An MDSI Application Engineer will lead this project. In order to maximize the CSP's sales efficiency, the CSP's assigned sales team will complete one day of sales and marketing training. An MDSI CSP is responsible for all OpenCNC-related services associated with a project. As a representative of MDSI, it is the responsibility of the CSP to provide directly, or through a certified subcontractor, high quality services and support to the end user customer. CSPs may be certified in one or more areas of OpenCNC service.
Emphasis is placed on evaluating successful control integration rather than individual technique.
CSP's may be certified for individual service areas, while CSP's must either be certified, or contract certified integrators for all services associated with the OpenCNC retrofit. Certification is awarded as recognition of the successful completion of each phase of the OpenCNC integration, by the CSP, without significant MDSI assistance. The CSP completes the software integration on a target production machine tool at an end-user site. The assigned MDSI Application Engineer does signoff of the project. In preparation for the project review and certification by the MDSI AE, the CSP must send and review copies of the Machine Specification and the soft logic to their responsible AE two weeks prior to the scheduled project start.