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Your CSIA Member Benefits
Here are just some of the valuable resources and benefits you can expect as a system integrator member.
Community
Peer & Special Interest Groups
Sharing best practices, learning from peers, and developing long-lasting relationships epitomizes CSIA. Peer Groups and Special Interest Groups provide an intimate and structured process for you to make that happen in small, trusted circles of like-minded SIs.
CSIA Conference
Meet SIs and industry partners from around the world to build connections, exchange ideas and have fun. Plus, you’ll stay up to date on emerging opportunities to develop and optimize your business.
Open Forums
Join the only social network exclusively for CSIA members! Ask a question, give an answer, offer an opinion. The floor is yours!
Resources
Best Practices Manual
Crowdsourced from experienced SIs, the BP Manual accelerates your learning curve with a comprehensive, thoroughly vetted, non-prescriptive set of processes and procedures for every area of your business.
Training & Professional Development
The internet is cluttered with webinars, podcasts, videos, and social channels full of technical and business training. Cut through all that noise with content tailored specifically for the SI industry.
Marketing Resources
Marketing can be one of the most challenging areas of the business. Discover how these tools and resources can make it easier for your company to shine.
Upcoming Events
Looking for technical or business content specific to the SI industry? These upcoming virtual and in-person events provide you and your entire team a full lineup – from accounting to sales to operations – throughout the year.
Marketing SIG: Do You Want to Talk About AI in Marketing?
Benchmark Like a Pro: CSIA Tools to Drive Growth, Talent, and Operational Excellence
Ready to turn data into decisions and industry insights into breakthroughs? If so, then this comprehensive info session about the CSIA benchmarking toolkit — Pulse, EZ Stats, and the annual Salary and
Emerging Leaders SIG: AI Practical Uses – Tips and Tricks for Using LLMs for Everyday Tasks
Emerging Leaders SIG: AI Practical Uses – Tips and Tricks for Using LLMs for Everyday Tasks AI is on everyone’s minds – so much potential , but where to start?
Featured Articles
From legal and business advice to product updates and case studies, these Featured Articles will help you stay in the know!
How Fault Learning and Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Data Validation
By John Oskin Data validation is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of manufacturing data collection. Accurate validation ensures that production data is reliable, actionable, and capable of driving meaningful process
Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work in Industrial Automation
By Marc Taccolini When GPT-5 scored 73 out of 80 on the same logical reasoning test I’ve used to evaluate thousands of programmers over 30 years — matching only the
How a Professional Employer Organization Can Benefit Your Business
Unlike the types of HR outsourcing companies that provide only one or two specific services, a professional employer organization (PEO) can handle much of your business’s administrative HR tasks. In
Featured Videos
Did you miss a recent virtual event? Looking for product demos or business tips? You’ll find it all in this cache of content.
Empowering System Integrators: How AVEVA and Schneider Electric Drive Innovation with Hardware-Agnostic Software and Cutting-Edge Industrial TechnologiesOptimizing Production With AI and Machine Learning
Watch this insightful panel discussion exploring how Schneider Electric and AVEVA — two industry-leading companies within the same corporate family yet operating independently — are revolutionizing support for system integrators
Optimizing Production With AI and Machine Learning
Problem: Manufacturers often have data but struggle to translate that data into higher OEE and throughput. Initiatives can stall when data is limited, models are opaque, and it’s difficult to
Economic and Policy Update — What to Expect in the late 2025 and Beyond
The world is undergoing significant change this year. New administrations across North America and Europe are driving geopolitical and economic shifts, while an emboldened China is asserting its power in
Featured Products
Quickly browse new products and services for the system integration industry.
Safety Components for Machinery
Protect your machines and people with our functional safety solutions. From safety controllers to light curtains and interlocks, achieve reliable risk reduction and compliance. Get a free Samos PLAN6 license
New 5069-SDN: InChassis DeviceNet Migration Module for Rockwell 5380
The new 5069-SDN from Softing allows seamless migration from 1769, SLC-500, or PLC-5 to the Rockwell 5380 platform. This in-chassis DeviceNet scanner supports AutoScan, 63 nodes, and legacy message types
Bring Your Plant Floor Data to AI Using MCP + Snowflake
OPC Router 5.5 connects your plant floor to AI Agents and the cloud. Stream data to Snowflake for advanced analytics or deliver real-time production data to MCP-compatible AI like Claude,
Association News
Hear from CSIA and industry experts about what’s happening with the association and members, the industry and everything in between!
Get to Know CSIA CEO Adrienne Meyer: Talking Industrial Automation
Who is Adrienne Meyer and what can you expect from CSIA now that she leading the organization in the CEO role? Find out this and a whole lot more in
First Enterprise Audit Successfully Piloted
Since its inception, the CSIA Member Certification process has been achieved through the auditing of specific, single operating locations of CSIA Member companies. Although this approach has been suitable for
Message From the CEO
By Adrienne Meyer Even though the months from September through November in industrial automation are extremely busy, August was already a full “preseason”! Over the past month, I’ve had the
See What Everyone Is Talking About
Join the DiscussionStart a conversation, share an experience or look for support with the Open Forums — real-time discussion groups exclusively for CSIA members!
CSIA Media Request – Plant Services Needs Case Studies
Do you have a successful case study to share in Plant Services in 2026? The publication features them once a month. End-user clients can be named or remain anonymous. Here is additional criteria for consideration:
Outsourcing HR + Marketing AI + Reminders
Hello! There may only be one month left of the year, but there is still plenty of good stuff left! Including these upcoming virtual events: The Power of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) (Dec 3, 10
Q&A on Sustainability Saving Energy in Motors & Drives – CSIA Media – Food Engineering
CSIA members, what can you share about sustainability as it pertains to saving energy in motors and drives used in food and beverage processing systems? The editor of Food Engineering has a short Q&A media
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