Case Study: Galucho achieves secure, resilient IT/OT integration and improved visibility with Fortinet Security Fabric

Heavy Equipment Manufacturer Secures 100-Year Legacy With Global IT and OT Protection

Galucho, a 100‑year‑old Portuguese manufacturer of agricultural, transport and environmental equipment with sites in Portugal and Algeria, had modernized its operations and migrated roughly half of its critical applications to the cloud. The company needed to integrate OT and IT across large indoor/outdoor production facilities, segment networks for performance and security, and replace an aging switching and Wi‑Fi overlay with a more scalable, resilient solution.

Galucho implemented Fortinet’s Security Fabric—including FortiGate NGFW, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiManager, FortiMail and FortiClient—to provide zone‑based security, unified management, OT asset visibility (aligned with the Purdue model) and secure wired/wireless access. The integrated deployment improved threat protection and compliance, delivered full visibility and control, reduced management overhead, and increased stability, performance and the IT team’s ability to proactively support the business.

Galucho

Miguel Borges

IT Director