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Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) networks have different demands from enterprise networks. When building these systems, manufacturers need specialized services that recognize these unique demands. Malisko is an expert in implementing IT solutions for the manufacturing industry, so operations like yours can increase efficiency, reduce cost and leverage data insights.

IT Solutions for Manufacturing

Malisko is an experienced provider specializing in designing and deploying industrial IT platforms. Our team offers an extensive range of capabilities to tailor technology solutions to your goals. When developing an industrial IT platform for your operation, we ensure it aligns with all industry standards and allows various disparate systems to connect and share data. With the right solutions in place, your operation can see a notable increase in operational efficiency. 

Our skill set is wide-reaching. Some of our manufacturing IT services and areas of expertise include:

  • Industrial firewalls
  • Micro data centers
  • Server virtualization
  • Thin client deployment
  • Industrial zone systems
  • Horizontal and vertical pathway specifications
  • Industrial Demilitarized Zone (IDMZ)
  • Cisco validated design integration
  • Rockwell Automation PlantPAx system design
  • Stratus Technologies fault-tolerant infrastructure design
  • Server virtualization
  • Virtual machine backup solutions
  • Thin Client deployment
  • Shared storage integration
  • Industrial distribution frames
  • Industrial network design, deployment and performance assessment
  • Physical network infrastructure specifications based on Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE)

Advantages of Industrial Technology Services

Technology and automation solutions for manufacturing can offer various benefits to operations.

Operational Efficiency

Industrial IT enables data collection across industrial machinery, assets and processes. Access to this data and real-time monitoring allow your team to analyze performance, identify the cause of bottlenecks and find gaps in processes that you may not have found otherwise. Use data analytics to make improvements that vastly increase efficiency on your manufacturing lines.

This data can also show you when initiatives to improve performance are effective. Reference data points and view changes over time to understand which decisions have the most impact.

Data-Driven Insights

While your operational data can reveal weak points in your processing, this data is also valuable across different departments. Use performance data for greater oversight of your supply chain to make more informed decisions about vendors and shipping. Access purchasing data to understand client preferences and capture market trends throughout the year. Ultimately, these data-driven insights allow more informed decision-making and more effective resource allocation.

Improved Safety

Industrial IT allows you to monitor performance and the potential safety risks that come with your manufacturing processes. A proactive understanding of these risks lets you act accordingly and protect your team. For example, industrial IT systems can help identify hazard points on your factory floor, informing your safety procedures and training for employees.

Performance data can also help you identify safety risks for specific machines or employees. If you find repeat accidents on certain equipment, you can improve training procedures and ensure all employees understand best practices. 

Remote Monitoring and Control

Leverage industrial IT to monitor and control equipment remotely. This ability makes operations more flexible and safer. Manage equipment remotely when human intervention poses a high safety risk. Remote control capabilities can also be valuable in facilities with limited space. Focus human operation on the machines that need it most, and use remote monitoring where it’s most valuable.

Cost Savings

Industrial IT drives cost savings in multiple areas. Data analytics support more informed decision-making. Data-backed decisions often improve resource allocation and help you find ways to save on materials sourcing, processes and more. Predictive maintenance helps you save on costly repairs that occur without a steady maintenance schedule.

Increased safety in your facility can also help you save on unexpected downtime and injuries related to unsafe practices. Increasing efficiency can also lead to pushing out products faster and improving revenue. While cutting costs in some areas, you can boost revenue in others.

Leverage Manufacturing Technology Solutions With Malisko

The benefits of industrial automation solutions are clear, but implementation is critical. Intensive planning, cybersecurity and a defined operational strategy are essential for experiencing these benefits. Data must also be used strategically to ensure the interoperability of machines.

Malisko makes it possible to introduce technology and automation solutions into your manufacturing line. We offer a structured process for understanding your manufacturing goals and implementing a successful IT system. Collaborate with our team to create your industrial IT strategy and drive results following our implementation process.

With nearly three decades of experience, we deliver measurable ROI to clients that take their operations further. See what we can do for you — contact us today.

Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) networks have different demands from enterprise networks. When building these systems, manufacturers need specialized services that recognize these unique demands. Malisko is an expert in implementing IT solutions for the manufacturing industry, so operations like yours can increase efficiency, reduce cost and leverage data insights.

 

IT Solutions for Manufacturing

Malisko is an experienced provider specializing in designing and deploying industrial IT platforms. Our team offers an extensive range of capabilities to tailor technology solutions to your goals. When developing an industrial IT platform for your operation, we ensure it aligns with all industry standards and allows various disparate systems to connect and share data. With the right solutions in place, your operation can see a notable increase in operational efficiency. 

