tag: CSIA Certified

Don Roberts: Keep the Legacy Line, Get its Data

October 7, 2025 | control systems, CSIA Certified, data acquisition, podcast Host Sam Hoff talks with Don Roberts of Exotek, a longtime CSIA certification auditor who has both evaluated and advised system integration businesses all over the world. Don shares how […]Read More

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Unlocking Success: The Perks of Working with a CSIA Certified System Integrator

October 3, 2023 | CSIA Best Practices and Benchmarks, CSIA Certified CSIA Certified System Integrator What is CSIA? CSIA’s Strategic Objectives What is CSIA Certification? What is The Process of Certification? Benefits of Working with a Certified SI Looking Forward Shared […]Read More

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Sharing Solutions to Industrial Cyber Security Challenges

December 22, 2017 | CSIA Certified, cyber security, Patti Engineering In a recent Control Magazine multi-part series titled ‘You Can Be a Cybersecurity Badass,’ author Jim Montague explores how system integrators and end users are sharing best practices around cybersecurity […]Read More

Tips for Attending the 2016 CSIA Executive Conference

April 15, 2016 | Control System Integrators Association, control systems integration, CSIA Certified, Patti Engineering Next week, several of us are headed to the CSIA conference in Puerto Rico. Sam, our CEO has attended every conference since 1996. So we thought we’d share a few […]Read More

What is a CSIA Certified Control System Integrator and Why Should Users of Industrial Automation Care?

March 30, 2016 | control systems integration, CSIA Certified, Patti Engineering If you are an industrial end-user of automation technology – manufacturer, oil & gas company, water/wastewater plant, etc. – from time to time you may need to hire a control […]Read More

Control System Integrators Buoyed by Growth in Manufacturing

October 16, 2013 | control system integrator, Control System Integrators Association, CSIA, CSIA Best Practices and Benchmarks, CSIA Certified, Institue for Supply Management, Patti Engineering Business leaders build upon success by turning to CSIA. MADISON, Wis. – Manufacturing gains in production, employment and new orders as the U.S. economy moves into the fourth quarter have […]Read More

Asset Lifecycle Management on the Rise for Manufacturers

August 21, 2013 | asset lifecycle management, Bob Lowe, capital improvement projects, control and information system, Control System Integrators Association, CSIA, CSIA Certified Those who oversee production facilities are increasingly turning to control system integrators for help with asset lifecycle management (ALM), which helps manufacturers optimize the performance of their facilities and prioritize capital improvement projects over the long run.Read More

Mergers & Acquisitions Driving Automation Upgrades

October 18, 2012 | business intelligence, Control System Integration, control system integrator, Control System Integrators Association, Control Systems Upgrade, CSIA, CSIA Certified, industrial automation, Patti Engineering Earlier this month, the Controls System Integration Association (CSIA) published the following industry news regarding automation upgrades. MADISON, WI – More clients served by industrial automation are integrating automation equipment […]Read More

Sam Hoff Elected to CSIA Directors Board

May 25, 2011 | Automation Technology, Control Systems Integration Association, CSIA, CSIA Certified, CSIA's Best Practices and Benchmarks, Mitsubishi, Phoenix Contact, Robert Lowe, Sam Hoff, Siemens Congratulations to Sam Hoff, President of Patti Engineering, on his election to a three-year term serving on the Board of Directors for the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). The Control […]Read More

Participating in the CSIA Executive Conference

April 28, 2011 | Control System Integrators Association, Controls Integration, controls system, CSIA, CSIA Certified, Patti Engineering Our management team is taking advantage of a great learning opportunity and participating in the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) 2011 Executive Conference in Orlando this week. The CSIA was established […]Read More