Webinar Archives

Now, perhaps more than ever, manufacturers need to find ways to do more with less. Fortunately, modern solutions are now available that drive efficiency and increase quality without adding resources or creating downtime. Copia Automation is enabling modern DevOps practices to be used in industrial automation by bringing the proven power of Git version control to PLC programming. Discover why industrial automation leaders and SI's like DMC are already realizing the benefits of Copia: 

"Copia provides exactly the tool our automation team has been looking for. It provides visibility into a process that otherwise had none. It has saved us so much time and headache while also ensuring that our projects are executed using all software development best practices. We can't praise it enough!" - Project Engineer, DMC 

In less than an hour, you will learn how Copia increases efficiency and quality with: 

• Proven version control based on Git, the standard for software development
• Powerful collaboration with branching and merging, enabling multiple contributors to work on the same project simultaneously
• Streamlined code review with instant visualization of code in a browser and desktop app, with all changes highlighted with context to easily see who changed code, when, and why
• Consistent workflows that reduce downtime, with direct support for IDEs like Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens and CODESYS and automatic rendering of PLC programming languages like Ladder Logic and Structured Text

If you are interested in shortening timelines, improving quality and maximizing uptime with modern workflows that help build the foundation for further innovation, then this presentation is for you.

The task of finding new and additional talent is daunting. Many companies are hiring staff that ‎works completely removed from the place of business. Dealing with the physical and mental ‎health and welfare of employees, additional compliance requirements and cyber risk is more ‎challenging than you may think. Keeping those employees engaged and productive is crucial to ‎your success.‎

During this presentation you will:‎

• Walk through the physical risks of remote work
• Identify new compliance challenges of a multi-state workforce
• Learn how to mitigate the stress factors that can sabotage good intentions
• Examine techniques that improve performance and drive success

If you find yourself dealing with a remote workforce, this presentation will explore ways to ‎become an employer of choice in the remote workspace.‎
#Webinar

So, you joined CSIA with the intent of getting your company to the next level? Maybe, you just joined and are looking at how to start deploying the CSIA BPs in your company. Or, you’ve been a member for a while, have deployed a few BP chapters but need a few more to be ready for an audit. We get it. Looking through the CSIA Best Practices and Benchmark guide can be overwhelming.
Where do you start? What’s the most effective way to attack it?

During these sessions, we will focus on the following areas:
1. General Orientation – common approaches, factors for success, and challenge areas.
2. Project Management and System Life Cycle – key insights to improve your business, not just prepare for an audit
3. General Management – strategic planning and operational execution
4. Financial Management – not just accounting tips, but how to improve profitability and finance growth

Presenters: Jack Barber and Don Roberts
Company: Exotek
#Webinar

How do you know if you are running a solid SI company? While everything always has room for ‎improvement, how do you establish realistic goals? During the current pandemic many SI companies ‎had to make many decisions. Did you benefit from learning what other SIs were doing?‎

During this moderated panel presentation, you will learn the benefits of regular (periodic) ‎benchmarking. ‎

Specifically:‎
• What and when do you use benchmarking data?‎
• What are your sources for benchmarking data?‎
• How can data sharing / participating in relevant group benchmarking programs improve the ‎data quality but also help you extract more value and gain better leverage from the data?‎
• Is it true that no data is ever perfect?‎
• What is the role of timely benchmarking through turbulent times?‎

If you are business owner – or someone who is interested in data-driven business decisions – this ‎presentation if for you.‎


Moderator: Bryan Powrozek, Senior Manager, Industrial Automation, ‎Clayton & McKervey

Panelists: Titus Crabb, Owner and ‎President of ‎Vertech Industrial ‎Systems and CSIA Benchmarking Committee Chair
Howard Huffman, President of Huffman ‎Engineering, Inc. ‎and former CSIA Board Member
Michael O'Shaughnessey, ‎CEO of iLumen‎
#Webinar

The CSIA Best Practices manual and Benchmarks represents a cornerstone product of CSIA. Over the years, this document has helped many SIs improve their companies. While not all SIs decide to pursue the CSIA Certification, many SIs use the manual as a guide and deploy portions of it to their companies.

What you’ll learn from this presentation:
Process behind the regular revisions that seek continuous improvements.
Inclusion of end users and vendor partners for their input.
Beta testing by SIs that volunteer for beta audits.
Important changes for Version 6.0.
Planned release timeframe

If you are system integrator who is curious about the Best Practices manual and how it is developed and where it is going, this presentation is for you.

