Manufacturing
IT for Manufacturing & Industrial
Production doesn't stop because email's down. We make sure neither one ever has to.
OT/IT-aware managed services and CMMC-grade cybersecurity for manufacturers and industrial operators.
Industry fit
What's actually different about your industry.
Generic MSP advice falls apart the moment it meets your real apps, your real audit, and your real downtime cost.
Compliance we live with
- CMMC (DoD supply chain)
- NIST 800-171
- ITAR (where applicable)
Apps we support
- SAP
- Epicor
- NetSuite
- Sage 100 / 300 / X3
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Plex
- JobBOSS
- MES / SCADA / historian platforms
Pains we hear in week one
- Plant network and office network are flat — a phishing click on the front-office laptop hits the PLCs.
- ERP downtime translates directly into hours of lost production and delayed shipments.
- DoD prime is asking about CMMC level 2 and the timeline is already tight.
- Shop-floor terminals run aging Windows versions because the OEM hasn't certified anything newer.
Outcomes
What you actually get.
Concrete deliverables. No vague promises.
- Network segmentation between plant (OT) and office (IT) with monitored, auditable crossing points.
- ERP availability monitoring with on-call escalation to the DBA / vendor when latency or outages start.
- CMMC level 1 / level 2 readiness assessment + remediation plan with a defensible scope boundary.
- Compensating controls for legacy shop-floor OSes that can't be upgraded without OEM blessing.
- Air-gapped immutable backup of the ERP DB plus quarterly restore drills.
Recommended stack
The services that matter most for your industry.
Cybersecurity
Endpoint detection, dark-web monitoring, phishing-resistant MFA, and security awareness training — built for SMBs.
Network Support
Business-class Wi-Fi, firewalls, SD-WAN, VLAN segmentation, and 24/7 monitoring for offices and multi-site operations.
Server Support
Windows Server, Linux, virtualization, Active Directory, and storage — proactively monitored, patched, and hardened.
CIO Services
Executive-level IT leadership without the executive-level salary — roadmaps, budgets, vendor management, and digital transformation.
FAQ
Common questions for your industry.
We deliver the CMMC-required technical controls (access control, audit, identification, system protection, system integrity) and produce the System Security Plan / POA&M. For the formal C3PAO assessment we coordinate with a certified assessor — separation of duties matters for CMMC just like HIPAA.
We start with a passive network audit — what's actually talking to what — before changing anything. Then we segment in stages, with a documented rollback at each step. The line never goes down because we made a routing change at 2pm on a Tuesday.
Yes. The right answer is usually compensating controls — application allowlisting, network isolation, no internet egress — not forcing an upgrade the OEM won't certify.
We support SAP, Epicor, NetSuite, Sage, Dynamics, and Plex environments. We don't replace the ERP partner; we own the infrastructure and security around the ERP.
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Ready when you are
Let's talk about your IT.
A 30-minute call is all it takes to know whether we're the right partner. No pressure, no jargon, no obligation.
What to expect
- 130-minute discovery call
We listen first — your environment, pain points, and goals.
- 2Free IT assessment
Senior engineer reviews your stack and flags real risks.
- 3Plain-English roadmap
Clear scope, clear pricing. Walk away with a plan, not a pitch.