tag: CSIA

How to Choose a Robotics Integrator

August 24, 2026 | cobots, CSIA, FANUC, Robotics Integration, robotics integrator Choosing a robotics integrator is one of the higher-consequence decisions a plant engineer or engineering manager makes, because the integrator you pick owns the gap between a robot that works […]Read More

The Business of Automation: Jose Rivera on What Manufacturers Should Expect from Top Integrators

August 20, 2025 | CSIA, Jose Rivera, podcast What separates top integrators from the rest? Jose Rivera, former CEO of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA), joins host Sam Hoff to discuss what top-performing integrators are doing differently. […]Read More

Sam Hoff Chats with Tony Veroeven of CSIA During the Manufacturing in America Conference March 2018

March 21, 2018 | Control System Integrators Association, CSIA, industrial automation, Kettering University, manufacturing in america, MiA, Patti Engineering, Robotics, Sam Hoff, Siemens, Talking Industrial Automation Patti Engineering’s CEO Sam Hoff featured in CSIA’s Talking Industrial Automation podcast Sam Hoff spoke with Tony Veroeven of CSIA for the Talking Industrial Automation podcast series during Siemens’ Manufacturing […]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

Industry Clients Steering Active Marketplace in 2013 for Control System Integrators

June 17, 2013 | automation projects, Bob Lowe, Control System Integration, Control Systems Integration Association, CSIA, CSIA Best Practices and Benchmarks, manufacturing cyber security The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) recently issued a news release regarding the increasing demand for CSIA members to implement cyber security to protect manufacturers against production downtime. See the […]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