Paul Lagroix – Director, Systems Integration Services
There are a few core tenets that ground how we approach our work and client relationships as part of the Sandalwood Systems Integration team.
- Bring forward a highly competent and versatile team.
- Be cost-effective and provide great customer value.
- Always strive to be easy and enjoyable to work with.
- Always act with integrity.
- Continuously adapt, improve and grow as a team.
This approach has worked well for us and has helped us build strong trust-based relationships with our clients over the last 25 years as we expanded our plant floor systems integration and OT cyber security offerings.
Over the years, as our network and client base grew, we started to hear a lot about Inductive Automation Ignition. As we started to look into their offering, we really liked what we saw! They also reminded us, in the way the company conducted business, of Sandalwood itself. We felt they were kindred spirits with a shared value system. As we’ve had more opportunity to work with them over the last few years, we can confirm those early findings and provide a few examples of why we’ve come to believe that Ignition and Sandalwood are aligned so well.
Highly Competent & Versatile
As many of you already know, Ignition is one of the most effective and flexible digital transformation offerings on the market. Over the last few years Sandalwood has utilized Ignition for use cases as diverse as RFID inventory tracking in tire manufacturing, visualization of part flow for automotive applications, scheduling tools in pharmaceuticals, machine monitoring applications at part suppliers, a packaging solution for agriculture clients, HMI and Engine Test applications for power system manufacturers, and others. With such a versatile tool there is almost no end to the applications where Ignition can make an impact. A tagline on the Inductive Automation website explains Ignition as “We make software for problem solvers” and our problem solvers at Sandalwood will confidently vouch for that.
Cost-Effective \ Provide Great Customer Value
Anyone who has recently compared Ignition to its main competitors knows its value. Inductive Automation publishes transparent pricing on their website, retains a perpetual license model while most others shift to subscriptions, and they offer competitive, modular pricing all with unlimited licensing models around tags, clients, connections and designers. They focus on customer-first principles, making it easy and affordable to start your smart manufacturing journey with Ignition and build on it in time as your operations and applicable use cases scale.
Easy and Enjoyable Partnership
Over the last several years we’ve had the pleasure of interacting with many Inductive Automation personnel across several departments of their company. We can say confidently that all experiences have been positive. As a partner we feel well-supported and that there is a genuine shared interest in our success. And we’re not the only ones, have a look at the Ignition Forum and the sharing of ideas that occurs there every day. The sense of community among users and integrators is palpable. It’s clear there is a focus amongst the Inductive Automation team to maintain their culture and build on the successes that have made them a favorite of end users and systems integrators alike.
High Integrity
From our experiences and everything we’ve seen, including many of the items mentioned above, we feel as confident proposing Ignition software to our customers, as we do about our integration services. We know Inductive Automation is a partner that will stand behind their product and continue their customer-first focus in the years to come.
Continuously Adapt & Improve
Ignition software is constantly evolving and innovating the Ignition product. Over the last few years, there has been a strong focus with new development and releases around cloud and edge computing, in particular.
The Ignition Exchange also offers tremendous innovation with the user base adding new modules, Ignition training, tools and connectors all the time. We have also enjoyed our interaction with other Ignition integrators. With a wide, rapidly growing, enthusiastic and loyal user base, Inductive Automation is very well positioned to keep their finger on the pulse of a dynamic market and continue to adapt for the evolving needs of their customers.
It’s clear to see why our Sandalwood Systems Integration teams have become such believers in the Ignition platform and why we feel we are so well aligned with the Inductive Automation team. We work with various partners and platforms across our clients and always endeavor to take a customer-first approach. We only recommend solutions that we feel are the best fit for a particular customer’s needs, but having Ignition as part of our standard toolset of offerings provides us the flexibility and versatility we need.
In the next few weeks, our team will be sharing some of our work and experiences here on our blog. I hope you’ll enjoy our perspectives on Inductive Ignition, and please give us your feedback on what you see!
Sandalwood Systems Integration Group provides services for manufacturers on a dedicated, project, support contract, or part-time basis.
Our services range from tactical, mission critical integrations and implementations to strategic planning and resource development.
We work with Change Agents and Operation Technology/Information Technology teams to drive improvements in their company’s digital capabilities with maximum focus and optimal yield on resources.
Why Sandalwood?
We are a one-stop-shop for launching job rotation for any employer from conception to implementation. Our experts tailor our services to meet the needs of our customers by collaborating with them throughout the entire process. We do not offer cookie cutter solutions for job rotation because the needs of employers vary significantly.
Why Sandalwood?
Sandalwood is pleased to offer solutions above and beyond the traditional ergonomic assessments. With an in-depth knowledge of various digital human modelling software suites, integration and adoption to your health and safety programs has never been easier. Sandalwood is experienced in ergonomic program design as well as industry leaders in digital human modelling services. We have a diverse team that is able the leverage the results from the digital human model to provide in depth risk assessments of future designs and current state. Sandalwood is also able to pair these assessments with expertise and provide guidance on the best solution for you. Sandalwood is also on the forefront of emerging technologies and able to integrate Motion capture, Wearables, and extended or virtual reality into your ergonomic program.
