Sam Russem

Sam Russem

I believe that Smart Manufacturing technologies can improve our everyday lives by delivering new and innovative products to market safely, efficiently, and at lower cost than ever before. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies from PLC and SCADA-based control systems to advanced data collection historians, IoT devices, MES, and analytics; in industries ranging from food and beverage to pharmaceuticals to renewable energy.

Posts by Sam Russem

Your Ignition System Already Has What Maintenance Needs

Kanoa's Principal Engineer, Jason Coope, used to manage operations at a steel mill. One of his team's standing tasks was …

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3 min read
Aug 13, 2026, 9:29:18 AM

Introducing Measures

A vibration sensor sampling at 100 Hz. A temperature probe on a continuous line. A pressure transducer that never stops …

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3 min read
Aug 6, 2026, 7:00:00 AM

The Kanoa Systems Integrator Program Levels Up

Manufacturers choosing a Kanoa MES implementation partner have always been able to ask a systems integrator about their …

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4 min read
Aug 3, 2026, 10:21:24 AM

Introducing Kanoa Inventory

Manufacturers depend on inventory to keep production moving, maintenance teams prepared, and materials available where t …

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4 min read
Jul 27, 2026, 8:42:35 AM

Introducing Kanoa Maintenance

Earlier this year, we shared that Kanoa was developing an Ignition-native maintenance-management solution with input fro …

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4 min read
Jul 22, 2026, 9:39:30 AM

Kanoa MES 1.15 Is Here

Kanoa MES 1.15 is now available - and this is one of the most significant expansions of the Kanoa MES platform to date. …

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Jul 20, 2026, 8:15:16 AM
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Jul 7, 2026, 9:37:32 AM

Traceability Is a Data Model, Not Just a Barcode Scan

Many traceability conversations start with the same sentence: “We need barcodes.”

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Jun 30, 2026, 8:46:53 AM
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Jun 22, 2026, 4:09:38 PM

What Good MES Visibility Looks Like: Lessons from Tree Top’s Ignition + Kanoa MES Case Study

Inductive Automation recently released a case study featuring Tree Top’s MES implementation with CedarTech, Ignition, an …

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9 min read
May 12, 2026, 8:18:01 AM