For manufacturers, metals processors and distributors
We keep manufacturers running and insurable.
Managed IT, cybersecurity and backup for plants without an IT department, from a founder with 33 years in manufacturing. No long-term contracts, no hourly bills.
Sound familiar?
Most of the companies we work with didn't call us because they love IT. They called because something forced the question:
- The cyber-insurance renewal asked about MFA, EDR and backups, and nobody was sure of the answers.
- A big customer sent a security questionnaire, or started talking about NIST 800-171 or CMMC.
- The one person who "does the computers" is leaving, retiring or overloaded.
- The server in the back room runs the ERP, and if it stops, shipping stops.
- There are still Windows 10 PCs on the floor and Office 2021 on the desks.
If one of those is on your list, we can help, and we'll tell you straight what matters most and what can wait.
What we do
Take one service or all four. Each is built around production: what has to keep running, and what your insurer and customers ask for. We also help plants modernize processes with AI, automation and vendor-neutral ERP selection.
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Managed IT
We look after your PCs, servers, network and Microsoft 365, patch and monitor them, and answer when your people call.
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Cybersecurity & insurance readiness
The protections insurers ask about, set up and managed for you: MFA, endpoint detection and response, email filtering, dark-web monitoring and, on Secure plans, phishing training.
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Backup & disaster recovery
Backups of your servers and Microsoft 365 that we test, so a dead server or ransomware means hours of downtime, not weeks.
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Compliance help
Practical help with NIST 800-171 and CMMC questions from your customers, without turning your plant into a paperwork factory.
NIST 800-171 and CMMC help →
Who we work with
Most of our clients are manufacturers, metals processors and distributors: companies that need IT to keep the line running but don't want to build an IT department.
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Plants and machine shops
Shop-floor PCs, machine controllers, ERP and shipping systems, looked after around your production schedule, not in the middle of a run.
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Distributors and warehouses
Firewalls, switches and Wi-Fi across the office, the floor and the warehouse, and backups of the ERP that ships your orders.
How we work
Why manufacturers work with us
- We know the floor, not just the office. Shop-floor PCs, machine controllers, ERP and shipping systems, and the reality that you can't patch a line in the middle of a run.
- Insurance-ready by default. The security controls insurers ask about are built into our managed service from day one, not an add-on you find out about at renewal.
- One team that answers. You deal with people who know your setup. Your documentation, passwords and licences stay yours.
- Plain English. You get a short report you can read, not a dashboard you have to decode.
- There when it's down. When something causes an outage, we'll be there, even outside normal hours.
- No hourly bills, no lock-in. One monthly price with no hourly charges unless something is completely out of scope (and we agree that price with you before the work starts), and no long-term contract, just 30 days' notice.
Our founder, Chad Lowe, has spent 33 years in manufacturing, including 15 with Tier 2 and Tier 3 automotive suppliers and 15 in steel processing, and more than 22 years in IT. He knows inventory systems, EDI, Six Sigma and lean, and what an hour of downtime actually costs.
We're based in Cape Coral, Florida, and support manufacturers and distributors in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
Not sure where you stand?
Our Manufacturing Cyber-Risk & Insurance Readiness Assessment gives you a written, plain-English picture of your security, backups and insurance gaps, with a fixed quote to fix them, valid for 30 days.
Get the Assessment or call (800) 619‑5494