Using the Automation Integrator Guide
The 2012 Automation Integrator Guide expands its print and online offerings. Automation integrator resources follow for system integrators or those working with system integrators.
Mark T. Hoske
At www.controleng.com/integrators, the Automation Integrator Guide, a global online guide to automation system integrator talent, has more than 2300 automation system integrator listings and profiles, with information about their size by annual revenue, industries served, geographic areas served (with a record number of firms offering international service, more than 535), engineering specialties, product experience, corporate affiliations, and professional affiliations. While many system integrator expanded listings and profiles, with related expertise, appear here in print, all the listings appear online. Use the multiparameter search engine to quickly progress from “searching” to “finding” the right set of talent for the next automation project.
At www.controleng.com/SIY, the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame links to prior winners of the System Integrator of the Year Awards, including expanded information about the winners highlighted in this issue. Congratulations to Mangan Inc., Superior Controls, and Matrix Technologies, the 2012 winners. Thanks also to all the 2012 finalists for entering.
Also see article and video clips that highlight practical automation system integration advice from the winners.
At www.controleng.com/integration, the System Integration Channel, find the articles included in this Automation Integrator Guide, along with additional products and tutorials that can help with your next system integration project.
At www.controleng.com/newsletters, the System Integration newsletter is available to push system integration articles and tutorials monthly. There’s no cost to sign up.
Not listed? Any automation system integrator without a listing may create one using the link at www.controleng.com/integrators. Vance VanDoren will help you with that.
Take advantage of the Control System Integrator resources and educational opportunities in this issue and through the CSIA at www.controlsys.org.
Longer version of case studies and tutorials from this issue and many others are available online, often with more images and related links. Find tutorials at www.controleng.com/tutorials and case studies under Media Library at www.controleng.com and www.plantengineering.com.
Finally, see additional online training resources at www.controleng.com/webcast and www.plantengineering.com/webcasts.
CSIA education AIG4
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System Integrator of the Year Winners AIG6
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7 steps to automation project success AIG12
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=61523
Dancing robotic cranes AIG14
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=62521
Icebreaking motion control AIG16
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=61521
Integrating process systems AIG19
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=61651
Front-end loading for projects AIG20
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=62519
Networking integration for tunnel boring AIG22
http://www.controleng.com/index.php?id=483&cHash=081010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=62523
Directory, profiles of Automation System Integrators AIG25 [Online, see www.controleng.com/integrators.]
Indexes begin AIG59 [Online, see www.controleng.com/integrators.]
-Mark T. Hoske, Content Manager, CFE Media, can be reached at mhoske(at)cfemedia.com.
ONLINE extras
Help with U.S. FDA food regulations
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Rendering a smarter upgrade
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2012 Salary Survey
In a year when manufacturing continued to lead the economic rebound, it makes sense that plant manager bonuses rebounded. Plant Engineering’s annual Salary Survey shows both wages and bonuses rose in 2012 after a retreat the year before.
Average salary across all job titles for plant floor management rose 3.5% to $95,446, and bonus compensation jumped to $15,162, a 4.2% increase from the 2010 level and double the 2011 total, which showed a sharp drop in bonus.