability, and data logging with groov EPIC

Dignified Motors

Dignified Motors Makes Driving Accessible with groov EPIC

Michigan State University

Simple tank monitoring helps labs, leads to HVAC control via mobile

That Bar-B-Q Place

Everything but the kitchen sink: control restaurant systems by phone

Electronics

Electronics Manufacturer

Covina Irrigating

Getting water out of a bottleneck: groov View streamlines HMI access

GG Services

Mobile HMI for mobile water treatment system tracks pH, ORP, flow, and more

New Enterprise

New Enterprise Stone & Lime

Schipper Eggs

Remote feed mill control means happy operators, happy hens, better eggs

One-Step Automation

Control, monitoring, and live video from a mobile HMI

Union Township

Union Township Water & Sewer

Emerald 66/NACI

Warehouse to Enterprise

Enginuity

System integrator quickly retrofits a CNC machine for easy OEE program

Case Study
Description
Opto 22 Products
Industries
Industrial Combustion and Gasification Research Facility University of Utah conducts research on gasifiers, pilot-scale reactors, and more SNAP PAC System Oil & Gas
AAQUA NV Cost savings and flexible, robust systems improve industrial wastewater treatment SNAP PAC System Water/Wastewater
J.A. King System integrator reduces costs for ingredient batching, material handling, and mixing SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Wind Farm Energy Management System integrator brings 30-year-old wind turbines into the 21st Century SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Vista Irrigation District Technology-savvy water district perseveres through drought, economic disruption SNAP PAC System Water/Wastewater
Natural Gas Fueling Stations Communications Integrator improves enterprise communications for natural gas fueling stations communications SNAP PAC System Data Center
(Spanish) Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Mexico (Spanish) PACs used for reliable and upgradable automation system to store and manage raw materials SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
AZEVAP, LLC Evaporative cooler utilizes SNAP PAC System components to save energ SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Ecopetrol Oil Company uses SNAP PACs to maximize output, securely monitor and control pump sites SNAP PAC System Oil & Gas
Verizon Communications Cogeneration system monitoring and energy management SNAP I/O Building Automation
University of California University of California, Irvine SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Waterford Township Water Treatment Facilities Opto 22 monitoring and control equipment keeps systems running at Michigan water treatment and sewage pumping facilities SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Thomson-RCA Energy monitoring helps company cut costs by modifying its compressed air system SNAP I/O Energy/Power
(Chinese) Hong Kong Power Plant (Chinese) Power generation facility uses Opto 22 control systems for heat, pressurization, and other critical processes SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Hong Kong Power Plant Power generation facility uses Opto 22 control systems for heat, pressurization, and other critical processes SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Mogale Gold Mining operation adopts automation to improve gold reclamation process for profit while reducing environmental waste SNAP PAC System Chemical
Mariah Meat Packing Plant Meat packing plant develops monitoring system to uncover hidden energy costs SNAP PAC System Agriculture
SUPERVALU Energy Management Energy monitoring system for grocery retailer manages demand-response program SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
New Bedford Panoramex Programmable automation controllers are key components in company’s aviation lighting systems SNAP PAC System Aerospace
Power and Device Management at Remote Telecom Sites A national telephone company centralizes power, device, and alarm data to reduce energy use, decrease incident response time, and improve service quality SNAP PAC System Telecommunications
Suzhou BSE Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. Magnetic-levitation compressors give energy-efficient, reliable, compact AC SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Petroleum Distillation and Sulfonation A refinery controls distillation towers, reactors, storage tanks, and auxiliary equipment SNAP PAC System Oil & Gas
Cold Storage Facility Management in Madrid, Spain A central refrigeration system is modernized to reduce energy use and improve controls SNAP PAC System Agriculture
