Manufacturing IT Services
Texas manufacturing has its own IT discipline — IT/OT segmentation, OT-aware cybersecurity that does not break production, deep ERP expertise across SAP/Dynamics/NetSuite/Plex/Epicor, multi-site connectivity that keeps multiple plants operational, hurricane-aware business continuity along the Gulf Coast, and (for the defense supply chain across Fort Worth, Arlington, San Antonio, and Bay Area Houston) CMMC 2.0 compliance.
At a glance
LayerLogix delivers managed IT and cybersecurity for Texas manufacturers without the $500K specialist consultancy bill.
We bring deep IT and security capability for the business side, real OT awareness on the operations side, and the engineering judgment to know which systems we should not touch.
Manufacturing · One plant, two networks
Zoom into a plant that keeps shipping
Follow one Texas plant from a flat network, where an office click can stop the line, to separate office and plant-floor zones. Tap a lens to dive in, use the arrows, or let it play.
Your plant · A normal shift
Upstairs, the office. Downstairs, the line.
Upstairs, estimating builds quotes, purchasing works the inbox and the ERP holds the orders and bills of materials. Downstairs, PLCs run the cells, operators watch the HMIs and scanners log each pallet. Often, one flat network ties all of it together, and nobody planned it that way.
What LayerLogix does
- Walk the office and the floor and inventory the connected devices
- Map how work orders move from the ERP to the line and back
- Note which machines your OEMs and integrators look after
Before · One email on a flat network
A purchasing click that reaches the plant floor
It starts with an email that looks like a supplier's revised PO. Someone opens the attachment, and on a flat network nothing stands between that PC and the shared drive, the ERP server or the HMIs on the line. Watch how far a single click gets before anyone notices.
What LayerLogix does
- Trace the paths an office PC can take to the plant floor
- Show you, on your own network, what one click could reach
- Rank the fixes so the riskiest paths close first
Before · The cost lands at shipping
An office problem turns into a missed shipment
With the ERP offline there are no pick lists and no shipping labels. With the HMIs dark, the line sits still. By afternoon, shipping is working orders off a whiteboard and drivers are waiting at the doors. Step through the day and watch it spread.
What LayerLogix does
- List what your ERP and your line can't run without
- Agree which systems come back first, and in what order
- Write a manual fallback for shipping while systems recover
The turn · IT/OT segmentation
Office and plant floor, split by one guarded door
We separate the business network from the plant floor using ISA/IEC 62443 zone-and-conduit design. Work orders and production counts still cross a firewall on rules we write down with you, and people cross via a jump host. The same bad click now hits the door, not the line. Flip between the two.
What LayerLogix does
- Design the zones and the conduits between them with your team
- Route cross-zone access through a jump host, enforced by PAM
- Document each allowed flow between the ERP and the line
After · Remote access for OEMs
Your robot vendor gets one cell, not the whole plant
OEMs and integrators need to reach their machines, and the old answer was a remote tool on the HMI with a shared password. Now the request comes through the jump host, someone on your side approves it, and the tech reaches only the machine they're there to service.
What LayerLogix does
- Retire remote tools left running and shared vendor passwords
- Broker vendor sessions through a jump host with PAM
- Coordinate control-system changes with your engineers and OEMs
After · ERP backups you can restore
Locked ERP backups, and a copy away from the coast
Orders, bills of materials and inventory live in the ERP, so we back it up to immutable storage, with restore points locked against edits and deletes, and keep a second copy in another region for hurricane season. Pick what went wrong and watch the right copy come out.
What LayerLogix does
- Back up the ERP to immutable storage, with a copy in another region
- Set recovery targets for the ERP with you and write them down
- Run a yearly tabletop that includes plant-floor recovery
After · Monitoring both sides
Something odd shows up, and the line keeps running
A passive sensor on the plant floor listens to control traffic without sending anything to your PLCs. When a PLC gets an unplanned program change or an office PC tries to reach a controller, monitoring flags it and we work the alert with your plant lead while the line keeps running.
What LayerLogix does
- Place passive OT sensors and build the asset list from what they see
- Watch IT and selected OT traffic for anything out of pattern
- Respond in business hours, with after-hours emergency support
Showing Your plant · A normal shift: Upstairs, the office. Downstairs, the line.
What We Offer
Comprehensive solutions tailored for Houston-area businesses
IT/OT Segmentation
Plant-floor cybersecurity starts with proper IT/OT segmentation. We design and operate the segmentation between your enterprise IT environment (ERP, email, file shares) and your OT environment (PLCs, SCADA, HMI, robotics, MES, historians) using ISA/IEC 62443 zone-and-conduit principles. Privileged Access Management (PAM) enforces the boundary; jump hosts mediate every cross-zone interaction.
