Deploy Across Every Plant
Without Stopping a Line.
SRS Networks executes network buildouts across manufacturing portfolios nationwide - structured cabling, industrial WiFi, and OT/IT segmentation delivered to 45+ plants and warehouses in all the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii. One project manager coordinates every facility around the production calendar, so planned shutdowns and off-shift windows do the work and a line never stops for an install.
Serving discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and electronics manufacturers nationwide.
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Who deploys network infrastructure across manufacturing plants and warehouses nationwide?
SRS Networks is a nationwide contractor for manufacturing facility network buildouts, headquartered in South San Francisco, California, installing structured cabling, industrial wireless, network switching, OT/IT segmentation, and security cameras inside manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers across the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Its manufacturing record stands at 45+ plants and warehouses deployed, and the business has operated since 1996. Manufacturers hire SRS Networks directly as their multi-site deployment partner, and system integrators and managed IT providers bring it in white-label behind their own brand. Work is scheduled around the production calendar - planned shutdowns, off-shifts, and holiday windows - so a line never waits on an install.
- Deployments
- 45+ plants and warehouses deployed
- Coverage
- the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii, coordinated from six offices: South San Francisco, California headquarters plus Salinas, Pasadena, Boise, Boston, and Dallas.
- Founded
- 1996
- Engagement models
- Direct with the manufacturer, or white-label behind an integrator, VAR, or managed IT provider.
- Typical fit
- A program of roughly 25 or more plants, warehouses, and distribution points on one standard - or a single large facility build that needs a dedicated project manager.
- Crews
- An in-house W-2 SRS lead on every site, supported by a vetted subcontractor bench for scale during heavy rollout weeks.
- Staging
- Hardware staged at the West Coast or East Coast facility, with the configuration owner and release record named before shipment.
- What SRS does not do
- PLC programming, control logic, RF design and software configuration remain with the customer-appointed specialists. SRS installs and documents the physical infrastructure under their approved design.
What Goes Wrong When a Plant Runs on Office-Grade IT?
Manufacturing networks aren't office networks. They operate in environments that destroy consumer-grade equipment, connect machines that can't tolerate latency, and bridge OT and IT systems that were never designed to coexist.
OT/IT Convergence Risks
PLCs, SCADA systems, and industrial controllers were never designed to share a network with email and ERP traffic. Without proper segmentation, a phishing email can reach the production floor - and a misconfigured device can halt an entire line.
WiFi Fails on the Plant Floor
Metal structures, heavy machinery, RF interference from welders and motors, and constantly moving forklifts create the worst possible environment for wireless. Consumer access points don't survive, and coverage disappears behind every steel beam.
Machine Connectivity Gaps
CNC machines, robotic cells, vision systems, and IoT sensors all need reliable, low-latency connectivity. When the network drops, machines stop producing - and every minute of unplanned downtime costs thousands.
ERP System Performance Issues
SAP, Oracle, and other ERP platforms depend on stable, high-throughput connectivity between the plant floor, warehouse, and front office. Slow networks mean slow production reporting, delayed shipments, and inventory inaccuracies.
Warehouse Management Blind Spots
WMS platforms, barcode scanners, and RFID systems need continuous wireless coverage across every aisle, dock door, and staging area. Dead zones in the warehouse mean lost picks, mis-ships, and inventory errors.
Industrial-Grade Infrastructure.
Every Plant. Every Line.
SRS Networks installs manufacturing network infrastructure to an approved plant design. The field scope covers cabling, mounting, device placement and documented acceptance. Your OT, RF and security specialists retain controls engineering, software configuration and production release.
Network Services for Manufacturing Operations
Five core service areas designed to deliver the industrial-grade connectivity, OT/IT segmentation, and plant floor reliability that manufacturing demands.
Industrial Networking
Purpose-built network infrastructure for manufacturing environments - ruggedized switches, industrial-grade cabling, and OT/IT segmentation designed for production floor reliability.
