CSIA announces member news

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) recently announced new members and recertifications, 18 in all.

June 16, 2011

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) recently announced new members and recertifications, 18 in all.

Newly recertified are:

  • Concept Systems Inc., Albany, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
  • ECS Solutions Inc., Evansville, Ind.
  • Pro Tech Systems Group, Akron, Ohio
  • VI Engineering Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.

New associate members are:

  • ATO Inzenjering D.O.O, Osijek , Croatia
  • Calhoun & Poxon Co. Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
  • CIM Industrial Systems A/S, Hoersholm, Denmark
  • Good Manufacturing Practices Inc., Exton, Pa.
  • Hunt Guillot & Associates LLC, Ruston, La.
  • LT Software Solutions Inc., Portsmouth, N.H.
  • Polaris Automation Inc., Columbus, Ohio

New participating member is:

  • iCommand Systems Inc., Feeding Hills, Mass.

New partner members are:

  • Automation Sales & Marketing Exchange, Norton, Mass.
  • Balluff Inc., Florence, Ky.
  • Harting Inc. of North America, Elgin, Ill.
  • Koester Metals Inc., Defiance, Ohio
  • Red Lion Controls, York, Pa.
  • Yokogawa, Sugar Land, Texas

To become a CSIA Certified member, a member company must pass an intensive audit process with stringent performance standards categories in nine categories: general management, financial management, project management, quality management, technical management, human resources management and marketing, business development and sales management, according to CSIA.

Certified members are re-audited every three years and recertified if they meet current performance standards. The certification criteria is spelled out in CSIA’s Best Practices and Benchmarks, the accepted roadmap for system integrators committed to delivering the level of quality, performance and long-term support their customers expect.

About CSIA: Founded in 1994, the Control System Integrators Association is a global organization dedicated to helping its member companies achieve their highest potential by setting the standards for business performance.

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– Edited by Kelsey Kirkley, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com