Our skill set is wide-reaching. Some of our manufacturing IT services and areas of expertise include:

  • Industrial firewalls
  • Micro data centers
  • Server virtualization
  • Thin client deployment
  • Industrial zone systems
  • Horizontal and vertical pathway specifications
  • Industrial Demilitarized Zone (IDMZ)
  • Cisco validated design integration
  • Rockwell Automation PlantPAx system design
  • Stratus Technologies fault-tolerant infrastructure design
  • Server virtualization
  • Virtual machine backup solutions
  • Thin Client deployment
  • Shared storage integration
  • Industrial distribution frames
  • Industrial network design, deployment and performance assessment
  • Physical network infrastructure specifications based on Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE)

Advantages of Industrial Technology Services

Technology and automation solutions for manufacturing can offer various benefits to operations.

Operational Efficiency

Industrial IT enables data collection across industrial machinery, assets and processes. Access to this data and real-time monitoring allow your team to analyze performance, identify the cause of bottlenecks and find gaps in processes that you may not have found otherwise. Use data analytics to make improvements that vastly increase efficiency on your manufacturing lines.

This data can also show you when initiatives to improve performance are effective. Reference data points and view changes over time to understand which decisions have the most impact.

Data-Driven Insights

While your operational data can reveal weak points in your processing, this data is also valuable across different departments. Use performance data for greater oversight of your supply chain to make more informed decisions about vendors and shipping. Access purchasing data to understand client preferences and capture market trends throughout the year. Ultimately, these data-driven insights allow more informed decision-making and more effective resource allocation.

Improved Safety

Industrial IT allows you to monitor performance and the potential safety risks that come with your manufacturing processes. A proactive understanding of these risks lets you act accordingly and protect your team. For example, industrial IT systems can help identify hazard points on your factory floor, informing your safety procedures and training for employees.

Performance data can also help you identify safety risks for specific machines or employees. If you find repeat accidents on certain equipment, you can improve training procedures and ensure all employees understand best practices.

Remote Monitoring and Control

Leverage industrial IT to monitor and control equipment remotely. This ability makes operations more flexible and safer. Manage equipment remotely when human intervention poses a high safety risk. Remote control capabilities can also be valuable in facilities with limited space. Focus human operation on the machines that need it most, and use remote monitoring where it’s most valuable.

Cost Savings

Industrial IT drives cost savings in multiple areas. Data analytics support more informed decision-making. Data-backed decisions often improve resource allocation and help you find ways to save on materials sourcing, processes and more. Predictive maintenance helps you save on costly repairs that occur without a steady maintenance schedule.

Increased safety in your facility can also help you save on unexpected downtime and injuries related to unsafe practices. Increasing efficiency can also lead to pushing out products faster and improving revenue. While cutting costs in some areas, you can boost revenue in others.

Leverage Manufacturing Technology Solutions With Malisko

The benefits of industrial automation solutions are clear, but implementation is critical. Intensive planning, cybersecurity and a defined operational strategy are essential for experiencing these benefits. Data must also be used strategically to ensure the interoperability of machines.

Malisko makes it possible to introduce technology and automation solutions into your manufacturing line. We offer a structured process for understanding your manufacturing goals and implementing a successful IT system. Collaborate with our team to create your industrial IT strategy and drive results following our implementation process.

With nearly three decades of experience, we deliver measurable ROI to clients that take their operations further. See what we can do for you — contact us today.

Strengthening Industrial Control System Security: The Power of RBAC with Active Directory Integration

In the complex world of industrial control systems, security is paramount. That’s where Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) shines, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access critical systems and data. But to truly harness the power of RBAC, integration with Active Directory is key.

Unlocking Security: Micro-Segmentation with NAC Solutions for Industrial Networks

In the realm of industrial networks, security isn’t just a priority—it’s a necessity. That’s where Network Access Control (NAC) solutions come into play, traditionally owned and operated by IT departments to safeguard corporate networks. But what about the complex, dynamic networks powering our factories?

The Factory Floor Showdown: Industrial Zone Enclosures vs. Traditional IDFs

In the realm of network infrastructure, resilience is key, especially in the unforgiving terrain of industrial settings. It’s here that the battle between Industrial Zone Enclosures (IZEs) and traditional Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDFs) truly unfolds.

