AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
IT Infrastructure Consulting for Manufacturing Companies
Audit, stabilise, and modernise your servers, networks, and on-prem systems.
Lifecycle Mapping
Every server and network component documented with end-of-life dates. Replacements planned, not reactive.
Failover Architecture
Single points of failure identified and eliminated. Production continues if one system goes down.
Tested Recovery
Backup and recovery process tested quarterly. Recovery time measured and rehearsed before a crisis.
Runbook Handover
Full operational documentation for your in-house team. No dependency on the consultant for routine operations.
What This Replaces
Before. After.
Before Cluxn
- ✕Server hardware running on expired support contracts
- ✕Network outage causes full production halt with no fallback
- ✕Backup and recovery process never tested — status unknown
- ✕IT decisions made reactively, after failures have already occurred
After Cluxn
- ✓Infrastructure lifecycle mapped, replacement planned before failure
- ✓Network segmented — single point of failure eliminated
- ✓Backup tested quarterly, recovery time documented and rehearsed
- ✓Infrastructure roadmap aligned to production growth timeline
By The Numbers
Unplanned downtime events
Recovery time (hrs)
Systems on expired support
Why Cluxn
The third option.
Manufacturing-Only Context
We don't take on generic IT projects. Every engagement is in a production environment — which means we've already seen your problem before we start.
Outcome-Measured Delivery
We define measurable success criteria before we build. You have a number to hold us to — not just a feature list delivered and declared done.
No Rip-and-Replace
We integrate with what you already have. The right tool for your scale, connected to your existing stack — no new system justified by the sale.
Accountable After Go-Live
The engagement doesn't end at launch. We stay on to monitor adoption, fix edge cases, and ensure the solution actually gets used on the floor.
Performance
Results that hold up.
3 days
Avg downtime per failure
Unplanned production stop
28 hrs → 0
Downtime events
Over 18 months
99.97%
Uptime achieved
Post-modernisation
12 months
Infrastructure roadmap
Replace before failure
0
Single points of failure
After network segmentation
Quarterly
Backup tested
Recovery time documented
Case Studies
The result in practice.
0 in 18 months
from 28 hrs
On-premise server ran accounting, ERP, and shop floor data — one hardware failure caused 28 hours of unplanned production downtime
resolved
from 14 open
Infrastructure audit found 4 of 6 servers running past end-of-support — no patches applied in 14 months, no documented recovery process
90 min
from 11 hrs
Network failure during peak production run caused 11-hour unplanned downtime — no redundancy, no documented recovery process existed
Client Results
What manufacturers say.
“Our field sales team was submitting handwritten order forms at the end of the day. Order entry was delayed 12–18 hours after the customer visit. Cluxn built a mobile order entry app with offline capability. Field orders are entered at the customer's premises and synced immediately. Our dispatch team sees orders the same day they are taken.”
Rohit Joshi
National Sales Head, ToolMaster Hardware
Tools & Hardware
Verified client
“We had a server that had not been backed up properly in 9 months. We found out when a hard drive failed. We lost a month of data. Cluxn audited our entire infrastructure and implemented a proper backup and recovery system. Nothing has been lost since.”
Girish Mehta
Managing Director, AutoPress Manufacturing
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“Our B2B buyers were calling sales for pricing, emailing for specs, then calling again to place orders. A simple reorder could take 3 days. Cluxn built a dealer portal where they see live pricing, download specs, and place orders in one session. Average order processing time dropped from 3 days to 20 minutes.”
Praveen Menon
Sales Director, PrecisionParts Auto
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“We had data in our ERP but nobody used it for decisions. Reports took an hour to run and were always out of date by the time they printed. Cluxn built a live dashboard. Now the production floor, stores, and management all see the same numbers in real time.”
Ashok Sharma
Managing Director, MetalArc Industries
Metal Fabrication & Job Shops
Verified client
“Our previous ERP implementation failed — the consultant left mid-project and the system was only 40 percent configured. Cluxn assessed what was salvageable, migrated the data properly, and configured the remaining modules in 10 weeks. We have been live for 6 months with zero unresolved issues.”
Rajan Mehta
Managing Director, ForgeAxis Components
Industrial Equipment & Machinery
Verified client
“Our costing was done manually in Excel, pulling data from four different places. Quotes took 3–4 days. Cluxn built a costing engine that pulls live rates and calculates in minutes. We are winning jobs we used to miss because our response was too slow.”
Rajesh Menon
Managing Director, Apex Precision Castings
Industrial Equipment & Machinery
Verified client
“Our purchase order approval process had four people in an email chain. An urgent PO could take 3 days to get approved. Cluxn automated the approval workflow with escalation rules. Urgent POs now approve in under 2 hours.”
