Keep the line running. Keep the plant secure.
A stopped line has a cost per minute that everyone in the business can quote. We keep production and business systems available, separate operational technology from IT properly, and bring plant data into decisions.
- 24/7
- Segmented
- Aligned
One partner across the plant floor, the ERP and the office.
Manufacturers usually have two technology estates that were never designed to meet: production systems maintained by engineering, and business systems maintained by IT. We govern both under one methodology without pretending they are the same.
Four missions in manufacturing.
Production and business uptime
ERP, MES and shop floor systems monitored continuously, with support cover mapped to shift patterns rather than office hours.
OT and IT segmentation
Plant networks separated from corporate IT, with controlled remote access for vendors and engineers instead of open connections.
Continuity and recovery
Backup and restore for production-critical systems, tested against the downtime the business can actually absorb.
Plant data put to work
Reporting and governed AI applied to yield, quality and maintenance, delivered through our AI Studio with clear ownership.
What manufacturing leaders are contending with.
Manufacturing technology decisions are judged against output, safety and cost per unit. These are the pressures behind almost every engagement.
Cost of downtime
Unplanned stoppage is measured in units and shifts, which sets a hard commercial ceiling on acceptable recovery times.
Legacy control systems
PLCs, SCADA and machine controllers run long lifecycles on unsupported software and cannot be patched like a laptop.
Vendor remote access
Equipment suppliers expect remote connections. Ungoverned, each one is an unmonitored route into the plant.
Supply chain and customer audits
Larger customers audit their suppliers, and cyber posture is increasingly part of qualification.
Shift working
Support that ends at five o'clock does not serve a plant running three shifts across sites.
Skills on site
Plant locations are often far from technical labour markets, so on-site capability has to be planned, not assumed.
From two disconnected estates to one governed environment, in five steps.
Assess
Business Technology Assessment across estate, risk, cost and capability.
Stabilise
Close critical exposure and bring monitoring, backup and support to a known-good standard.
Standardise
Common platforms, identity and images. Reduce variability before adding capability.
Optimise
Automation and governed AI applied where they measurably earn their keep.
Run
24/7 service, quarterly business reviews and a costed roadmap the business signs off.
The evidence the business can point to.
Segmentation in place
Production networks separated and monitored, with documented rules for what crosses the boundary.
Governed vendor access
Time-bound, logged and approved remote access for equipment suppliers, replacing standing connections.
Shift-aligned service
Support cover and escalation matched to actual production hours across sites.
Recovery proven
Restore of production-critical systems rehearsed against the cost of downtime the business quotes.
- ISO 27001
- IEC 62443
- NIS2
- POPIA
- GDPR
- Cyber Essentials Plus
One methodology, applied to manufacturing.
Six categories, delivered as one. Every engagement is scoped and governed through the same framework we apply across every vertical we support.
IT Strategy, Risk & Compliance
Cyber Resilience
Data Protection
IT Operations
Modern Work Enablement
AI & Data Enablement
Work we have delivered in and around manufacturing.
Anonymised, evidence-led accounts of the engagement, the decisions taken and the measured result.
From parent-company dependency to standalone operations.
A nine-month TSA carve-out of a global industrial technology business, taken from announcement to independent operations without a single business-critical outage.
Corporate divestiture · Global industrial technology · Multi-region
Modernised infrastructure and lower operational risk in a refinery environment.
A precious metals refinery and recovery business runs an estate where production systems, laboratory functions, CCTV, access control and corporate IT all share the same network. Numata modernised that estate, introduced continuous vulnerability management, strengthened identity and endpoint controls, and put proactive managed services and executive reporting around it, moving technology from reactive firefighting to a managed, governed platform for growth.
Precious metals refinery · Infrastructure and cyber modernisation · Anonymised
De-risking a compliance-sensitive aerospace carve-out.
A four-country aerospace divestiture where CUI handling and CMMC / NIST 800-171 obligations had to be preserved from Day 1, not bolted on afterwards.
PE-backed divestiture · Aerospace manufacturing · US, UK, APAC
Common questions from manufacturing.
Do you support operational technology as well as IT?
We govern both. We secure and monitor the boundary, segment plant networks, manage controlled vendor access and support the business systems end to end, working alongside your engineering team and equipment suppliers on the control systems themselves.
Can you cover multiple shifts and sites?
Yes. Support cover and escalation are agreed against your actual shift pattern, with remote-first delivery and scheduled on-site engineering attendance.
How do you handle machines running unsupported software?
We isolate them on controlled segments with tightly scoped access and monitoring, so an unpatchable controller stays usable without exposing the rest of the estate.
What about equipment vendors needing remote access?
We replace standing connections with time-bound, approved and logged sessions, so you keep the support relationship and gain a record of exactly what was done.
Can you help us answer customer cyber audits?
Yes. We maintain the control evidence, testing records and policy artefacts that customer qualification questionnaires ask for.
Where does AI actually help in manufacturing?
Typically in maintenance prediction, quality analysis and planning support, delivered through our AI Studio with an accountable owner, human review and a measurable business case.
Do you work with our ERP and MES?
We are platform agnostic and support the ERP, MES and shop floor systems you already run, including integration, availability and update cycles.
The same standard, in the sectors beside yours.
Private Equity
Technology diligence turned into Day One execution, then value creation across the holding period.
Financial Services
Operational resilience, regulatory evidence and controlled modernisation for regulated firms.
Legal
Matter confidentiality, secure client collaboration and practice productivity.
Audit and Accounting
Client data protection, engagement security and efficiency through busy season.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Patient and study data protected, clinical systems available, privacy evidenced.
Engineering and Construction
Project sites connected quickly, design data protected, mobile teams supported.
Put a number on downtime risk before the next stoppage does.
A short conversation to map your plant and business systems, your shift pattern and the moves that most reduce production risk.