Manufacturing · Operational Technology · Enterprise IT

OT/IT Convergence

Your shop floor and your back office should run on the same facts. We connect operational technology to enterprise IT and ERP, securely and reliably, without exposing production to risk.

What We Deliver

Bridge the Shop Floor and the Enterprise, Safely

For manufacturers and distributors, the most valuable data is created on the production line: machine state, throughput, quality, and downtime. Yet it rarely reaches the systems that plan and cost the business. SorceTek connects Operational Technology (PLCs, SCADA, industrial controllers, and shop-floor equipment) to enterprise IT and your ERP, so real production data flows into planning, inventory, and finance. We do it the right way: segmenting and securing the OT network, designing resilient machine-to-ERP data flows, and protecting uptime, because on a factory floor an outage stops shipments. Texas-based, serving SMBs nationwide.

OT/IT Network Segmentation

We design segmented, firewalled network zones between production and enterprise systems, so connectivity never becomes an attack path into the shop floor.

Machine-to-ERP Data Flow

Production counts, machine status, and quality data flow into SAP and ERP. Planning, inventory, and costing then reflect what is actually happening on the line.

Security & Reliability

Hardened gateways, redundancy, and continuous monitoring hold the OT/IT bridge open, while the same controls keep production sealed off from what should not reach it.

What's Included

Everything in an OT/IT Engagement

A structured programme that connects production to the enterprise while keeping the OT environment protected.

Our Process

How We Deliver OT/IT Convergence

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Discovery & Asset Mapping

We map your OT and IT assets, industrial protocols, network paths, and the production data that matters most to the business.

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Segmentation Design

We design segmented, firewalled zones between production and enterprise networks, following a defense-in-depth model for the shop floor.

3

Data Flow Architecture

Secure gateways and edge devices collect machine data and route it to SAP and ERP through a resilient, monitored data flow.

4

Pilot & Validate

We pilot on a line or cell, confirm the data is accurate end to end, and validate that segmentation and security controls hold.

5

Rollout & Hardening

We extend the architecture across the plant, harden the OT environment, and build in redundancy for the connections that matter.

6

Monitoring & Handover

We document the converged architecture and hand over to ongoing monitoring and managed support, so the bridge stays healthy.

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Worlds Connected: OT & IT
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Accountable Team, End to End
FAQ

Common Questions About OT/IT Convergence

What is OT/IT convergence?
OT (Operational Technology) is the hardware and software that runs your shop floor: PLCs, SCADA systems, industrial controllers, and machines. IT is your enterprise systems, including ERP. OT/IT convergence connects the two so production data flows into business systems and the two domains are managed in a coordinated, secure way, rather than as isolated islands.
Will connecting OT to IT expose our shop floor to cyber risk?
Done carelessly, yes. That is why segmentation comes first. We design firewalled network zones between production and enterprise systems, use secure gateways for data flow, and harden and monitor the OT environment. The goal is to gain the data without turning connectivity into an attack path into production.
Which industrial protocols do you support?
We work with common industrial and IIoT protocols including OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, and vendor-specific machine interfaces, bridging them to the APIs and messaging your ERP and enterprise systems understand. We assess your equipment during discovery and select the right acquisition method for each source.
What production data can flow into our ERP?
Typical flows include production counts and yields, machine status and downtime, quality and scrap data, and consumption against work orders. Surfacing this in SAP or your ERP means planning, inventory, and costing reflect what is actually happening on the line, not yesterday's manual entries.
How do you avoid disrupting production during the work?
We pilot on a single line or cell first, schedule changes around production windows, and follow strict change control. The architecture is validated before rollout, and critical connections are built with redundancy, so adding visibility never comes at the cost of uptime.
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Connect Your Shop Floor to the Enterprise

Start with a free OT/IT assessment. We will map your production data, flag the security gaps, and propose a secure path to a connected plant.

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