Learn how you can get the full potential out of your PLC by combining it with database systems. You will see how to store real-time production data into a large
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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.
Unleash your PLC by Connecting to Enterprise Databases
Rockwell Automation Fair 2026
CSIA will be attending the 2026 Rockwell Automation Fair to promote the association, grow membership and network with current members. If you will be attending, stop by Booth 577 to
CSIA Emerging Leaders Lunch Meet Up during the Rockwell Automation Fair
Meet and mingle with the most important people of all: Your peers(!) during the CSIA Emerging Leaders Lunch Meet Up during the Rockwell Automation Fair in Boston. Join CSIA members
Featured Articles
From legal and business advice to product updates and case studies, these Featured Articles will help you stay in the know!
AVEVA Operations Control 2026: A Modern Foundation for Open, Connected, and AI-Ready HMI/SCADA
By Omer Qadri Industrial operations teams are under pressure to modernize without disrupting what already works. System integrators and system builders are being asked to deliver projects faster, support more
The Vision AI Playbook for System Integrators: How BrinqAI Helps System Integrators Deploy, Operationalize and Scale Vision AI
By David Steele AI has reached the factory floor, opening a new class of opportunity for system integrators: solving complex vision problems that sit beyond the practical limits of traditional
Preparing for AI disruption: What Industrial Automation Firms Need to Know
By Tim Finerty Artificial intelligence has quickly moved beyond experimentation. Across the industrial automation sector, organizations are using AI to streamline workflows, improve decision-making, and uncover new opportunities for efficiency and growth. Yet
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.
CSIA Virtual Update to the Membership
Stay informed and engaged with the latest developments at CSIA by joining our Virtual Update to the Membership. This interactive session will provide members with an overview of the association’s
Preparing Your Customers for AI Production Intelligence
Problem: Most end users in manufacturing have data, but is their data AI-ready? Without clean, connected, and well-contextualized production data, AI initiatives stall before they deliver value. Solution: A practical
How AI Can Speed Up Your Quoting Process — From P&ID & Specs to Draft Quote Sheets
Live demo: Watch AI mark up a real bid package in real time. Sales application engineers at systems integration and controls firms respond to RFQs constantly. Right now, manually reviewing
Featured Products
Quickly browse new products and services for the system integration industry.
Build a Resilient UNS
The Unified Namespace (UNS) concept is promising yet universal trust creates vulnerability, not resilience. A fractal UNS enhances distributed security and reduces attack surfaces while lowering latency.
Turn Plant Data into Operational Results
Turn plant data into operational results with ABLE, Peer, and OneView. Your customers can improve production line data fidelity, resolve issues faster, and report outcomes clearly, helping system integrators to deliver MES
Software Toolbox – Full Stack Industrial AI
Software Toolbox is a full-stack industrial AI company delivering connectivity, data platforms, AI readiness, and the jonjon.ai and chatuns.ai agents. With system integrator partners, we deploy solutions to accelerate insights, improve performance,
Association News
Hear from CSIA and industry experts about what’s happening with the association and members, the industry and everything in between!
CSIA Virtual Update to the Membership
Stay informed and engaged with the latest developments at CSIA by joining our Virtual Update to the Membership. This interactive session will provide members with an overview of the association’s
Two New CSIA Pulse Features Make Benchmarking Faster and Easier
There are two new features in CSIA Pulse (CSIA’s members-only financial benchmarking program) to make submitting your data and comparing your results quicker and easier. 1. Single-Period Data Entry Form
CSIA 2027 Conference: Call for Abstracts
Building What’s Next CSIA is looking for session proposals with practical insights, real-world examples, and forward-looking strategies for owners, executives, and senior leaders of system integration companies. The best sessions
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!
Rockwell Auto Fair: Lunch Meetup
Hey guys, In case you don\’t know, CSIA will have a booth at the upcoming Rockwell Auto Fair (stop by!), but more importantly for you, the Emerging Leaders Committee is organizing a lunch meet up.
Answer 2 Qs: Projecting Industrial Automation Trends – Automation World – January 2027
Automation World is sharing a survey link to collect responses for a January editorial article on Projecting Industrial Automation trends for 2027 and would appreciate hearing from CSIA members. Please complete the short, two-question survey in the
Not Dead Yet: 2026 Still Has So Much to Offer
Hi guys! I need to tell you a couple of things, starting with the schedule of events for the rest of the year: November 2026 CSIA Virtual Update to the Membership: Nov 5 (Thu), 10:00–11:00
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