Mexican and Wisconsin firms earn CSIA certification

Summary

February 6, 2013 - The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces that Electro Controles del Noroeste SA de CV, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and P.J. Kortens and Company, Inc., Appleton, Wis., U.S., recently became CSIA Certified. The following control system integration firms recently joined the association:

• ABCO Automation, Brown Summit, N.C.    , U.S.
• GIL Automation, Houston, Texas, U.S.
• Integrated Controls, Inc., Olathe, Kan., U.S.
• JDP Automation Inc., Moorhead, Minn., U.S.
• Micro-Comm, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
• Nexus Electronica cyo S.A. Curridabat, San Jose,     Costa Rica
• SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC, Walled Lake, Mich., U.S.
• SPI Engenharia de Automacao, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

New partner members include:

• Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc., Mechanicsburg, Pa., U.S.
• Metz Connect USA, Inc., Tinton Falls, N.J., U.S.

To become a CSIA Certified member, a member company must pass an independent audit with stringent performance standards in nine management categories: general; human resources; marketing, business development and sales; financial; project; system development lifecycle; supporting activities; quality assurance; and service and support. 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 (CSIA) is a not-for-profit, global professional association for control system integration companies. Control system integrators use their engineering, technical and business skills to help manufacturers and others automate their industrial equipment and systems. CSIA members provide a range of services in dozens of industries. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., CSIA’s mission is to advance control system integration for the success of members and their clients.  CSIA helps members improve their business skills, provides a forum to share industry expertise, and promotes the benefits of hiring a certified control system integrator.  CSIA has more than 400 members in 27 countries.