Suresh Pillai
Finance Head, AutoPress Components
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“We used to get 2–3 RFQs a month through referrals. The new site ranks for our product category and we now receive 15–20 qualified RFQs every month. Two of our largest current customers found us through Google.”
Rajesh Mehta
Managing Director, Hartwell Metal Works
Metal Fabrication & Job Shops
Verified client
“Our field sales team was submitting handwritten order forms at the end of the day. Order entry was delayed 12–18 hours after the customer visit. Cluxn built a mobile order entry app with offline capability. Field orders are entered at the customer's premises and synced immediately. Our dispatch team sees orders the same day they are taken.”
Rohit Joshi
National Sales Head, ToolMaster Hardware
Tools & Hardware
Verified client
“We had a server that had not been backed up properly in 9 months. We found out when a hard drive failed. We lost a month of data. Cluxn audited our entire infrastructure and implemented a proper backup and recovery system. Nothing has been lost since.”
Girish Mehta
Managing Director, AutoPress Manufacturing
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“Our B2B buyers were calling sales for pricing, emailing for specs, then calling again to place orders. A simple reorder could take 3 days. Cluxn built a dealer portal where they see live pricing, download specs, and place orders in one session. Average order processing time dropped from 3 days to 20 minutes.”
Praveen Menon
Sales Director, PrecisionParts Auto
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“We had data in our ERP but nobody used it for decisions. Reports took an hour to run and were always out of date by the time they printed. Cluxn built a live dashboard. Now the production floor, stores, and management all see the same numbers in real time.”
Ashok Sharma
Managing Director, MetalArc Industries
Metal Fabrication & Job Shops
Verified client
“Our previous ERP implementation failed — the consultant left mid-project and the system was only 40 percent configured. Cluxn assessed what was salvageable, migrated the data properly, and configured the remaining modules in 10 weeks. We have been live for 6 months with zero unresolved issues.”
Rajan Mehta
Managing Director, ForgeAxis Components
Industrial Equipment & Machinery
Verified client
“Our costing was done manually in Excel, pulling data from four different places. Quotes took 3–4 days. Cluxn built a costing engine that pulls live rates and calculates in minutes. We are winning jobs we used to miss because our response was too slow.”
Rajesh Menon
Managing Director, Apex Precision Castings
Industrial Equipment & Machinery
Verified client
“Our purchase order approval process had four people in an email chain. An urgent PO could take 3 days to get approved. Cluxn automated the approval workflow with escalation rules. Urgent POs now approve in under 2 hours.”
Suresh Pillai
Finance Head, AutoPress Components
Auto Components & Parts
Verified client
“We used to get 2–3 RFQs a month through referrals. The new site ranks for our product category and we now receive 15–20 qualified RFQs every month. Two of our largest current customers found us through Google.”
Rajesh Mehta
Managing Director, Hartwell Metal Works
Metal Fabrication & Job Shops
Verified client
Technology Stack
Built on the right tools for manufacturing.
FAQ
Common questions.
Manufacturing operations depend on IT systems for production tracking, ERP, quality management, and communications. When aging infrastructure fails, production halts. An IT infrastructure audit identifies failure risks before they become 28-hour downtime events.
A manufacturing IT infrastructure audit documents every server, network switch, and connectivity dependency. It identifies end-of-life hardware, unpatched systems, single points of failure, and undocumented recovery processes — ranked by production impact if each were to fail tomorrow.
Unplanned downtime is prevented by addressing infrastructure risks before they become failures: replacing end-of-life servers before they fail, eliminating single points of failure in network architecture, testing backup and recovery processes quarterly rather than discovering they don't work during a crisis.
Not always. The decision depends on your production system dependencies, data sensitivity, and connectivity reliability at your plant location. Some systems belong on-premise; others benefit from cloud migration. The right answer is a 12-month infrastructure roadmap that sequences decisions by risk and impact.
Typically 6–12 months for a full modernisation programme, executed in stages to avoid single-event production risk. High-priority risks (end-of-life servers, no backup process) are addressed first, within weeks of the initial audit.
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Next Step
Pick one problem. We'll scope a solution in 4 weeks.
No pitches. No generic demos. Your specific manufacturing problem — our exact plan to fix it.
Book Free AssessmentWhat happens next: you answer 12 quick questions, we review them, and you get a Google Meet invite within 24 hours. One 30-minute call — you leave knowing the highest-ROI fix in your operation, whether you work with us or not.
How It Works
The process.
01
Infrastructure Audit
Document every server, switch, and connectivity dependency. Identify single points of failure and end-of-life components.
02
Risk Prioritisation
Rank risks by production impact. Sequence fixes by what would cause the most damage if it failed tomorrow.
03
Modernisation Plan
Build a 12-month infrastructure roadmap: what to replace, what to migrate to cloud, what to maintain and document.
04
Implementation & Handover
Execute in stages. No single-change-event failures. Full runbook documentation for your in-house team.