AWS for Manufacturing
Manufacturing and industrial
AWS for Manufacturing
Modernize the systems behind your plants, protect customer IP, and turn scattered operational data into decisions, without disrupting production.
As manufacturing input costs climb, cyberattacks increase, and AI moves from pilot to plan, Stratus10 helps lean IT teams build a cloud foundation that keeps up.
Hybrid modernization that keeps plant-floor systems local
Security and regional controls that protect IP
Connected data across sites, ready for AI
AI consulting and solutions built on your own operational data
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Manufacturing Today and Where It's Headed
Manufacturers are investing in what comes next. According to the National Association of Manufacturers, three-quarters remain positive about their own outlook, and most plan to put a meaningful share of their improvement budgets into smart manufacturing over the next few years. The goals are familiar: higher productivity, more resilient supply chains, consistent quality, and faster answers for customers.
The systems behind those goals are often less ready than the plant floor, however. ERP, MES, quality, and engineering data sit in separate systems and spreadsheets, many running on servers nearing end of life, managed by small IT teams that also keep production online. Closing that gap, without disrupting the lines that pay the bills, is where the cloud helps most.
What manufacturers are working toward
- Higher output from the same teams and equipment
- Consistent quality and full traceability
- Data and AI that inform real decisions
- Supply chains that adapt to tariffs and disruption
- Protected designs and customer IP
- Lower IT overhead and less time spent on maintenance
WHEN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS NEED A NEW FOUNDATION
Manufacturers often revisit their IT infrastructure when aging systems, security demands, or disconnected data begin to limit production, customer commitments, or growth. Common triggers include:
- Servers running ERP, MES, or Windows and SQL Server workloads are approaching end of life or end of support.
- Customers or programs require protected IP, specific data regions, or audit evidence the current environment can’t provide.
- A cyber insurance renewal or security incident exposes gaps in backups, access controls, or recovery.
- ERP, MES, quality, and engineering data live in separate systems and spreadsheets across sites.
- A data center contract, hardware refresh, or facility consolidation is approaching.
- Reporting on production, inventory, or margins takes days instead of hours.
- AI or analytics pilots stall because data is incomplete, inconsistent, or hard to reach.
- A small IT team spends most of its time on patching, backups, and break-fix work.
- Rising input costs are putting IT overhead and underused infrastructure under review.
Manufacturing Cloud Solutions on AWS
Moving to AWS doesn't mean moving the plant floor to the cloud. Machine controls and safety systems stay local, while ERP, databases, business applications, and data move to AWS where they're easier to secure, scale, and use. The six areas below address the pressures above, so you can modernize without replacing what already works.
Hybrid Modernization
Move ERP, Windows and SQL Server, and business applications to AWS in phased cutovers planned around production schedules, with clear decisions on what stays on site.
Resilient, Scalable Systems
Managed databases, autoscaling, and tested backup and recovery so order, production, and customer-facing systems keep running when demand or hardware changes.
Security and IP Protection
Least-privilege access, segmented networks, regional data controls, and logging that protect designs and customer data, and give you evidence for customer audits.
Connected Data Across Sites
Bring ERP, MES, quality, and supply chain data together in a governed data lake on AWS, so reporting is faster and AI has clean data to work with.
Cost Visibility and Control
Right-size infrastructure, retire underused servers, and track cloud spend by plant, product line, or customer program as input costs keep rising.
AI for Operations
Start with practical use cases such as quality analysis, demand and supply planning, and searching engineering documents, using AWS AI services and your own data.
Case Study: SEACOMP's Secure, Multi-Region Infrastructure on AWS
SEACOMP designs and manufactures electronics for consumer, medical, and industrial companies, taking products from concept to worldwide distribution through its MH MFG, Displaytech, and HDP Power brands. As a contract manufacturer with global operations, it is responsible for protecting its customers' intellectual property.
Compliance requirements meant SEACOMP had to run in specific AWS regions, with applications available across regions and infrastructure secure enough to protect customer IP. Its databases ran on a single server, and traffic was routed through custom reverse proxy lookups. Stratus10 rebuilt the network architecture and moved SEACOMP to a scalable, Well-Architected environment.
What Stratus10 delivered
- Redesigned network architecture using AWS security and Well-Architected best practices
- Moved MySQL from a single EC2 instance to Amazon RDS for MySQL
- Added autoscaling groups and Application Load Balancers in place of custom proxy routing
Results
- Highly available, scalable databases with built-in backup and monitoring
- Segregated application components that support least-privilege access
- Improved performance with less day-to-day maintenance
A Practical Path on AWS
Production can't stop for an IT project, so every step is planned around your schedules, your plants, and the systems that must stay local.
Assess and Prioritize
Map your applications, data, and dependencies across sites, decide what moves to AWS and what stays on site, and build the business case and sequence.
Design and Deliver
Build the target architecture, security controls, connectivity, and data foundation, with phased cutovers, end-to-end process testing, and a rollback plan.
Validate and Hand Off
Test recovery and operational processes, document the environment, and prepare your team to run it, or keep Stratus10 on for ongoing support.
Talk to a Specialist About Your Manufacturing Systems
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