CSIA Membership: You Can’t Afford to Be Without It
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CONTROL SYSTEM INTEGRATOR MEMBERSHIP
Control System Integrators (CSIs) are independent companies, or independent divisions of larger entities, that utilize industrial automation equipment and software from multiple automation manufacturers in the implementation of their projects. They focus on plant automation requiring application knowledge and technical expertise for sales, design, implementation, installation, commissioning and support. CSIA members are located around the globe. For CSIs to become members they must meet the following criteria for entry as either a Participating Member or an Associate Member.
Participating Member
PARTICIPATING membership criteria:
- The applicant’s revenue for integration services (i.e. labor only) exceeds USD $250,000 for one year prior to application.
- Applicant must provide integration services with its own personnel.
- Applicant may be asked to provide financial data to the CSIA Executive Director and be interviewed by phone by CSIA members to verify that the applicant meets membership eligibility requirements.
- Applicant agrees to comply with CSIA bylaws, rules and regulations.
- Participating members are strongly encouraged to reach Associate member status as soon as possible and then work toward CSIA Certification.
- Participating members do not have association voting rights and cannot acquire CSIA Certification.
Associate Member
ASSOCIATE membership criteria:
- The applicant’s revenue for integration services (i.e. labor only) has exceeded an average of USD $600,000 annually for at least three fiscal years immediately preceding the year of application.
- Applicant must provide integration services with its own personnel.
- Applicant may be asked to provide financial data to the CSIA Executive Director and be interviewed by phone by CSIA members to verify that the applicant meets membership eligibility requirements.
- Applicant agrees to comply with CSIA bylaws, rules and regulations.
- Associate members are strongly encouraged to achieve CSIA Certified status as soon as possible.
Benefits of CSIA membership for integrators
*To earn Certification, a CSIA Associate must pass an independent, third-party audit based on criteria 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.
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PARTNER MEMBERSHIP
PARTNER membership criteria:
- The applicant must be manufacturers and/or suppliers of industrial automation hardware and/or software products that control system integrators use in the automation systems they provide to their customers
Benefits of CSIA membership for Partners
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Email: bmarsala@controlsys.org
