AriZona Beverages Case Study: Connecting SCADA and MES to SAP Building an Automated, ISA-88 Compliant Batch System for 60 Million Cases a Year 5 min video / 5 minute read Download PDF Ignition is an industrial application platform with tools for building solutions in HMI, SCADA, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Sepasoft® MES works seamlessly with Ignition. In fact, Inductive Automation and Sepasoft are strategic partners and have worked closely together for many years. Sepasoft MES provides control, traceability, and documentation of the transformation of raw materials into finished goods in real time. The Right Integrator “Ignition allowed us to integrate a lot of the controls into the batching, communicating with all the different systems in the plant,” said Alex Hunt, quality manager for AriZona Beverages. “It really smoothed out our process.” He added that Ignition has been easier to use than other systems he’s used in the past. He was also impressed by the flexibility of Ignition, which was especially helpful because it was the plant’s first year in operation. “We were always adding new recipes into the system, and we found that it was much easier than we’d expected,” said Hunt. “And it’s also very easy to change current recipes.” Ability to Adapt “The value of unlimited licensing was further enhanced as AriZona’s IT group made Ignition clients accessible through their corporate business network,” said Vertech’s Warning. “This gave management, quality, maintenance, and production planners access to SCADA and MES systems through their corporate laptops without additional licensing costs.” With all the connections within the new plant, and the links to SAP, AriZona has more data to work with than it ever had before. Mobile Access to Data AriZona also appreciated all the help from its system integrator for this very ambitious project. “Vertech has been a great partner to AriZona,” said Usmani. Stergakos agreed. “Our experience with Vertech has been outstanding,” said Stergakos. “Our IT and operations teams have developed good relationships with the Vertech team. Their skills and knowledge are superior to other vendors we’ve worked with in the past.” Project Information Vertech has offices in Phoenix, Ariz.; Irvine, Calif.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Austin, Texas. Vertech provides solutions in numerous industries including food & beverage, solar, material handling, and water/wastewater. For more information, visit vertech.com. Last Updated on: June 30, 2026 Inductive Automation All rights reserved