Case Study: Tillamook boosts productivity, cuts costs and delivers seamless guest and IoT connectivity with HPE Aruba Networking

Tillamook boosts productivity, reduces costs and provides great experiences to 1.3M visitors

Tillamook County Creamery Association, an award‑winning, farmer‑owned dairy cooperative in Oregon that produces millions of pounds of dairy and draws 1.3 million visitors to its Creamery each year, needed to modernize its IT and guest services. The company wanted a mobile‑first, all‑wireless workplace and ubiquitous, secure Wi‑Fi for its new visitors center, while also updating manufacturing monitoring and IoT support in a cost‑effective, easily managed way that would enable future location and asset‑tracking services.

Aruba delivered location‑aware indoor/outdoor Wi‑Fi, ClearPass for secure authentication and policy enforcement, and AirWave for network management, creating an always‑on, insights‑driven infrastructure. The deployment enabled mobile workstyles, saved $100,000 in wiring and eliminated over $300,000 in legacy licensing, streamlined meetings to one click, provided excellent guest Wi‑Fi, and supported manufacturing automation (including iPads and a robot that helps manage 30 million pounds of cheese annually), while laying the foundation for future capabilities.

Tillamook

Jim Trappe

IT Infrastructure Manager, Tillamook County Creamery Association