Re:Need more detail here -- (Score 1)

Agree with the AC, we need more details. It also sounds like you are involved with more than just IT infrastructure. I'm a Manufacturing Engineer at a large production facility (200+ CNC's, Vacuum and Carbonizing Furnaces, Salt baths, Sand and Bead, Deburr/Polishing) A separate dedicated HVAC, power supply, UPS, generator backup are a must for your server room. Pull your makeup air for the HVAC either through a filter or from outside. The oils from the coolants/cutting oil and sand/compound from deburr/polishing gets into everything. Put more power in the server room then you need and put more drops in your office and floor then you need. I disagree with using magnets though to keep chips out. There is no easy way to clean up the magnets that have collected chips. Just keep the server room positively pressured. Get a machine/power layout of your floor so you know where you need to go to and what to avoid. I have large 480V 3 phase bus bars hanging from my ceiling that I have to watch out for. If you're pushing programs to your machines you will need to know where they are for your drops. DraftSight is free and is a great way to do layouts. A cad layout also helps when you are expanding or for whatever reason you need to move machines to see product flow(great if your going lean and one piece flow), and any access or movement need in or around your machines. You can also mark the three foot access for electrical panels and access to fire extinguishers and first aid kits so you do not block those with machines. As some one else mentioned you may need an IDF(s) to get the coverage you need for all your drops. Wireless AP's also help when you're in the middle of your floor and need access to you net. Overhead cable trays makes it easy to add and remove cabling, just keep your fire and security network separate.