Fort Worth manufacturers turn out fighter jet parts, helicopters, SUVs and industrial equipment for some of the most demanding buyers anywhere. ITServices.Tech supports Fort Worth manufacturers with managed IT that covers the help desk, cybersecurity, backups and technology planning together.
An aircraft and automotive town
Lockheed Martin builds the F-35 on the west side next to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Bell designs and builds rotorcraft in the area, and General Motors assembles full-size SUVs in Arlington. Hundreds of machine shops, composite and sheet metal shops, wire harness makers and equipment builders in Tarrant County feed those programs or serve oil and gas, construction and agriculture.
Flow-down requirements from primes
Suppliers to aircraft programs receive purchase orders that pass DFARS cybersecurity clauses down the chain, and a drawing marked as controlled unclassified information brings NIST SP 800-171 with it. Automotive customers send their own security questionnaires. We sort out which requirements actually apply to you, then put the controls and records in place to meet them.
CNC machines and engineering files
Machine programs, CAD models and inspection reports move between engineering, the shop floor and the quality lab. A clean file structure, controlled access to customer folders, a protected network segment for machines that cannot be patched and backups that include machine programs prevent costly rework and lost jobs.
Hail, tornadoes and the 2021 freeze
Tarrant County sees damaging hail, tornado warnings most springs and, in February 2021, days without power. Surge protection, battery backup with automatic shutdown, a backup internet line and off-site copies of ERP and engineering data shorten the recovery after a storm.
Hiring and onboarding at scale
Growing plants hire in waves, and new machinists, inspectors and office staff need accounts, badges, training and the right access on their first day. A repeatable onboarding checklist, role-based access and quick removal when someone leaves keep the network tidy as headcount changes.
IT services for Fort Worth manufacturers
- Support for the shop-floor network and machine PCs
- Server, backups and user access for your ERP
- Office and shop-floor networks kept separate and secure
- CMMC preparation for defense suppliers
Everything runs under one managed IT agreement, with the help desk, monitoring, patching, Microsoft 365, security and backups handled by the same team.
Software we support
We support the systems you already run, such as Epicor, JobBOSS, SAP Business One and Microsoft Dynamics, along with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Mastercam and label software like BarTender, without making you replace them. PLC and controller programming stays with your machine vendor or integrator.
Security and compliance
We help defense suppliers prepare for CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 (NIST SP 800-171) with a gap review, policies and security controls. The formal assessment is done by an outside assessor (C3PAO).
Under Texas law, a business must notify affected people of a breach of their sensitive personal information within 60 days, and the Texas Attorney General within 30 days when 250 or more Texans are affected.
Office hours in Fort Worth
Office hours for Fort Worth clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central, in your own time zone.
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