An automation integrator is a systems integrator company or individual who makes different versions of automation hardware and software work together, generally combining several subsystems to work together as one large system.
Software created by automation integrators allows devices to communicate with each other, as well as collecting and reporting data.
[2] The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) maintains a buyers' guide of over 1200 member and nonmember systems integrators known as the Industrial Automation Exchange, or CSIA Exchange for short.
Companies must be associate members of the CSIA to be eligible for certification.
[3] Integrators can also receive certification through a program launched in 2012 by the Robotics Industries Association.