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Free OPC UA Client with Real-Time Plotting | OPC Telescope

Chris Laponsie10 min read

Free, portable OPC UA client with real-time monitoring, live signal plotting, and drag-and-drop dashboard. Cross-platform, no installation needed. Download OPC Telescope for remote troubleshooting.

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Why Industrial Engineers Are Learning Python (And Why Jython Isn't Enough)

Chris Laponsie15 min read

Industrial engineers are rushing to learn Python. But 57-65% of Fortune 100 companies use Ignition SCADA, which runs Jython 2.7, a deprecated version that can't use NumPy, Pandas, or modern ML libraries. And in the AI era, that limitation just got 10x worse.

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Weekly insights on modern data engineering for manufacturing.

Week 5

Why SCADA Needs to Move Towards Modular Purpose-Built Tools

Breaking free from monolithic frameworks with vendor lock-in for flexible, modern industrial automation.

Week 6

From Napkin Sketch to Production: Building an OPC Pipeline in 10 Minutes

How visual DAGs turn ideas into running data pipelines faster than traditional development.

Week 7

The Unit Conversion Bug That Cost Toyota $50M (And How to Prevent It)

Real disaster stories and technical solutions for preventing costly unit conversion errors in manufacturing.

Week 8

The True Cost of “Free” OPC Tools (A 5-Year TCO Analysis)

That “free” OPC DA bridge cost one manufacturer $47,000 in hidden expenses. Here's the real math.