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Manufacturing Technology Solutions

From the plant floor to the front office, we help manufacturers modernize infrastructure, protect operations, and keep everything running. 

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Problems that cause bigger ones

The challenges manufacturers face today are real: 

  • Legacy infrastructure blocking modernization
  • Ransomware threats
  • Downtime impacting profitability
  • IT recruiting challenges 
  • No single point of accountability
  • The disconnect between operational technology (OT) and IT systems
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Unique benefits we offer manufacturers

Manufacturing environments demand more from a technology partner. Here's how we deliver it.

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A dedicated team

We have an IT team that's focused on the manufacturing industry — people who can bridge the gap between IT and OT.
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More print support

Our managed print services can also provide thermal printers with the support they need.
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Complete skills

Need to modernize more than one area? From infrastructure to cybersecurity to communications, we can do it all.
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Marco doesn't present itself like an IT subcontractor. I feel we are true business partners.

— Brian Pleschourt, Sweet Harvest Foods

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There wasn't a question we asked that Marco didn't know the answer to.

— Jeremy Wallender, WCCO Belting, Inc.

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All of this automation is great. We’re very happy with the efficiencies gained in the office. I estimate it saves us at least 60 hours a week.

— Derek DeGeest, DeGeest Steel Works

Your industry has specific technology needs. We know them well. 

We specialize in keeping operations running, data protected, and compliance requirements met. 

Persistent IT/OT gaps

We bridge the divide — without disrupting the work.

Practical cybersecurity

Our defense strategies are designed around the threats you face.

CMMC 2.0 compliance

We can help you see where you stand and close the gaps.
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The cyberattack that played out two different ways

Two frozen food manufacturing companies with the same ownership experienced the same cyberattack in the same weekend, and had two very different outcomes.

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Questions we hear from manufacturing IT and operations leaders 

From the production floor to the front office, here's what manufacturers want to know.

Manufacturing environments blend office IT with production floor systems — OT networks, industrial equipment, ERP platforms, and automation tools that generic IT providers aren't built to support.

Marco's dedicated manufacturing team understands both sides of that environment and knows what's at stake when something goes wrong.

Marco starts with an assessment of your current security posture, then implements layered protections — including 24/7 managed detection and response, endpoint security, and network monitoring. 

Some of our services are designed to help your IT team gain more capabilities over time.

Yes. Our dedicated manufacturing team has worked with manufacturers through major technology transitions and understands that implementation has to work around production schedules, not the other way around.

We plan carefully, phase work appropriately, and treat uptime as non-negotiable.

We don't start with any assumptions, including the assumption that everything needs to be replaced.

Marco assesses your current environment to understand what's working, what's creating risk, and what the smartest path forward looks like — whether that's modernization, integration, or strategic replacement over time.

Yes. Marco's managed print services can extend to thermal printers, including Zebra devices on the production floor.

For a lot of our manufacturing clients, that translates into not having to stock expensive backup devices to compensate for printer failures.

Our manufacturing clients typically have some internal IT capacity but need to augment it — whether that's filling cybersecurity gaps, handling day-to-day support, or covering after-hours monitoring.

At Marco, our manufacturing team works alongside yours, so your internal IT talent can work more strategically and build skills over time.

Yes. Marco works with multi-site manufacturers to standardize technology across plants and offices — consistent security, consistent support, and centralized visibility for IT leadership.

We frequently first partner with clients in anticipation of a merger or acquisition to help smooth an integration.

AI tools need to meet the same data controls as any other system touching Controlled Unclassified Information. 

Access restrictions, data residency, and encryption requirements don't disappear because the tool is AI-powered. Marco's AI and automation services can help manufacturers build the right policy and infrastructure before rolling out tools like Copilot.

Use our AI & Automation Survey to see where the gaps are. 

The Intelligent Factory

Even as new technology promises to help solve age-old problems for manufacturers, for every promising improvement, there seems to be an equal number of barriers that get in the way of adopting it.

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Simplifying Industrial Supply Chain Management

Printers are now capable of running more sophisticated software, which means they can also solve more challenges for logistics and manufacturing businesses.

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Talk to a manufacturing specialist

Downtime is expensive. Gaps between vendors are risky. We can help solve both.

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