I’m a copywriter tasked with writing a website copy for an industrial automation software company. As I was doing my research, I kept stumbling upon this particular term: system integration/integrator”. Now, I’m not the brightest of folks when it comes to explaining technical terms. So, loves, please explain it like I’m 5.
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A system integrator is a bit of a generic term for a company that pulls together various pieces of equipment into a more or less functional or complete system.
Say someone wanted to build a complete automated assembly line to make some product. They would go to a system integration specialist that would design the entire system that might involve control software, robots (made by someone else), assembly stations, conveyor belts, transfer systems, fixtures and monitoring systems. The SI basically buys and configures all these various elements, puts it together, installs and test the entire assembly line. In many cases the SI might not manufacture any of these different elements themselves, they’re just responsible to integrate it all together.
Sort of a combination of architect and general contractor combined if we use the analogy of home building.
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