PHOENIX, April 27, 2009 – Honeywell today announced it has joined the Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA), North America’s largest organization for independent control systems integrators.
CSIA includes more than 300 member companies dedicated to sharing and developing systems integration best practices. In addition to providing a forum for members to discuss common business issues, the group publishes its Best Practices and Benchmarks reference guide and offers its renowned Certified Member program used to help manufacturers identify leading integrators.
“Honeywell is a natural fit for CSIA because the company has made integration a cornerstone of its strategy for helping manufacturers of all sizes improve operations,” said Norm O’Leary, executive director of CSIA. “With deep expertise in integration, system design and the unique needs of various industries, we expect that Honeywell will contribute a wealth of knowledge to the group and help strengthen its resulting research.”
Honeywell has more than 3,000 project engineers and designers who work worldwide through a network of 50 design centers. Honeywell provides a wide range of technology platforms and instrumentation that enable manufacturers to coordinate previously disparate systems.
“Organizations such as CSIA are critical for advancing our industry because they build great knowledge bases that shed insight into the new challenges our customers face,” said Harsh Chitale, vice president of strategy and global marketing for Honeywell Process Solutions. “Helping to set high standards for systems integration will help manufacturers meet those challenges in a cost-effective manner, which ultimately means better business results for everyone involved.”
