IT Solutions for the Manufacturing Sector

In a factory, when the network goes down, production stops. Adsum Technologies works with Quebec manufacturers to ensure IT infrastructure supports the pace of production rather than slowing it down.

The IT Reality in Manufacturing

Today's factories depend increasingly on connected systems. The ERP, the CMMS, PLCs, sensors on the lines — everything communicates over the network. This integration brings efficiency gains, but it also creates a direct dependency between IT reliability and production capacity.

The problem is that network infrastructure hasn't always evolved at the same pace as operational needs. We often see networks where office workstations, production systems, and guest Wi-Fi share the same infrastructure with no segmentation. A single incident — an infected USB drive on an office computer, a phishing email opened by an employee — can spread all the way to the systems that control production.

On top of that, prime contractors increasingly require their suppliers to demonstrate a rigorous cybersecurity posture. Without documentation and controls in place, contracts can be at risk.

What We Put in Place

We tailor our interventions to the constraints of manufacturing: limited maintenance windows, systems that must run continuously, and sometimes aging equipment that can't support standard updates.

OT and IT network segmentation — We physically and logically separate the administrative network from the production network. PLCs and control systems are isolated in their own secure zone. Our cybersecurity approach accounts for industrial protocols and the equipment specific to your production floor.

Production-focused disaster recovery — Our backup and disaster recovery service prioritizes the systems your production capacity depends on. Restoration procedures are documented, tested, and designed to get your critical systems back up as quickly as possible.

Monitoring adapted to the factory floor — Through our managed IT service, we monitor your infrastructure continuously with alerts configured for the thresholds that matter in an industrial environment: network latency on production links, ERP server health, and inter-site connection status.

Relevant Services for Manufacturers

• Managed IT — Continuous monitoring and management of your IT assets, including mixed office-factory environments
• Cybersecurity — OT/IT segmentation, perimeter protection and threat detection adapted to industrial settings
• Cloud Solutions — Hybrid hosting: administrative systems in the cloud, critical workloads on-site based on your needs
• Backup and Disaster Recovery — Protection and rapid restoration of your production data, ERP and CMMS

What It Means in Practice

• Fewer IT-related stoppages — A reliable, segmented network reduces incidents that affect production
• Production isolated from threats — OT/IT separation prevents an office incident from spreading to the factory floor
• Planned restoration — Documented and tested recovery procedures for your critical systems
• Compliance with prime contractor requirements — Security posture documentation ready for audits
• Your IT team freed up — If you have an in-house technician, we handle day-to-day operations so they can focus on improvement projects

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Is your IT infrastructure up to your production demands? Contact us to discuss.