CSIA announces new members

Summary

September 18, 2013 - The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) announces the following companies recently joined the association or became recertified. New integrator members include:

• ARKK Engineering, Oak Park, Mich., U.S.
• BTB Solutions LLC, Ridgefield, Wash., U.S.
• Fosdick & Hilmer Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
• Ingautin de Colombia Ltda, Bogota, Colombia
• Innovative Engineering Systems Inc., Bakersfield, Cal., U.S.
• Intecol SA, Medellin, Antioquia
• MBA Engineering, Ham Lake, Minn., U.S.
• Superior Control Systems Inc., Tempe, Ariz., U.S.
• The jdi group, Maumee, Ohio, U.S.

QDS Systems, Baton Rouge, La., U.S., recently became recertified. 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 that seeks to advance the industry of control system integration. 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 is the “go-to” resource for control system integration.  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.