Enterprise WiFi
Industrial wireless installation at the positions and orientations approved by your RF designer, with site access and mounting coordinated around machinery and production.
Structured Cabling
Cat6A and fiber cabling infrastructure built for industrial environments - shielded cables, industrial-rated connectors, plenum and riser runs, and full pathway documentation.
Network Segmentation
Physical links and device placement supporting the OT/IT boundaries approved by your controls and security engineers. Those owners retain policy configuration and monitoring.
Warehouse Infrastructure
Full warehouse network buildouts - high-bay wireless coverage, dock door connectivity, WMS integration, and ruggedized infrastructure for distribution and fulfillment operations.
Plant Installation Planning
Installation planning against the issued plant design: pathways, approved enclosures, cable schedules, work access and the release sequence for each production area.
Survey. Confirm the Design. Install. Hand Off.
Every manufacturing deployment follows our proven five-step process - coordinated around your production schedule for zero unplanned downtime.
Assessment
We document the physical installation areas, existing pathways, access constraints and customer-identified OT boundaries. RF engineering and controls inventories remain with the appointed specialists.
Design
Your OT and network engineers approve the architecture, equipment and isolation boundaries. We review the issued drawings against pathways, mounting, access and the production work window.
Deployment
Coordinated rollouts scheduled around production schedules - structured cabling, switching, wireless, and fiber deployed during planned shutdowns with an agreed cutover and rollback plan.
Validation
Field tests follow the approved installation acceptance plan. The plant controls owner authorizes any machine-impacting test and signs the application release; physical records and open exceptions accompany handoff.
Support handoff
Post-deployment field support under the agreed work order, with an escalation contact and documented service requests.
Can One Partner Cover Every Plant and Warehouse You Operate?
Whether you operate a single production facility or a multi-state manufacturing network, SRS Networks scales with you - same industrial standards, same OT expertise, same documented support handoff.
Use one approved field scope across the plant list and record site-specific access or scheduling exceptions before dispatch.
GMP-compliant network infrastructure for regulated manufacturing environments - cleanroom-compatible cabling, segmented production networks, and environmental monitoring connectivity.
High-bay wireless coverage, WMS integration, barcode/RFID connectivity, and dock-to-stock infrastructure for distribution centers and fulfillment operations.
How Is a Deployment Partner Different From Office IT?
See what changes when you replace office-grade IT with an industrial network infrastructure partner that understands manufacturing environments.
This Isn't a Vendor. It's Your Industrial Network Partner.
SRS Networks isn't another name on your vendor list. We're the field installation partner coordinating the approved plant design, work windows and closeout records with your controls and operations teams.
Named Deployment Lead
An in-house project lead coordinates the approved design, site access, installation schedule and acceptance records with your IT team.
Scoped Field Support
Define the permitted field tasks, escalation contact and service-request record in the plant's work order.
Production Network Reporting
Installation test results, configuration records and open exceptions are delivered to your IT and compliance owners for review.
Project-qualified Field Crews
Every technician deployed to your facility is background-checked, follows your plant safety protocols, and works under an in-house W-2 lead who owns the install standard.
Facility Playbooks
Custom deployment playbooks for your operation - standardized configurations, OT/IT segmentation templates, and rollout procedures aligned to production schedules.
Consolidated Billing
One invoice covering all network infrastructure, industrial wireless, cabling, and agreed field support across your entire manufacturing operation.
The Standards Behind Every Plant We Deploy
Industrial networks answer to control-system security standards that do not apply to ordinary office IT. These are the ones our plant floor installs are built against.
ISA/IEC 62443
International Society of Automation
The consensus security standard for industrial automation and control systems, and the basis for how we zone OT away from IT.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
NIST
The control framework manufacturers commonly use to structure plant network security and monitoring.
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
NIST
Federal manufacturing guidance covering operational technology modernization and cybersecurity readiness.
