Sustainable irrigation harnessing the best of converged OT and IT at the Edge
Session Abstract:
This presentation will feature a live demo showing the power of using the “right tools for the task” to sustainably irrigate fields. New advances in PLC technology (traditionally from the OT realm) allow it to harness tools developed in the IT sphere to reliably monitor and control processes that reduce labor, allow for pumping during permissible conditions, and prevent over application of water leading to cost saving, sustainable outcomes. A combination of old-school ladder logic PLC programming, and new-school Node Red, RESTful API and Edge/Cloud are seamlessly integrated to elegantly solve the application need. Furthermore the groundwork is laid to benefit from Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at the Edge in future phases.
Speaker:
Dave Eifert is the Senior Business Development Manager – IIoT for Phoenix Contact USA. Prior to accepting this role, he was the Industry Manager for Water Resource Management at Phoenix Contact. Earlier in his career he served in various business development, marketing and technical sales roles for various leading companies. Dave received a BS in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management from Clarkson University. He currently resides in Cleveland Ohio, and when not working enjoys playing guitar and singing, road and mountain biking, traveling, writing, and hanging out with his wife and two adult children.
Steve Redcay is Controls Systems and IIoT Engineer for Phoenix Contact USA. Over his 25 years he has held roles in engineering, marketing and sales focused on controls programming, network design and HMI/SCADA development for industrial applications. Steve currently resides in Lancaster County Pennsylvaniand, when not working he enjoys, hiking, kayaking, and traveling.