Automating Semiconductor Tooling with PACs Semiconductor OEM solves system integration challenge and expands networks SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Frick Engineered Control Solutions Industrial refrigeration manufacturer integrates diverse equipment and systems SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
New Sky Energy Innovative gas sweetening process reduces costs & provides remote process control SNAP PAC System Oil & Gas
San Diego Supercomputer Center SDSC saves energy, money, and critical data with new datacenter cooling design SNAP PAC System Data Center
Controlled Atmosphere Storage Energy efficient and reliable industrial refrigeration systems for produce storage SNAP PAC System Food & Beverage
Pioneer Energy Engineering firm extracts profitable gases, eliminates harmful natural gas flaring SNAP PAC System Oil & Gas
Enterprise Data Center Retrofit Aging enterprise data center gains energy savings plus system visibility and control SNAP PAC System Data Center
Toyo Tanso USA Manufacturer of isotropic graphite finds I/O and PACs to match tough industrial demands SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Hashemite University Solar FB Group helps Jordanian university tap renewable energy wealth SNAP PAC System Education
ISI Water Desalination Custom seawater reverse osmosis system delivers fresh water to resort in the Bahamas SNAP PAC System Water/Wastewater
Malisko Engineering System integrator designs and implements a furnace control system upgrade SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Aquila Group Manufacturing information, instructions, and performance metrics in real time SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Amalgamated Research, LLC From sugar to fuel production, more efficient industrial separation process control SNAP PAC System Chemical
Perceptive Controls Systems integrator designs cloud-based, cellular SCADA system for rural systems SNAP PAC System Water/Wastewater
Opto 22 Carbon Footprint Reduction Statement Increased energy management reduces carbon footprint at Opto 22 SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
(Spanish) Ingenio Plan de Ayala S.A. de C.V. (Spanish) Automation system at a sugar mill realizes costs savings with water recirculation and power generation SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Ahorro de Energia y Monitoreo de Alarmas de Telecomunicaciones (Spanish) A national telephone company centralizes power, device, and alarm data to reduce energy use, decrease incident response time, and improve service quality SNAP PAC System Telecommunications
Case Study: ALGOSYSTEMS Integrator uses technology to help maintain Greek building, highway, and tunnel infrastructure SNAP I/O Building Automation
Minerías de Cobre y Yodo (Spanish) Three mining companies adopt industrial automation systems to accurately and affordably control critical processes SNAP I/O Metals/Mining
Copper and Iodine Mining Three mining companies adopt industrial automation systems to accurately and affordably control critical processes SNAP I/O Metals/Mining
Industria Quimica de Istmo (Spanish) A system automating the storage of chemicals SNAP PAC System Chemical
Energy Monitoring in Heavy Industry A heavy-industry conglomerate in Asia reduces energy and maintenance costs by integrating real-time energy data with its ERP system SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Metrology Calibration Laboratory Integrator implements automation for utility metering certification lab SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Unmanned Ocean Vehicles Opto 22 SNAP PAC Controls a New Type of Marine Vessel SNAP PAC System Marine
Landfill Leachate Management System Integrator Systems Devices provides ethernet-based control system for landfill pperators in the United Kingdom SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Opto 22 Energy Management Opto 22 cuts costs by leveraging information and communications to analyze and reduce its energy use SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Automated Interface Solutions Systems Integrator implements SNAP PAC System and improves processes for polypropylene manufacturer SNAP PAC System Chemical
Bureau of Reclamation Upgrade to SNAP PAC System proves key for monitoring and controlling water treatment processes SNAP PAC System Water/Wastewater
City of Carlsbad Municipal Water District SCADA system for water transport, distribution, and treatment SNAP I/O Water/Wastewater