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Our Approach

No two plants are the same. No two production processes are either. We deliver an automated production process that works for you. And it will work as perfectly as physically possible. Whether you’ve already implemented some automation, just finished an OEE review, or are starting from the beginning, we’ll provide the service you need. We can provide a business justification for process automation, design your automated system, or implement a system that’s already been designed. We can do it all and jump in at any point during the process.

Our approach to process engineering and automation has delivered results for over 20 years. It has allowed us to provide our clients with consistent, efficient production, and measurable ROI. How do we do it?

Site Assessment
Before we can design your new system and implement automation solutions that save you money and improve efficiency, we have to understand your challenges. To achieve this, we can engage with you to perform a site assessment. We listen to your operators, maintenance staff, engineers and operations personnel to fully understand your process, how your business operates, the problems you want to solve, and what success means to you. Most important, we take the time to understand the best ways to collaborate with your in-house engineers throughout the automation process as we become familiar with your facility and systems that make it run.

Our site assessment follows a tried and true process and is the first step in implementing an automation solution. During each site assessment, we will :

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Front-End Engineering Design (FEED)
Successful engineering has to align everyday production with the big picture. Each processing unit and work cell must come together with your automation system to form not only an efficient production process but also one that matches your business goals and realities. When we present an automation solution to you, we make sure it matches your budget, your timeline, your current production realities, and your goals all while minimizing risk.

Our Front End Engineering Design (FEED) sets the foundation for a successful project accomplished on time, on budget and in a way that fits your in-house team.

If the needs of your business, plant, and production line change over time, our systems come ready to change along with them. And if you need, we’ll even tweak the system design to fit the skill sets of your support team. We believe the best systems change for you. It shouldn’t be the other way around.

Once the FEED is completed, you will receive:

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Detailed Engineering and Design
In our detailed engineering and design service, we transform the conceptual into the final design. We use all the knowledge we gain from the automation solutions site assessment and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to minimize your risk, get you running quickly, and align our work with your business realities. Here we will also flush out project risks, planning for them by nailing down a realistic project budget, execution plan and timeline.

Malisko both designs your automation system and implements it. Our detailed engineering and design service picks up right after our FEED services leave off, and our system integration execution pick up right after our detailed engineering and design. We can handle the complete package: specification, design, procurement, development, on-site execution, troubleshooting and support of the control, network, security and MES layers.

During this phase we can provide you with:

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Project Execution
After we’ve completed our thorough automation solutions site assessment, Front End Engineering Design and Detailed Engineering Design, we have the information we need to document, code and integrate your automated system. We keep in mind your business goals. We factor in the strengths and limitations of your team, and we prioritize your most important objectives.

We design your system on a foundation of understanding so that we can rapidly implement it with absolute precision. We program each function in your system and set up an intuitive Human Machine Interface (HMI) and reporting that allows your team to adopt your system efficiently. We outfit your system with the reporting you need to stay on top of your production. Prior to installation, we run your system through several rounds of intensive testing in a simulated environment to make sure it works. Once we have programmed your machines, set up your HMI, created a useful reporting program and tested the functionality and performance of your system, it is time to install your system in your facility. When on-site system installation is complete our Team again extensively tests the operation, performance and functionality of the new system holistically from the field devices through to reporting.

During this phase we can provide you with:

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Validation
Computer System Validation (CSV) is a must in FDA regulated industries. We design and implement your system to deliver consistent, efficient production that also meets CSV for FDA. And we prove it too. If you operate in a regulated industry, we take care of the paperwork related to CSV and reduce your Regulatory risk. We can provide a Validation Master Plan (VMP) and use it to guide our work. We document requirement specs, design specs, functional specs, test plans, installation and operational protocols, trace matrices, and summary reports. We execute the protocols as well. We assist with keeping your records up-to-date via change control and help keep your system in compliance. Minimizing risk is ingrained in our company because we are committed to delivering you ROI.

During this phase we can provide you with:

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Post Project Support
If any troubles emerge with your system, we have you covered; whether it is warranty or support under a formal service contract. When you work with Malisko Engineering, you don’t just get a system, you get a whole team to support it. If you have a full maintenance and system support staff on-hand, we will provide assistance to fill the cracks. As much as practical, we can help your team be properly equipped to maintain and troubleshoot your process and automation system. If you need full support services, we are available 24-7 to make sure your system works.

During this phase we can provide you with:

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Contact our Industrial IT Experts Today

Malisko offers a wide range of Industrial IT solutions catered to your facility’s specific needs. Contact our experts today for all of your Industrial IT needs. 

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