Engineering workstations & CAD
Workstations specced and supported for CAD, CAM and engineering software — not generic office PCs.
Manufacturing
IT for commercial manufacturing and fabrication.
Keep your engineering teams, business systems and production environments connected with secure, reliable IT. Hawk supports the infrastructure behind your operation and coordinates with your specialized software and equipment vendors.
What We / Support
Technology that supports the work behind production.
Engineering teams need capable workstations and dependable access to design files. Office systems need to stay connected to production workflows. Vendor access needs to be controlled, and business-critical data needs a recovery plan.
Engineering file storage & access
Design files stored, shared and backed up so engineering and the floor work from the current revision.
Office & production segmentation
Production equipment on its own network segment, planned around operational requirements and vendor dependencies.
Secure vendor remote access
Equipment and software vendors get controlled remote access — granted when they need it, removed when they don’t.
Microsoft 365 & endpoint security
Email, identities and devices protected with MFA, endpoint detection & response and ongoing patching.
Backup & recovery planning
A recovery plan for business-critical data — engineering files, business systems and financial records.
Application & vendor coordination
We work with your software and equipment vendors on infrastructure, access and escalation, so issues reach the right party.
Identity & access protection
The right people get the right access — reviewed as staff, roles and vendors change.
Why It Matters
One coordinated IT environment, from the front office to the floor.
Hawk helps bring engineering, business systems and production connectivity into one coordinated IT environment, instead of a patchwork of vendors and one-off fixes.
- Production-side changes are coordinated with your team and equipment vendors, and scheduled around maintenance windows.
- Office, engineering and production networks managed together, with production traffic kept separate.
- A security baseline on every managed device, without getting in the way of the work.
How we deliver it
- 01Assess
We review your systems, security and workflows across the places your team works.
- 02Secure
We prioritize gaps in identity, endpoints, backup, email and network access.
- 03Optimize
We improve hardware, cloud services and connectivity around your operation.
- 04Support
We monitor, patch and support your environment, with a roadmap for what comes next.
Support Boundaries
A technology partner for your underlying IT.
We help manage the networks, devices, access and data your business relies on, working with your application and equipment vendors where specialized expertise is needed.
Hawk handles
- Office, engineering and production networks
- Workstations, servers and mobile devices
- User, vendor and remote access
- Microsoft 365, email and endpoint security
- Backup and recovery for business data
Stays with your vendors
- Machine programming and PLCs
- Process controls and safety systems
- Equipment repair and maintenance
- Manufacturing software configuration
We coordinate with them on network access, connectivity and escalation.
FAQ
Common questions from manufacturers.
Do you replace our manufacturing software or equipment vendor?
No. Hawk supports the underlying IT environment and coordinates with your specialized vendors on application and equipment requirements.
Can you help separate office and production networks?
We can review network access and develop a segmentation plan that accounts for operational requirements and vendor dependencies.
Do you program PLCs or work on production equipment?
No. Machine programming, process controls and safety systems stay with your equipment vendor or integrator. Hawk handles the IT network and coordinates with them on connectivity and access.
Where should we start?
With a consultation. We’ll talk through your facility, systems and concerns, and identify connectivity, security and recovery priorities before you decide on individual improvements or ongoing support.
Manufacturing / Ventura County
IT that keeps engineering and production connected.
Tell us about your facility, your systems and your vendors, and we’ll talk through where reliability and security can improve.