Case Study: Wunderlich-Malec Engineering achieves 24x7 production uptime and streamlined OT security with Fortinet

Fortinet Solutions Secure Manufacturing Lines to Keep Production Rolling 24x7

Wunderlich‑Malec Engineering, a U.S. engineering firm with 560+ engineers serving manufacturers, faced the dual challenge of converging IT and OT while protecting customer production environments from nonstop threats like ransomware. With 36 offices and thousands of custom electrical panels containing PLCs, the company needed better visibility, segmentation, and high availability to keep manufacturing lines running 24×7 and to simplify administration for both internal teams and nontechnical customers.

Wunderlich‑Malec standardized on a Fortinet Security Fabric—deploying FortiGate NGFWs, FortiSwitch (including rugged switches in panels), FortiAP, Secure SD‑WAN, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAuthenticator, FortiToken and FortiGuard Enterprise services—managed centrally to provide segmentation, automated threat response, and single‑pane‑of‑glass visibility. The result: stronger OT security, fewer admin resources, faster training and troubleshooting, improved uptime for customer production lines, and a competitive advantage in delivering managed, secure OT/IT solutions.

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering

Dustin Fischer

Director of IT