It’s a quiet June morning on the shop floor. A few key staff members are on vacation. Others are catching up on maintenance, inventory, or using the slower pace to get ahead.
Then it happens.
Your network goes down.
The production software won’t load.
Your machines can’t pull the latest job files.
An employee clicks on a phishing email.
You call your IT guy—and he’s off the grid up north for the week.
Now what?
Your line grinds to a halt. Orders back up. Your team is stuck waiting, and every lost minute costs real money.
Sound dramatic? Maybe.
Unrealistic? Not even a little.
Summer is great for vacations—and terrible for break/fix IT.
In the manufacturing world, uptime is everything. But too many Metro Detroit manufacturers still rely on a “call when it breaks” approach to IT.
That works—until it doesn’t. And when it doesn’t, you’re left scrambling while production stalls.
Reactive IT support means you're always putting out fires.
Production stops while you wait for help. Equipment stays offline longer than it should. Threats can slip in unnoticed. And if your one IT person is away? You're stuck with costly downtime.
Because the truth is, your machines don’t care that it’s summer. Neither do hackers, hardware failures, or system crashes.
That’s where proactive IT makes the difference.
With a proactive IT partner, you’re not just waiting for things to go wrong—you’re actively preventing issues before they happen. You’ve got someone monitoring your systems around the clock. Updates get handled before they become a vulnerability. Backups and disaster recovery plans are in place and tested. And if someone’s on vacation? There’s still a full team ready to step in.
It’s not just about support. It’s about continuity. Predictability. Peace of mind.
Downtime in a manufacturing environment doesn’t just hurt your productivity—it hits your bottom line.
Even a short disruption can lead to missed deadlines, lost revenue, and unhappy customers. And if a cyberattack hits at the wrong time, it could take days—or even weeks—to recover.
This summer, don’t leave your operation exposed while your team (or your tech support) takes a break.
Let’s take a look at your setup and show you how a proactive approach to IT can keep your systems running, your team productive, and your business protected.
Click Here To Book Your FREE Network Assessment, We’ll help you find the gaps, and close them before they cause problems.
