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Linamar simplifies operations 
with world-class data solution 
Automotive, energy and mobile parts manufacturer turns to Avaya to provide 
uniform, centralized communications that save on costs 
Challenge 
Linamar Corporation is a world-class 
designer and manufacturer of metallic 
components and systems for the 
automotive industry, energy and mobile 
industrial markets. Based in Guelph, the 
company operates plants across the 
globe and, in turn, relies on precision 
and attention to detail to produce the 
best possible products. Linamar knows 
the importance of using finely calibrated 
instruments to get the job done, yet 
when it came to the company’s data 
infrastructure, the system the team 
depended on to power the company’s 
communications wasn’t up to par. 
“Linamar has many locations across the 
globe, and there was really no uniform 
footprint in terms of network 
architecture from one plant to the next,” 
says John Biel, Network Architect at 
Linamar. “There was different 
equipment installed in different plants 
from different manufacturers, and it was 
challenging to centrally manage.” 
“Linamar is a diversified, global 
manufacturing company that moves 
quickly to identify and capture market 
opportunities,” adds David Patterson, 
Vice President, Combat Networks, the 
Avaya partner who helped implement 
the new solution. “The pace of change, 
rapid acquisitions and entrepreneurial 
spirit makes it exciting for Combat to 
work with Linamar to keep the networks 
current and managed centrally.” 
avaya.com | 1 
Challenge 
Automotive, energy 
and mobile parts 
manufacturer Linamar 
needed to move away 
from an inefficient, 
multi-vendor 
environment to 
implement a 
centralized, uniform 
data solution that 
could serve locations 
across the globe. 
Solution 
Avaya and Combat 
Networks worked 
with Linamar to install 
a new, next-generation 
data 
solution to help 
Linamar operate in 
an easier, more 
cost-efficient manner.
“Linamar has many 
locations across the 
globe, and there was 
really no uniform 
footprint in terms of 
network architecture 
from one plant to the 
next. There was different 
equipment installed in 
different plants from 
different manufacturers, 
and it was challenging to 
centrally manage.” 
—John Biel, 
Network Architect at Linamar 
avaya.com | 2 
Solution 
Among the many reasons for a solid 
data solution, Linamar needed an 
automated system that would pull data 
from production lines: this would verify 
quality and production schedules and 
improve efficiencies overall. 
When Linamar decided to upgrade its 
data network worldwide, it turned to 
Combat Networks to provide an Avaya 
data networking solution that could 
easily be implemented. 
Linamar required a multi-site, future-proof 
network which would create 
redundancy and make it easier to 
upgrade the system down the line 
without drastically changing the 
infrastructure. As such, a number of 
Avaya products were used to get 
Linamar’s simpler, centralized and 
more affordable data network up and 
running. 
Some of the products include: 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 
8800: The ERS 8800 is a proven, 
tested, resilient and intelligent 
network solution that scales, 
delivering hundreds of gigabits per 
second and hundreds of millions of 
packets per second of real-world 
performance to the core. This 
flexible architecture reduces the 
complexity of network design, 
making it ideal for large-scale 
enterprise campuses. 
• Virtual Services Platform 7000: 
VSP 7000 provides cost-effective, 
10GbE consolidation for existing 
core switch deployments and can 
deliver flexible connectivity options 
in the campus distribution layer. 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 
4800: The Avaya Ethernet Routing 
Switch 4800 Series is a stackable 
system providing high-performance, 
convergence-ready, secure and 
resilient Ethernet switching 
connectivity. 
• Avaya Wireless LAN 8100: 
The WLAN 8100 Series enables 
enterprises greater productivity and 
operations efficiency through a 
unified wireless/wired architecture. 
It offers greater wireless capacity 
and performance through a 
simplified network infrastructure. 
It is optimized to support real-time 
applications such as voice, unified 
communications and video. 
Today, Linamar harnesses the power 
of its new data infrastructure to better 
produce products on their 
manufacturing floor. When Linamar is 
producing an engine block on a 
production line, the process of moving 
the product from machine to machine 
is fully automated, notes Biel. 
“Ethernet allows our machines to 
communicate using Avaya’s 
standards-based solutions, as well as 
our own in-house Manufacturing 
Monitoring System, instead of 
depending on a specific vendor’s 
proprietary system,” says Biel. “And 
it’s not just the machines on the floor 
that depend on the new network; 
everyone from the office staff to those 
operating the company’s ERP system 
are benefiting.” 
Also, with Avaya’s global presence, the 
standard for the solution can be set in 
Guelph and then be quickly and easily 
rolled out in all other Linamar locations 
worldwide. 
Benefits 
Simplicity 
The Avaya technology has made it 
much easier for the IT department to 
provide support as now there is one 
solution in all the company’s locations. 
VSP 7000’s provide 10 GbE access to 
Linamar’s virtualized data centres for 
fast and reliable access to critical 
manufacturing data using Avaya’s 
Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) 
technology.
avaya.com | 3 
“Our IT team is small, so it was very 
difficult to have a few people manage 
multi-vendor solutions in locations 
around the globe,” says Biel. “But with 
the new data solution we support just 
one system – drastically accelerating 
problem resolution and reducing 
travel in situations where we 
previously had to be on site.” 