Know someone who would be interested in attending? Invite them along! This event is open to all.

About the Speaker

Tony Valasek, MBA, PMP, PhD, is director of engineering at PREMIER System Integrators, a CSIA Certified Member. He is an organizational leader that has worked in diverse industries and has broad experience in engineering design & development, manufacturing, project management, and operations with extensive education and training. His specialty is creating industry leading teams and divisions. He is also chair of the Best Practices Committee.
#Webinar

Are you concerned about maintaining your performance schedules and profit margin through these ‎challenging market conditions? ‎
Focusing on project delays and material price escalation, during this presentation you will learn ‎strategies to mitigate the risks that business conditions pose to current and future automation ‎projects. You’ll also learn what to say and do now to put your company in the best position to manage ‎the impacts of supply chain issues in the market, including:‎
      • What to say to your customers when the performance schedule begins to slip due to the ‎limited availability of labor and materials
      • What to say to your customers and your vendors about price escalation in the market for ‎necessary project materials
       • What to do with your proposals to mitigate the risks of supply chain disruptions

If you are interested in a discussion about the major ways in which the current market environment is ‎affecting the pricing and management of systems integration projects, then this session is for you. ‎
#webinar​
#Webinar

Are you a system integrator who wants to build a successful business with IIoT? Then this ‎presentation is for you because you will learn how to enable real-time machine data collection, ‎IT integration and web applications with Telit deviceWISE and deviceWISE VIEW. You’ll also ‎hear success stories on how Fortune 500 industries are increasing their productivity with IoT ‎and how you can transform this into a business opportunity. ‎

In less than an hour you will: ‎
• Experience a live technical training on the deviceWISE and deviceWISE VIEW platforms. ‎
• Discover case studies from real-world applications with Fortune 500 companies. ‎
• Walk away with specific examples of what you can do to transform your business. ‎
#Webinar

Integration and digital transformation projects often require connecting devices, systems and ‎data sources that aren’t standard PLCs or hardware from major brands with sometimes complex ‎manipulation or transformation of the data. Sometimes custom code is the solution, but the ‎lifecycle cost and risks are high. People will sometimes say “can’t be done,” and sometimes that’s ‎right, but many time’s that’s not the case. ‎

During this 45-minute presentation and demonstration you will:‎

• Learn through case studies and examples how others have used off-the-shelf software for ‎unique data integrations
• See a live configuration of off-the-shelf software connecting non-standard devices without ‎code ‎
• Learn how the concepts discussed can be applied to a nearly infinite number of other ‎challenges

If you’re interested in more robust device and information integration solutions that reduce your ‎risk, this session is for you and other engineers on your team. ‎
#Webinar

Customers are rapidly embracing the benefits of hybrid manufacturing solutions. Integrators ‎must be on the forefront of these solutions -- or risk being left behind -- to guide and support ‎customers, as they strive to implement modern manufacturing environments.‎

In less than one hour you will learn:‎
• What is a hybrid manufacturing solution or approach (on-premises, edge, cloud) and its ‎benefits to customers vs traditional on-premises-only manufacturing solutions ‎
• What customer use cases are best served with a hybrid approach and how to quantify ‎this value for customers
• How to help customers who are on a sustainability and circular economy journey – ‎something customers have been inquiring about and pursuing more diligently in the ‎last 9 months. ‎
• What you need to know to get started with hybrid in your business or to grow your ‎existing hybrid solutions.‎
In short, if you are a system integrator who wants to learn more about -- and profit from -- the ‎value of hybrid manufacturing solutions (on-premises, edge, cloud) can bring to customers, ‎then this presentation is for you.‎
#Webinar

Have you thought about what the automation on your factory floor will look like in 5-10 years? ‎Does the technology look the same as today? Are you prepared for the next generation of ‎controls where everything is connected, and everything is “smart”? Can you easily get the data ‎you need from factory floor to dashboard in real time with little effort? Is your current control ‎system capable of handling the future and ready to be the key component in a “Smart ‎Factory”? The truth is the control systems currently on the market do not have the capabilities ‎to handle edge computing and are not ready for Industry 4.0 or all the connectivity we will ask ‎of it. ‎

In this session, you will:‎
• Discover some new standards that are about to hit the factory floor
• Learn how those standards will impact the automation landscape
• Get introduced to the next generation of automation control systems, EcoStruxure ‎Automation Expert
#Webinar