OT-Aware Cybersecurity
OT environments cannot tolerate the same security controls as IT — agent-based EDR, aggressive patching, and active scanning can take down production. We deploy OT-aware monitoring (passive network sensors, asset discovery, anomaly detection) that protects without disrupting. We work with the legacy systems Texas plants actually run: Rockwell, Siemens, GE Proficy, Honeywell, Wonderware, OSIsoft PI.
ERP Implementation & Support
Deep expertise with the ERP platforms manufacturing actually runs: SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Plex, Epicor, Infor, Sage 100/300/X3, and ProcessPro. We handle implementation, integration with shop floor systems, security hardening, and the day-to-day support that keeps the business running.
CMMC for Defense Suppliers
Manufacturers in the DoD supply chain — particularly across Fort Worth, Arlington, San Antonio, and Bay Area Houston — are now in scope of CMMC 2.0. We deliver CMMC-aligned managed services, NIST 800-171 control implementation, SSP authoring, and DIBCAC pre-assessment for Texas defense suppliers, with PAM as the foundational control that satisfies multiple CMMC practices simultaneously.
Multi-Site Connectivity
Multi-plant manufacturing requires reliable connectivity across geographically diverse sites — often including remote facilities with limited ISP options. We design SD-WAN architectures with cellular failover, secure site-to-site VPN, and centralized monitoring so headquarters has visibility into every facility.
Hurricane & Disaster Recovery
Texas manufacturing operations need hurricane-aware business continuity planning — particularly along the Gulf Coast. Documented RTO/RPO targets, immutable backup with NinjaRMM/Dropsuite, geographically diverse failover, and tested annual tabletop exercises that include OT recovery scenarios.
Why Choose LayerLogix?
Serving businesses throughout the Greater Houston area including Houston, The Woodlands, Conroe, Sugar Land, Clear Lake, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, San Antonio, Midland.
Stop Ransomware Before It Reaches the Plant Floor
Ransomware that pivots from IT to OT is the operational nightmare scenario for manufacturers. Privileged Access Management (PAM) blocks ransomware on the IT side; rigorous segmentation and OT-aware monitoring catch anything that tries to cross. We deploy both.
Production Uptime
Production downtime is measured in dollars per minute for most manufacturers. Proactive monitoring across IT and selected OT environments, redundant connectivity, tested failover, and after-hours emergency incident response keep operations moving.
CMMC Without a $500K Consulting Bill
Defense supply chain CMMC consulting from boutique RPOs runs $200K-$500K+ for a Level 2 engagement. We deliver CMMC-aligned managed services with the same control coverage at SMB pricing — and with PAM, MFA, and FIPS-validated encryption already built into the managed services baseline.
ERP That Actually Works
Manufacturing ERP is where most generic MSPs fail — they have never deployed Plex or Epicor and they cannot tune SAP. We have. The integration between ERP, MES, shop floor systems, EDI, and customer portals is the work that determines whether your operations actually run.
A Single Throat to Choke
When IT, OT, ERP, and connectivity are split across four vendors, every issue becomes a finger-pointing exercise. We unify them — with the engineering judgment to know which problems we own and which require a vendor specialist (and we manage that relationship for you).
Our Process
Keep the plant floor running — and the defense contracts
For Texas manufacturers, downtime is lost revenue and a CMMC gap can cost a defense contract. We secure the business side, stay OT-aware at the boundary, and get defense suppliers audit-ready without the $500K consultancy bill.
Ransomware jumps from the office network to the plant floor and stops production.
Segmentation plus default-deny PAM keep a business breach off the shop floor.
Defense contracts require protecting CUI to a federal standard.
PAM, MFA, and FIPS-validated encryption mapped to the 800-171 controls — Level 2 readiness in 6–12 months.
Engineering workstations and shop-floor PCs run whatever gets installed.
Application allowlisting locks every endpoint to only the software approved to run.
ERP or MES downtime halts orders, shipping, and the line.
Deep SAP/Dynamics/NetSuite/Plex/Epicor support plus multi-site SD-WAN that keeps plants connected.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you actually understand operational technology (OT) and ICS environments?▼
Can you support our SAP / Dynamics / NetSuite / Plex / Epicor environment?▼
Are you a CMMC-Certified Third-Party Assessor (C3PAO)?▼
How does Privileged Access Management (PAM) help a manufacturer?▼
Can you support multi-plant operations across Texas?▼
How much does this cost for a typical Texas manufacturer?▼
Ready to Get Started?
Contact LayerLogix today for a free consultation. We serve businesses throughout Houston, The Woodlands, Conroe, and the surrounding Greater Houston area.