Manufacturing
The production floor and the office have different network needs — and putting them on one segment is the most common source of trouble we find.
In a factory, the devices on the network are not only office computers: there are scales, machines with control panels, barcode scanners, and cameras. Many are long-lived and cannot be updated, so putting them on the same segment as office computers means one infected machine can reach them.
The work starts with an inventory: what is connected, who uses it, and what stops production when it dies. From there the segments are separated and access rights cleaned up — usually without replacing any hardware.
What we do
- Device inventory including undocumented and out-of-support equipment.
- Segment separation so an office problem does not halt production.
- Work record keeping that currently rests on spreadsheets.
- Backup restore testing for production and administrative data.
General scope
| Starting point | Inventory of plant floor and office devices |
|---|---|
| Reorganisation | Separating production, office, and guest segments |
| Record keeping | Moving work records from spreadsheets into an application |
| Deliverables | Network diagram, access list, recovery procedure |
| Not included | Procurement of production machinery and its hardware |
Used for
- Factories whose networks grew in stages
- Production records still kept by hand
- Preparing to add network-connected machinery
- Clean-up after IT staff turnover
Services this sector typically needs
Tell us what you need
Tell us how many users, how many sites, and what holds work up most. We map out what is needed and send a quotation with the reasoning behind it — at no cost.