With plant staffs stretched thin at a time of continuing manufacturing growth, system integrators have come into increasing prominence. Understanding what should you expect from your SI—and what he should expect from you—is critical to ensuring that your project is achieved on time, on budget and up and running on Day 1.
3. Presenter Info
Tim Jager, PE
Project Director, Sr. Management
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of Illinois.
TIM JAGER Licensed Professional Engineer – Control Systems
Joined DMC in 1999
4. DMC Company Profile
Established in 1996, offices in Chicago, Boston &
Denver & customers throughout the world
Industries Served:
Automotive
Chemical and Food
Processing
Electronics
Hydraulics
Laboratory Testing
Machine Tool
Material Handling
Metal Converting
Packaging
Pharmaceutical
Printing & Textiles
Semiconductor
Medical
70+
employees & growing
6. MANUFACTURING
AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE
PLC Programming
Motion Control
Engineering &
Servo Systems
HMI & SCADA
Expertise
Vision Inspection
Expertise
Intelligent Data
& Web Based
Systems
Robotics
7. TEST & MEASUREMENT AUTOMATION
LabVIEW
Development
NI FPGA
Machine Vision
NI Real-Time
Test Stand Design
Data Analysis &
Reporting
8. CUSTOM SOFTWARE
& HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
Product
Development
Embedded
Design &
Programming
SDK, API
& Driver
Development
PC Application
Development
Web Application,
Mobile
App Development
Database Systems
24. Selecting a Systems Integrator
Firm size
• Too big?
• Too small?
Hardware vs. Software
• Too hard?
• Too soft?
How busy are they?
• Too Hot?
• Too Cold? …Think Goldilocks
& The 3 Bears
25. Selecting a System Integrator
Technology Expertise vs. Industry Experience
26. Selecting a System Integrator
Technology
Expertise
Industry
Experience
VS.