Cost savings 
Because Linamar now has one robust 
data solution, it does not have to 
spend money to maintain and upgrade 
multiple systems and locations — it is 
one system with one price tag. 
The data solution has also increased 
the productivity of manufacturing 
processes on the plant floor, as 
workers on the production line now 
have access to computers that 
automate many of the production 
processes, making things run quicker 
and smoother. 
“Centralization of our data network 
has not only made our IT support 
easier, but it’s also saved the company 
money,” says Biel. “It’s much more 
cost efficient to run the one system 
than it is to run multiple solutions.” 
Ease of implementation 
The solution was also easily rolled out 
to Linamar locations around the world, 
thanks in part to the superiority of the 
product and Avaya’s global presence. 
“Because of Avaya’s global footprint, 
we can easily set the standard here in 
Guelph of how we want our systems to 
run and then the local plant can easily 
procure and implement the same 
solution in Europe or Mexico,” says Biel. 
“The rollout has been extremely easy.” 
Room for Growth 
Because Avaya data solutions are 
highly resilient and adaptable, they 
make centralizing all communications 
applications extremely easy, 
something that Linamar is now doing 
with its voice portfolio. 
“The data solution has been great, and 
now we’re in the process of upgrading 
our telephone systems as well,” says 
Biel. “We’re introducing Avaya IP 
Office into many of our locations, and 
are looking forward to fully using all 
the collaboration tools at our 
disposal.” 
“Centralization of our data 
network has not only 
made our IT support 
easier, but it’s also saved 
the company money. It’s 
much more cost efficient 
to run the one system 
than it is to run multiple 
solutions.” 
—John Biel, 
Network Architect at Linamar
About Avaya 
Avaya is a global 
provider of business 
collaboration and 
communications 
solutions, providing 
unified communications, 
contact centers, 
networking and related 
services to companies 
of all sizes around 
the world. For more 
information please visit 
www.avaya.com. 
avaya.com | 4 
Solutions 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 8800 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 5000 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 4000 
• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 3500 
• Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7000 
• Avaya Wireless LAN 8100 
About Linamar 
Linamar Corporation is a world-class 
designer and diversified manufacturer of 
precision metallic components and 
systems for the automotive industry, 
energy and mobile industrial markets. 
Building on the foundation of more than 
40 years of successful growth, Linamar 
is a leading-edge supplier of engine, 
transmission, driveline, modules and 
systems, as well as mobile aerial work 
platforms. To learn more, please visit 
linamar.com. 
ABOUT COMBAT 
NETWORKS 
Combat Networks was founded in 2001 
to focus on providing Avaya solutions to 
Canadian corporate, government and 
public organizations. The technical 
resources at Combat provide network 
design, installation, support and 
professional services to enterprise sized 
customers across Canada. Combat is an 
Avaya Platinum partner, certified to 
provide expert level support for voice, 
unified communications, data networking 
and video solutions. To learn more, please 
visit combatnetworks.com. 
© 2014 Avaya Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
All trademarks identified by ®, ™, or SM are registered marks, trademarks, and service marks, respectively, 
of Avaya Inc. 01/14

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Linamar Simplifies Operations with World-Class Data Solution

  • 1. Linamar simplifies operations with world-class data solution Automotive, energy and mobile parts manufacturer turns to Avaya to provide uniform, centralized communications that save on costs Challenge Linamar Corporation is a world-class designer and manufacturer of metallic components and systems for the automotive industry, energy and mobile industrial markets. Based in Guelph, the company operates plants across the globe and, in turn, relies on precision and attention to detail to produce the best possible products. Linamar knows the importance of using finely calibrated instruments to get the job done, yet when it came to the company’s data infrastructure, the system the team depended on to power the company’s communications wasn’t up to par. “Linamar has many locations across the globe, and there was really no uniform footprint in terms of network architecture from one plant to the next,” says John Biel, Network Architect at Linamar. “There was different equipment installed in different plants from different manufacturers, and it was challenging to centrally manage.” “Linamar is a diversified, global manufacturing company that moves quickly to identify and capture market opportunities,” adds David Patterson, Vice President, Combat Networks, the Avaya partner who helped implement the new solution. “The pace of change, rapid acquisitions and entrepreneurial spirit makes it exciting for Combat to work with Linamar to keep the networks current and managed centrally.” avaya.com | 1 Challenge Automotive, energy and mobile parts manufacturer Linamar needed to move away from an inefficient, multi-vendor environment to implement a centralized, uniform data solution that could serve locations across the globe. Solution Avaya and Combat Networks worked with Linamar to install a new, next-generation data solution to help Linamar operate in an easier, more cost-efficient manner.
