Plant & Office Networks
Wired networks and Wi-Fi for production floors, warehouses, and offices, planned from a wireless site survey of the actual space.
01 — Manufacturing
Manufacturing
IT & Network Services for Manufacturers in Orange County & Los Angeles
Production depends on systems that cannot go down in the middle of a shift: the ERP and MES servers that schedule and track work, the plant network that connects equipment and scanners, and the security that keeps an office-side incident from reaching the floor.
Licht Data designs, builds, and operates that infrastructure for manufacturers across Southern California.
Calls are answered 24/7. Response times are set in your service agreement.
Founded 2004 · Irvine, California · Senior engineering-led · Multi-site infrastructure
02 — What We Handle for Manufacturers
What We Handle for Manufacturers
Plant and office infrastructure, managed by one team.
OT Network Segmentation
Production equipment and controls kept on separate networks from office users, guests, and cameras, with controlled remote access for equipment vendors.
ERP & MES Server Infrastructure
Servers, databases including SQL Server, storage, and backups for the ERP and MES systems that run production. We manage the infrastructure; your ERP or MES vendor supports the application.
High-Availability Servers
Redundant server and storage designs for systems where a single hardware failure would stop production.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Veeam backups with cloud recovery on AWS or Microsoft Azure, with restores tested on a schedule.
Security Cameras & Access Control
IP cameras and door access control for plants, warehouses, and offices, installed on their own network segment.
Firewall & Cybersecurity
Next-generation firewalls, endpoint protection, and security monitoring across plant and office networks.
Phones for Office and Plant
Cloud phone systems with desk, conference, and mobile phones for office and plant staff.
03 — Why Manufacturers Work With Licht Data
Why Manufacturers Work With Licht Data
Work scheduled around production
Maintenance and changes are planned around shifts and production schedules, with a rollback plan written before work begins.
One team for the whole plant
Network, servers, security, cameras, and phones are designed and managed by the same senior engineers, so problems do not fall between vendors.
Experience with long-shift operations
We operate the infrastructure of a manufacturing facility that runs more than 15 hours a day, where maintenance windows are short.
Support for U.S. plants of Korean manufacturers
Support is available in Korean and English, and we coordinate directly with headquarters IT on standards and security policies.
04 — Manufacturing Project
Manufacturing Project
60,000 sq ft Manufacturing Facility
For a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing facility that runs more than 15 hours a day, Licht Data delivered Cisco Wi-Fi 6, a network divided into five segments, Fortinet security, structured cabling, high-availability servers, SQL Server management, Veeam backup with AWS disaster recovery, IP surveillance, and a USLink Cloud PBX with Cisco desk and conference phones.
Licht Data continues to operate the environment as a managed service.
We also support other manufacturers across Southern California.
Serving businesses across Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties from our headquarters in Irvine.
05 — Manufacturing IT FAQ
Manufacturing IT FAQ
Do you support ERP and MES systems?
We build and manage the infrastructure they run on: servers, databases, storage, network, and backups. Your ERP or MES vendor continues to support the application itself, and we coordinate with them.
How do you keep production networks secure?
Production equipment is placed on separate network segments from office users, guests, and cameras, with firewall rules between them and controlled remote access for equipment vendors.
Can you work around our production schedule?
Yes. Maintenance and changes are scheduled around shifts, with a written rollback plan before work begins.
Our plant Wi-Fi is unreliable. Can you fix it?
We start with a wireless site survey of the floor and warehouse, then adjust or add access points and settings based on what the survey shows.
What happens if a production server fails?
For critical systems we design redundant servers and storage. Backups are tested on a schedule, so systems can be restored from a known-good copy.
Do you install security cameras and access control?
Yes. IP cameras and door access control are installed on their own network segment and managed with the rest of your infrastructure.
Do you support U.S. plants of Korean manufacturers?
Yes. Support is available in Korean and English, and we coordinate directly with headquarters IT on standards, domains, and security policies.
How much does IT support for a manufacturing plant cost?
It depends on the number of sites, users, and devices, the production systems involved, and your security requirements. We review your facility and give you a written quote.
06 — Get a Plant IT Review
Get a Plant IT Review
Tell us about your facility, your production systems, and the problems you are seeing. A senior engineer will review your network, servers, and security and recommend the lowest-cost way to reduce downtime risk.