(Chinese) Fulghum Industries (Chinese) Opto 22 SNAP PAC System integrates with Allen-Bradley® RSLogix™ platform for wood handling processes SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Fulghum Industries Opto 22 SNAP PAC System integrates with Allen-Bradley® RSLogix™ platform for wood handling proces SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
New Belgium Brewing Company Opto 22 SNAP PAC System helps brewery improve production processes SNAP PAC System Food & Beverage
(Chinese) Sotavento Power Plant (Chinese) Integrator implements SNAP PAC System for multi-vendor, multi-protocol control and data integration SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Sotavento Power Plant Integrator implements SNAP PAC System for multi-vendor, multi-protocol control and data integration SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Michigan Fish Hatcheries Hatcheries use distributed SNAP Systems for replenishing fish populations throughout Michigan SNAP PAC System Marine
State University of New York Energy Management Project OptoGreen Grant provides SNAP PAC System for alternative energy solutions for NY farm SNAP PAC System Agriculture
NASA - JPL SNAP PAC System used to discover cause of failed bearings in deep space antennas SNAP PAC System Aerospace
PayWerks Opto22 PACs automates toll payment machines SNAP PAC System Automotive
Lumenyte Optical fiber production processes controlled and monitored by SNAP PAC System SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
(Chinese) Waterford Township Water Treatment Facilities (Chinese) Opto 22 monitoring and control equipment keeps systems running at Michigan water treatment and sewage pumping facilities SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
Upgrading Motion Control System SNAP Motion Control Subsystem used to control, monitor and gather operational data in equipment production SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
Ballarat Health Services Health care group upgrades its network segmenting capability and throughput with SNAP PAC System SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
National Gas Machinery Laboratory Research labratory uses Opto 22 SNAP PACs for turbocharger testing processes SNAP PAC System Energy/Power
(Spanish) Henkel Capital México (Spanish) Adhesives manufacturer automated SNAP PAC System Chemical
Georgia Aquarium Georgia Aquarium uses SNAP I/O for water treatment and reclamation SNAP I/O Water/Wastewater
Grupo Antolin Gains Control of Its Headliner Assembly Process (Spanish) SNAP Ethernet I/O automates the manufacture and shipment automobile headliners SNAP Ethernet I/O Manufacturing
(Spanish) Georgia Pacific Tissue México (Spanish) How Georgia Pacific Tissue's factory in Mexico upgraded existing equipment with Opto 22 products SNAP PAC System Manufacturing
(Spanish) Planta de Cloro y Sosa Cáustica en Monterrey, México (Spanish) Chlorine and caustic soda plant automates with SNAP I/O SNAP I/O Chemical
(Spanish) Soto la Marina (Spanish) Water treatment plant in Mexico automates with SNAP I/O SNAP I/O Water/Wastewater
(Spanish) Caso: Redes de Distribución de Agua en Monterrey, México (Spanish) SNAP Ethernet I/O automates a water/wastewater control project SNAP Ethernet I/O Water/Wastewater
Callaway Drives Better After a Year with SNAP Ethernet I/O Ethernet-based I/O used to automate a new golf ball manufacturing facility SNAP Ethernet I/O Manufacturing
PepsiAmericas and OptoSolutions Bottling facilities enlists for water and power Monitoring, ammonia detection SNAP I/O Food & Beverage
Brooks Automation SNAP I/O helps automate and streamline production and product qualification SNAP I/O Manufacturing
La Pastora Sugar mill realizes savings with automated water recirculation and power generation SNAP I/O Water/Wastewater
Flying J Opto 22 saves Flying J refinery $2 million per year Opto 22 hardware and software Oil & Gas
Delphi-Delco Automotive Production Line upgrades with SNAP I/O for manufacturing automation and validation SNAP I/O Automotive
Alsum Produce Produce Company uses SNAP I/O for comprehensive facilities monitoring SNAP I/O Building Automation
Jett Electric Integrator uses SNAP I/O for building automation SNAP I/O Building Automation
Knauf Fiberglass SNAP I/O revolutionizes process control and data acquisition SNAP I/O Manufacturing
Checkers Drive-Thru Drive-Thru uses SNAP-IT for monitoring, timing, and data acquisition and distribution SNAP-IT Data Center
Autostadt Ethernet I/O improves facilities management at German auto mall SNAP Ethernet I/O Building Automation
