Industries · Manufacturing
IT that keeps pace with
a manufacturer that’s growing.
We align IT operations across every plant, shift, and region, centralize support for every production run, and provide the strategic direction a scaling manufacturer needs, without building an IT department around it.
The staffing math
Multi-shift production.
Single-shift IT.
Your plant doesn’t stop at five o’clock, so your IT support can’t either. But for small and mid-sized manufacturers, staffing around-the-clock coverage in-house rarely adds up.
3+
people just to cover the clock
Supporting first, second, and third shift takes at least three support staff, and more to cover vacations, sick days, and turnover. Most growing manufacturers can’t justify that headcount.
1
departure away from a coverage gap
When a shift’s only IT person leaves or takes time off, that shift runs without support, and what they knew about your systems leaves with them.
2
different jobs, often expected of one hire
The people who keep lines and users running are not the people who plan ERP upgrades, new plants, and security roadmaps. Those are different skill sets, and both need to be staffed.
How we help
Global IT operations, aligned for manufacturers that scale quickly.
Centralized support and consistent standards reduce the cost of supporting multiple production runs, and give leadership one partner accountable for all of it.
01
Align IT across every site
One standard for every plant, office, and region: the same systems, security, and documentation, so a new site or acquisition comes online the same way every time.
02
Centralize support
One support organization for every shift and location, instead of site-by-site workarounds, local favors, and knowledge that lives in one person’s head.
03
Support every production run
Coverage aligned to how you actually run, including second and third shift and changeovers, so an issue on the floor at 2 a.m. gets handled instead of waiting for morning.
04
Provide direction and alignment
Dedicated IT strategy leadership that plans ahead for growth, new plants, ERP and MES changes, and security, delivered consistently by a team built for it, not a fractional afterthought.
In practice today
Every continent
where we deploy and support manufacturing IT
We run global IT operations for manufacturers and deploy projects worldwide: new sites, system rollouts, and security programs, delivered to one standard wherever the work is.
Global operations · Worldwide deployments
Why an organization built for it
Hard to do well fractionally.
Easy with a team purpose-built for it.
Building it in-house
With AlignLayerNine
Shift coverage
Three or more hires, plus backups for time off and turnover
A support team built to cover every shift
Strategic direction
A separate senior hire, or left undone
Dedicated IT alignment and advisory, included
Consistency across sites
Depends on who is on shift at each location
One standard and documented playbooks everywhere
Cost as you grow
Headcount grows with every new shift and site
Scales with production, without new hires
Security and compliance
Protected production. Provable compliance.
Protect production uptime
On a plant floor, a cyberattack is a downtime problem first. We harden the networks, endpoints, and accounts your production depends on, and plan for fast recovery.
Cybersecurity →Ready for customer and defense requirements
Supplying the defense industrial base or large OEMs? We help you meet security requirements such as CMMC and prove it when customers ask.
CMMC for defense contractors →Where to start
Choose the model that fits your plant.
Fully Managed IT
Your complete IT department, for plants without an internal team.
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Co-Managed IT
Extra hands, off-shift coverage, and tools for the IT team you already have.
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IT Strategy & Advisory
Direction and alignment for growth, new sites, and major system changes.
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Scaling production? Let’s align your IT to match.
Tell us about your plants, shifts, and growth plans. We’ll show you what centralized, around-the-clock IT would look like for your operation.