Manufacturing facility

IT Services in Chicago: A Manufacturing Firm’s Expansion

An Inside Look into Building a Scalable IT Infrastructure to Support Cross-Border Manufacturing Expansion and Secure Operations Across Chicago and Mexico.

CompuOne Client Profile

A Chicago manufacturing firm reached capacity in the U.S. based plant. The organization decided to expand business into Mexico. For that reason, they required a new IT infrastructure to support Mexico plant and allow communication between plants.

CompuOne Client Focus

There were four major challenges regarding the manufacturing expansion into Mexico:

  1. First, the plant needed to perform EDI function similar to the United States.
  2. Finding the talent to support ERD.
  3. Cybersecurity solutions for the plant: Protection against cyber attacks, and equipment protection from theft.
  4. Communication lines for voice and video to the U.S. with no cost.
CompuOne Vision + Solution

With a set time frame, CompuOne successfully streamlined many solutions to help open the new plant, including:

  1. Wireless access points installed throughout the 6000 sqft. facility for connectivity.
  2. A private cloud built in the U.S. to store data.
  3. Virtual desktops deployed to allow for expansion.
  4. Firewalls set up to increase security.
  5. A tunnel VPN created with U.S. phones.

CompuOne Results

The results of the plant expansion were beyond expectations. Private cloud solutions allowed all data to be stored in the U.S. and reduced costs by not having to build an additional server room in Mexico. Equipment security improved due to virtual desktops deployed on monitors with no OS.

CompuOne Confidentiality

CompuOne honors each client’s preferences and confidentiality. Client name withheld for privacy.