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IoT in manufacturing

Addressing global competition and the need for productivity

Overview

Manufacturers are looking to be more agile, enabling factories to switch production faster and drive increased yields at the same time. IoT systems can now provide increased mobility of manufacturing plant as well as fast decision making for more autonomy and increased yields.

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IoT enables new ways of working 

Global competition and rising fuel and materials prices are motivating the manufacturing industry to find new ways of working in order to reduce costs across all areas of the business. The industry is under intense pressure to increase productivity, make business processes more efficient and meet sustainability targets.

By providing efficient, cost-effective, automated information gathering, our IoT technology is transforming the entire manufacturing process. From asset tracking to remote monitoring, from fleet management to environmental measurement, it is enabling businesses to streamline their operations.

IoT solutions for manufacturing

Optimise each stage of your product lifecycle - enabling you to drive down costs and better serve your customers.

Asset tracking

Tracking the location of large industrial equipment and factory assets such as raw materials, consumables and spare parts that may have been too remote or too costly to track before.

Delivering automation solutions to Manufacturers & Industries

Our new Digital Manufacturing solution helps customers automate their operations, allowing them to monitor and control the business-critical operational performance from a single dashboard.

Case studies

5G-enabled EV manufacturing: Ford and Vodafone create the car factory of the future

Vodafone 5G Mobile Private Network (MPN) is supporting Ford in the digital transformation of its technical centre to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing.