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E Tech Group Promotes Several Associates

E Tech Group would like to congratulate several team members on recent promotion and new roles.
Virginia Bergman has been promoted to the newly created position of Director of Quality Operations. Andy Corsini, Tag McCormick, and Chris Treat have been promoted to the newly created position of Director of Operations.

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E Tech Group’s Life Sciences East Division is CSIA Certified for the Eighth Consecutive Time 

E Tech Group is part of an elite group of system integrators achieving the highest level of certification in the Control System Integrator Association’s Certification program and the first to pass its eighth consecutive certification audit as required every three years.   Seabrook, NH – October 5, 2021 – E Tech Group, a leading 3-decades-old control system integrator of custom industrial automation and IT solutions with 400+ engineers across the country, today announced the company has successfully renewed its Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) Certification. CSIA Certified control system integrators must pass an intensive audit every three years to demonstrate that they meet stringent performance standards.  Jose M. Rivera, CEO of the CSIA said, “Congratulations to [E Tech Group] for their successful CSIA re-certification. They lead the pack as the only system integrator with eight consecutive certification rounds to date. I congratulate [E Tech Group] for their leadership and for having made the CSIA Best Practices part of their company culture. Keep it up! By supporting the CSIA Certification program [E Tech Group] is not only advancing their company, they are also elevating the playing field for the entire control systems integration community.”   Qualifications of Elite Control System Integrators The intensive CSIA audit process is conducted by an independent third-party consulting firm measuring criteria in general management, financial management, project management, quality management, technical management, human resources, and business development. CSIA Certification ultimately provides benefits to end-users of automation technology by ensuring CSIA Certified control system integrators are financially healthy companies capable of completing projects in a professional and technically sound manner.   In addition to being eight-time certified by CSIA, E Tech Group has passed over sixty quality management and validation audits and is both a Rockwell Automation Solution Partner and Siemens Automation Solution Partner. In June of 2020, E Tech Group announced the company had also qualified as an OSI Soft Solution Partner.  Some of E Tech Group’s specialized expertise is in the biotech and life sciences industries. The company specializes in complex FDA validated automation systems. We offer coast-to-coast capabilities with multiple locations in the biotech and life science hubs of New England and California. E Tech Group’s 400+ engineers at 18 … Continued

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Increased Flexibility & Better Quality for Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

How to Perform a Risk Assessment  

– By Tony Schalk, Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland), Automation Systems Engineer, E Technologies  Sophisticated companies know that safety is a journey, not a destination. It is a part of their strategic and ongoing growth. As more and more companies look to implement safety programs, questions about budget, time, effort, and feasibility come into play. Larger companies may already employ a safety engineer or even a safety team, with well-established metrics and objectives each year. If you don’t fall into that category, don’t be discouraged. The most important thing you can do on any journey is to start. To begin your safety journey, you start with a risk assessment.   In the United States, when an accident originates from machinery, the owner of the machine is responsible for the safety, not just the manufacturer of the machine. This means that if something happens, it’s technically your responsibility. If that doesn’t scare you, it should.  The beauty of the risk assessment is that it is your education on what could happen with the machinery in your facility. What you choose to do with your newfound knowledge is up to you; however, in the immortal words of G.I. Joe, “Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.”   There are a few caveats. Although companies could self-perform their risk assessments, it isn’t a job that just anyone in your plant can do. A TÜV certification is needed, as well as an understanding of ISO 13849 or IEC 62061 standards. Anyone could pick up the standard and follow the process, but it’s hard to implement a standard and its many details if you’re new to safety. This is where having a safety professional can be very beneficial for efficiency’s sake. He or she can walk into a situation and quickly identify what needs to … Continued

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Announcing E-Tech Group Partnership with OSIsoft and the PI System

As part of E Tech Group’s commitment to providing industry-leading automation solutions to help our customers meet and exceed their goals and needs, we’re pleased to announce our partnership with OSIsoft and the OSI PI System (Now AVEVA PI).  OSIsoft’s decision to partner with us further demonstrates our ability to implement the latest technology for the demands of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). We’re excited to provide the value-added benefits of the OSIsoft Partner Ecosphere to our current EvoSystem collection of off-the-shelf yet custom-designed solutions. The OSI PI System (Now AVEVA PI) offers enterprise infrastructure for the management of real-time data and events and has become an industry standard across industrial verticals.  At E Tech Group, we continually push the edge with today’s evolving technologies. As part of this dedication to innovation, while adhering to industry-specific standards, we look forward to utilizing our industrial automation expertise to install and implement the OSI PI System Infrastructure for current and future customers.  Ask us anything about the OSI PI System, and we will show you how E Tech Group and OSIsoft will help you drive efficiencies and automate for results! Join two-thirds of Global Fortune 500 industrial organizations who choose the PI System, and learn more at www.osisoft.com.

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