• Succession Planning in a Digital Era: Preparing Your Business for What’s Next

    Ownership transition is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make — and technology is changing the game. In this session, explore how modern tools, including AI, can help you: Identify leadership gaps, Streamline operations, and Build a succession plan that protects your legacy. If you are interested in learning about practical steps to future-proof

  • 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 Benefits report — is for you. During this discussion led by CSIA CEO Adrienne Meyer, you’ll hear why these industry specific instruments are your gateway

  • Software Defined Automation: Novel and Practical Applications

    Industrial operations are evolving fast — and system integrators are essential to delivering the flexibility and resilience today’s manufacturers demand. Yet outdated, closed automation systems slow projects, limit design freedom, and increase long‑term support costs. Attend this session on open, software‑defined automation (SDA) and discover how decoupling software from proprietary hardware unlocks faster delivery, reduced engineering effort,

  • Beyond Wi Fi: Private Cellular Networks for Industrial Automation

    Wi‑Fi has long been a go‑to connectivity option for industrial automation, but increasing demands for mobility, coverage, reliability, and security are exposing its limitations in many operational environments. As industrial systems scale and move beyond fixed assets, control system integrators are being asked to deliver connectivity that performs consistently where Wi‑Fi and traditional wired networks

  • Maximizing SCADA Project Engineering Lifecycle

    SCADA platform choice isn't a procurement decision. It's a business decision. This session maps the full SCADA project engineering lifecycle for practicing system integrators. You’ll explore the key activities, common friction points, and validation checkpoints at each stage — then examine precisely where AVEVA Operations Control accelerates delivery. If you are interested in getting a

  • ELECTRIX AI – The World’s Only AI-Powered Electrical CAD

    WSCAD is proud to introduce the world’s first and only AI-powered electrical CAD – now with built-in NFPA 79 and UL 508A compliance. Meet ELECTRIX AI, the next generation of electrical design software built to dramatically increase your productivity, accuracy, and speed. In today’s fast-paced engineering environment, efficiency isn’t optional – it’s essential. ELECTRIX AI

  • R&D Credits That Hold Up: Defensible Claims for Control Systems Integrators

    You have heard the pitch. Every firm in this space will tell you you're leaving money on the table. Fewer will talk about what happens after the claim is filed, when the IRS asks you to back it up. For control systems integrators, that is the part that matters. Integration work is technical and often

  • Modern SCADA, Smarter Solutions: An SI’s Guide to Next-Generation Automation

    Next-generation SCADA is evolving to support more modern, connected, and data-driven industrial operations. For system integrators, understanding these changes is key to helping customers navigate SCADA modernization and build automation architectures that are flexible and ready for the future. During this presentation, you will explore how modern SCADA differs from traditional architectures; how it can

  • Economic and Policy Update – What to Expect in 2027 and Beyond (Members Only)

    The macro environment around us is constantly changing, often with significant ramifications. As we navigate a year of greatly increased complexity, there are shifting global alliances and multiple conflict hot spots around the world, some of which have turned into full-out war. There are also new tariffs, supply chain disruptions, surging inflationary pressures and many

  • 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 plans and specs takes 3 to 4 hours per bid, before any actual estimating starts. Cut that to 30 minutes, and three things change. More

  • 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 guide for integrators to understand what AI readiness means, how to assess it, and how to help customers prepare to maximize their opportunities. In this