  • 2. “Linamar has many locations across the globe, and there was really no uniform footprint in terms of network architecture from one plant to the next. There was different equipment installed in different plants from different manufacturers, and it was challenging to centrally manage.” —John Biel, Network Architect at Linamar avaya.com | 2 Solution Among the many reasons for a solid data solution, Linamar needed an automated system that would pull data from production lines: this would verify quality and production schedules and improve efficiencies overall. When Linamar decided to upgrade its data network worldwide, it turned to Combat Networks to provide an Avaya data networking solution that could easily be implemented. Linamar required a multi-site, future-proof network which would create redundancy and make it easier to upgrade the system down the line without drastically changing the infrastructure. As such, a number of Avaya products were used to get Linamar’s simpler, centralized and more affordable data network up and running. Some of the products include: • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8800: The ERS 8800 is a proven, tested, resilient and intelligent network solution that scales, delivering hundreds of gigabits per second and hundreds of millions of packets per second of real-world performance to the core. This flexible architecture reduces the complexity of network design, making it ideal for large-scale enterprise campuses. • Virtual Services Platform 7000: VSP 7000 provides cost-effective, 10GbE consolidation for existing core switch deployments and can deliver flexible connectivity options in the campus distribution layer. • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4800: The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4800 Series is a stackable system providing high-performance, convergence-ready, secure and resilient Ethernet switching connectivity. • Avaya Wireless LAN 8100: The WLAN 8100 Series enables enterprises greater productivity and operations efficiency through a unified wireless/wired architecture. It offers greater wireless capacity and performance through a simplified network infrastructure. It is optimized to support real-time applications such as voice, unified communications and video. Today, Linamar harnesses the power of its new data infrastructure to better produce products on their manufacturing floor. When Linamar is producing an engine block on a production line, the process of moving the product from machine to machine is fully automated, notes Biel. “Ethernet allows our machines to communicate using Avaya’s standards-based solutions, as well as our own in-house Manufacturing Monitoring System, instead of depending on a specific vendor’s proprietary system,” says Biel. “And it’s not just the machines on the floor that depend on the new network; everyone from the office staff to those operating the company’s ERP system are benefiting.” Also, with Avaya’s global presence, the standard for the solution can be set in Guelph and then be quickly and easily rolled out in all other Linamar locations worldwide. Benefits Simplicity The Avaya technology has made it much easier for the IT department to provide support as now there is one solution in all the company’s locations. VSP 7000’s provide 10 GbE access to Linamar’s virtualized data centres for fast and reliable access to critical manufacturing data using Avaya’s Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) technology.
  • 3. avaya.com | 3 “Our IT team is small, so it was very difficult to have a few people manage multi-vendor solutions in locations around the globe,” says Biel. “But with the new data solution we support just one system – drastically accelerating problem resolution and reducing travel in situations where we previously had to be on site.” Cost savings Because Linamar now has one robust data solution, it does not have to spend money to maintain and upgrade multiple systems and locations — it is one system with one price tag. The data solution has also increased the productivity of manufacturing processes on the plant floor, as workers on the production line now have access to computers that automate many of the production processes, making things run quicker and smoother. “Centralization of our data network has not only made our IT support easier, but it’s also saved the company money,” says Biel. “It’s much more cost efficient to run the one system than it is to run multiple solutions.” Ease of implementation The solution was also easily rolled out to Linamar locations around the world, thanks in part to the superiority of the product and Avaya’s global presence. “Because of Avaya’s global footprint, we can easily set the standard here in Guelph of how we want our systems to run and then the local plant can easily procure and implement the same solution in Europe or Mexico,” says Biel. “The rollout has been extremely easy.” Room for Growth Because Avaya data solutions are highly resilient and adaptable, they make centralizing all communications applications extremely easy, something that Linamar is now doing with its voice portfolio. “The data solution has been great, and now we’re in the process of upgrading our telephone systems as well,” says Biel. “We’re introducing Avaya IP Office into many of our locations, and are looking forward to fully using all the collaboration tools at our disposal.” “Centralization of our data network has not only made our IT support easier, but it’s also saved the company money. It’s much more cost efficient to run the one system than it is to run multiple solutions.” —John Biel, Network Architect at Linamar
  • 4. About Avaya Avaya is a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, providing unified communications, contact centers, networking and related services to companies of all sizes around the world. For more information please visit www.avaya.com. avaya.com | 4 Solutions • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 8800 • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 5000 • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 4000 • Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches 3500 • Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7000 • Avaya Wireless LAN 8100 About Linamar Linamar Corporation is a world-class designer and diversified manufacturer of precision metallic components and systems for the automotive industry, energy and mobile industrial markets. Building on the foundation of more than 40 years of successful growth, Linamar is a leading-edge supplier of engine, transmission, driveline, modules and systems, as well as mobile aerial work platforms. To learn more, please visit linamar.com. ABOUT COMBAT NETWORKS Combat Networks was founded in 2001 to focus on providing Avaya solutions to Canadian corporate, government and public organizations. The technical resources at Combat provide network design, installation, support and professional services to enterprise sized customers across Canada. Combat is an Avaya Platinum partner, certified to provide expert level support for voice, unified communications, data networking and video solutions. To learn more, please visit combatnetworks.com. © 2014 Avaya Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks identified by ®, ™, or SM are registered marks, trademarks, and service marks, respectively, of Avaya Inc. 01/14