Coca-Cola/Dasani Water SNAP Ultimate I/O system maximizes flow for plant’s bottling processes SNAP Ultimate I/O Water/Wastewater
Barcelona Underground Railway SNAP Ethernet I/O system is used to monitor Barcelona Metro’s entire communications network SNAP Ethernet I/O Transportation
Airport Automation SNAP Ethernet automates and monitors the airport’s domestic and retail hot water supply SNAP Ethernet I/O Transportation
Colorado State and Opto 22 Put Engine Lab on the Internet SNAP hardware put University's Engine Lab on the Net SNAP PAC System Education
Rototek mistic provides advanced control for rotational molding mistic Manufacturing
Motor Industry Research Association mistic helps auto researcher crash test vehicles mistic Automotive
Gross Solutions Telemetry and remote control are cornerstones of progressive water and wastewater treatment specialists SNAP I/O Water/Wastewater
Connor Peripherals Opto 22 revolutionizes ramping up hard disk business Opto 22 hardware and software Manufacturing
Toro Corporation Opto 22 Systems help employees and assemble parts correctly Opto 22 hardware and software Manufacturing
Penn Racquet 70% of Penn racquet sports factory run by Opto 22 Products Opto 22 hardware and software Manufacturing
New Belgium Brewing Company Ethernet technology helps fast–growing brewery maintain quality standards SNAP Ethernet I/O Manufacturing
Alaska Native Medical Center Healthcare using SNAP I/O for drug storage and refrigeration SNAP I/O Building Automation
TrafficWerks TrafficWerks uses SNAP Ultimate I/O™ in toll booth SNAP I/O Data Center
Amersam Car Park Management Parking factilities uses SNAP Ultimate I/O™ based machine-to-machine system for remote monitoring and data acquisition SNAP I/O Transportation
Bayer AG-Vendor Managed Inventory SNAP Ethernet I/O system used ensure SNAP Ethernet I/O Chemical
SpectraSite Communications SNAP-IT used for comprehensive remote management of wireless site assets SNAP I/O Telecommunications
Brookstone Equipment Company Machine-to-machine technology enables monitoring of remote generators for field service optimization SNAP Ultimate I/O Manufacturing
Meridian Medical Technologies Improves Critical Water Quality SNAP-IT improves critical water quality monitoring for medical technology manufacturing facility SNAP-IT Pharma/Medical
Opto 22 Factory Deploys SNAP-IT for Data Acquisition from Manufacturing Processes Factory Deploys SNAP-IT for Data Acquisition from Manufacturing Processes SNAP-IT Manufacturing
PC-Based Automation in the Pipeline Industry White Paper expalins PC-Based automation in the pipeline Industry Opto 22 hardware and software Oil & Gas
Transwestern Pipeline PC-Based remote automation system sheds new light on utility’s SCADA operation mistic Oil & Gas
Pratt & Whitney mistic improves rocket motor production and testing FactoryFloor,mistic Aerospace
University of Utah Industrial-quality control system gives students real-world experience in advanced process control technology mistic Education
Man Made Fibers Automated temperature control system reduces operating expenses and increases product quality MMI/Cyrano Manufacturing
Foster Miller Opto 22 hardware and software used to control robotic inspection vehicles Opto 22 hardware and software Energy/Power
Brush Wellman Automated boiler control and water treatment system keeps mill on-line mistic Energy/Power
BASF Computer control of pilot chemical reactors yields increased safety and better research data Opto 22 hardware and software Chemical
Cherokee Brick Kiln operation and product movement under computer control wih mistic FactoryFloor,mistic Manufacturing
IHRE Automating refrigeration and air conditioning Opto 22 hardware and software Refrigeration
City of Leipzig Multi-stage, hierarchical system supports German region’s water needs mistic Water/Wastewater
Wisconsin Public Service PC-Based remote automation system sheds new light on utility’s SCADA operation mistic Energy/Power
Controlled Environmental Structures Seamless integration of hardware and software is major benefit for U.S. manufacturer G4,MMI/Cyrano Manufacturing
Richland County Public Works Distributed processing system overcomes lift station head pressure problems using RF Control of remote RTUs mistic Water/Wastewater
Shelby Montana Water remote telemetry SCADA mistic Water/Wastewater
Tri-County Refrigeration SNAP I/O and soft logic control large cold storage facility FactoryFloor,SNAP I/O Refrigeration
Product Specification Guide PC-Based Plug-In I/O White Paper explains PC-Based plug-in I/O Opto 22 hardware and software Manufacturing