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Q&A with Readitech and Abbiamo Pasta Plant

Many moving pieces must work together to help make a business successful; many solutions must work seamlessly behind the scenes to ensure a business keeps moving forward. ReadiTech, a managed IT and broadband provider, is one of those moving pieces. We sat down with ReadiTech Sr. Sales Account Executive Brian Cox and Abbamio Pasta Company Co-owner Chuck Kessler to discuss how ReadiTech has made a positive impact on Abbiamo success.

Kory Johnson, Plant Manager, and Chuck Kessler in front of the Abbiamo Pasta Company in Casselton, ND

Introduce us to Abbiamo Pasta Plant

Kessler: Abbamio Pasta Company was founded in 2013 by local farmers and experienced industry professionals. We centered our core company values around outstanding customer service and finished products. Abbiamo Pasta Company has been producing short goods pasta since 2014 and expanded its production capacity in 2017 to meet customer demands. APC is continuing to grow with a new production line that started in the Spring of 2021. Our products are produced from semolina and hard red spring wheat flour. The durum semolina is North Dakota grown and milled in Grand Forks, ND at the North Dakota Mill. NDM is a state-run mill that has been producing quality flour and semolina since 1922.

ReadiTech Sr. Sales Account Executive Brian Cox providing maintenance to the servers at Abbiamo Pasta Plant

What were some of the lack of/issues with IT services you were facing before ReadiTech stepped in?

Kessler: We wanted to work with a company that could provide us with all services; IT, security cameras, and Internet.

Tell us about the security system ReadiTech provides to Abbamio Pasta Company

Cox: We currently provide Abbiamo Pasta with a security system that not only allows for security surveillance around the plant but also helps their team monitor their machinery and production. This provides any of the primary office and control room staff the ability to see what is happening through the plant at any given time.

Does ReadiTech also provide routers and access points?

Cox: We provide Abbamio Pasta Company with a business class firewall to help them protect their network from external intrusions and also allows them the ability to connect to their business network remotely over a secured VPN tunnel. This provides them with the option to have remote workers to assist them. We also set up the Abbamio Pasta Company with a wireless network throughout the plant that allows for them to have a secure network connection for work while also having a separate secure network for their robotic wireless equipment.