ANSI/TIA-568
Telecommunications Industry Association
The commercial cabling standard every certified run to a machine cell, dock door, or staging area is tested against.
SRS Networks installs and documents to these published standards. Links go to the issuing body so you can verify the requirement yourself - we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by any organization listed unless stated elsewhere on this site.
Manufacturing Network Terms, Defined
The vocabulary that shows up in plant IT scopes, integrator handoffs, and warehouse rollout plans - defined the way it gets used on a live production floor.
- OT/IT convergence
- The point where operational technology on the production floor — PLCs, drives, sensors, and control systems — shares network infrastructure with corporate IT such as email, ERP, and file services. Convergence is what makes plant data useful upstairs, and it is also what makes segmentation and monitored boundaries mandatory rather than optional.
- Purdue Model (ISA-95 reference architecture)
- The layered reference architecture most plant network designs get described against, running from field devices and controllers at the lowest levels up through supervisory control, manufacturing operations, and enterprise business systems. Manufacturing IT teams use it as the shared map for deciding which traffic is allowed to cross which layer.
- Industrial DMZ (IDMZ)
- A controlled buffer zone between the plant control network and the enterprise network where data is handed off instead of allowing direct traffic between the two. Historians, patch servers, and remote access brokers typically live there, so no session runs straight from a corporate laptop to a controller on the floor.
- PLC (programmable logic controller)
- The ruggedized industrial computer that executes control logic for a machine, a cell, or an entire line. A PLC tolerates heat, vibration, and electrical noise that would kill office hardware, and it expects deterministic, low-latency network behavior — which is why plant cabling and switching get specified differently than office runs.
- SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)
- The supervisory layer that collects data from controllers and field devices across a facility and presents it to operators for monitoring and control. SCADA traffic is continuous and time-sensitive, so it is normally isolated from general corporate traffic and carried on infrastructure that gets monitored as production equipment.
- MES (manufacturing execution system)
- The software layer between plant floor control and enterprise ERP that tracks work orders, routes production, records genealogy, and reports output in near real time. MES depends on steady connectivity from every machine and workstation it touches, so coverage gaps surface as missing production data, not merely as slow screens.
- WMS (warehouse management system)
- The platform that directs receiving, putaway, picking, packing, and shipping inside a warehouse or distribution center. Handheld scanners, mobile printers, and vehicle-mounted terminals talk to it constantly, which means WMS accuracy is bounded by wireless coverage in every aisle, dock door, and staging area rather than by the software.
- Ingress protection rating (IP65, IP67)
- The two-digit rating stating how well an enclosure, connector, or access point resists dust and water. Plant zones with washdown, coolant mist, or heavy airborne dust need equipment specified to a rating that matches the environment; office-rated hardware installed in those areas fails early and takes the network segment with it.
Approve the production boundary before opening a cabinet
The work package should name the production area, authorized isolation or access procedure, approved drawing revision and the plant contact who can stop the task. An installation crew should not infer a safe production state from an idle screen. Keep controls programming, OT security policy and machine restart with the customer-appointed owners.
- Before access: confirm the plant safety procedure, escort, affected equipment and permitted work window.
- Before a change: identify the exact port or cable, approved replacement and rollback decision maker.
- Before release: reconcile installation records and exceptions; the controls owner authorizes functional testing and production restart.
NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 3: OT security — OT security must account for performance, reliability and safety. This guidance is not an SRS credential or a substitute for your controls engineer.
Manufacturing Deployment FAQs
What plant IT leaders and integrator program managers ask us most before signing a deployment SOW.
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- Food-processing plant network planning
Coordinate installation access, production windows, sanitation zones and device requirements with the facility owner.
- Network evidence for GFSI and SQF programs
Identify the connectivity and records required by the facility's audit program. The certification body determines compliance.
- Specify washdown network assemblies
Have the facility owner approve exposure and sanitation requirements for enclosures, glands, connectors and field penetrations.
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Serving discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and electronics manufacturers across the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii.
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