Scalable, centralized solutions empower even small manufacturers to ride the AI wave.
Over the past few years, Zyxel Networks, a leader in delivering secure and cloud-powered networking solutions, has transformed manufacturing facilities around the globe. From small standalone factories to massive operations across multiple locations, and from furniture makers to meatpackers, these manufacturers now enjoy lightning-fast connectivity and intuitive centralized network management across their factories and warehouses, delivering radical improvements in efficiency and bottom lines.
Nearly 60% of manufacturing companies are exploring ways to use AI to work more efficiently. However, this is a daunting prospect for smaller organizations due to the high investment costs of network infrastructure, talent shortages, and security concerns. Zyxel Networks eliminates these barriers to entry by offering accessible, scalable, and secure networking solutions that simplify the adoption of AI in manufacturing environments.
Effortless, centralized network management
Manufacturing sites are notoriously difficult to network. The harsh environments compound the challenge of maintaining network reliability and uptime. Zyxel Networks’ powerful solutions, in particular the Nebula cloud networking platform, enable factories and warehouses to overcome these challenges.
Nebula’s zero-touch provisioning and centralized management empower admins to set up devices in minutes and monitor entire networks all from a single pane of glass. The AI-powered wireless health, auto-heal connectivity, and client onboarding analysis features allow for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting.
Nebula has over 100 compatible network devices and counting, including WiFi 7 APs, multigigabit L3/L2/desktop switches, security firewalls, and 5G mobile routers, fulfilling the varying connectivity needs of manufacturing sites, even those in remote areas where WiFi can’t reach.
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Factories and warehouses across Asia, EMEA, and the Americas trust Zyxel Networks to drive performance and efficiency, such as by supporting automated sorting and packaging, uninterrupted production, and superior protection against threats like ransomware.
In Turkey, Zyxel Networks has transformed the efficiency of textile maker Baltalı Group’s widely distributed sites. “With Nebula, we can manage the networks of our factories wherever they are, and do it all from a single interface,” IT Audit Specialist Kadir Öztürk said. “This new infrastructure has also enabled us to create separate VLANs and deliver super-fast 10G connections across the whole network.”
In Italy, the renowned tape maker Rotogal adopted a full suite of Zyxel Networks Nebula-enabled switches, wireless access points and firewalls to connect and monitor precision machinery across its 25,000 square meters of floor space.
A chemical company in India chose Nebula to ensure uninterrupted connectivity for over 1,200 nodes across nine production facilities.
SR Suntour Cycling, an international company that produces high-quality bike parts for outdoor lovers across the globe, solved surveillance network challenges at its Vietnam production facility with Zyxel Networks’ solutions. “Network speed and stability improved significantly.” SR Suntour Cycling IT manager Junhao Chang said. “The new network ensures real-time surveillance, reduces footage backup time from several hours to just a few minutes, and makes network management much easier.”
To learn more about how Zyxel Networks is helping manufacturers, download the Manufacturing eBook.