Accelerating Digital Transformation in Manufacturing with AI-enhanced SD-WAN and Private 5G

Increases in labour costs and complex global market trends are leading to productivity pressures in the manufacturing industry. New technologies are driving the market forces, giving a competitive edge to those who adopt digitalisation to manual and disparate processes. Networking is playing a crucial role in digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. Yet critical challenges like network maintenance, uninterrupted connectivity and minimal downtime have financial and operational significance. To realise the goal of smart factories and Industry 4.0, it is important to choose AI-driven SD-WAN solutions. Let us discuss how AI-enhanced SD-WAN can accelerate digital transformation in the manufacturing industry.

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To enjoy optimal performance on the factory floor, it is important to embrace both wired and wireless networks. In any industry, deployment and management are two important aspects, and the manufacturing industry is no exception. AI-enhanced SD-WAN improves the speed of the planning, deployment and management processes using the latest techniques. AI-driven SD-WAN dynamically adjusts the organisation's demands to deliver effective, productive and affordable operations while protecting your data. Moreover, AI-driven SD-WAN is the ideal option if you have plans to scale up your manufacturing unit.

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As you expand your unit, there will be a requirement for secure bandwidth to process huge amounts of data, as well as transportation and storage of data. For all this, you need reliable and secure connectivity. AI-powered SD-WAN offers intelligent routing and secure and automated connectivity to boost your operation. Manufacturers are making the most of having AI-driven SD-WAN. It brings deeper visibility with flexible cloud management and resilience.

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The manufacturing industry relies on cloud applications and digital solutions, and AI-driven SD-WAN delivers just the right connectivity solutions for all applications and locations with flexible and scalable tunnel-free architecture with zero trust security features. Modern cloud based manufacturers provide secure access supported by high employee performance, irrespective of their location.

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AI-driven SD-WAN supports both data centre and headquarters environments. Public clouds and SaaS applications are also accessible over internet links or WAN. With application-layer control, critical applications receive priority treatment and assured uptime depending on the network status and session policies.

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AI-enabled SD-WAN identifies the root cause of the issues and automatically suggests action for troubleshooting. With solutions like Quality of Service (QoS), lossless application delivery, and sub second failover, you can rest assured of uninterrupted uptime. Security services are available for every router in the network, giving a high-security advantage to maintaining critical manufacturing networks. With added features like intrusion detection and prevention systems and URL filtering, the manufacturing units are sure to enjoy zero or minimal downtime.

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Transforming the manufacturing industry with AI-enabled SD-WAN

• Intelligent application-aware routing prioritises supply chain data and identifies critical applications using priority bandwidth and optimal network paths.
• AI-enabled SD-WAN offers centralised management, making it a breeze for manufacturers with multiple plants to simplify operations. SD-WAN offers unified control points instead of dealing with different connections and protocols for each site. It allows rapid deployment of new sites or quick adjustments to network policies across locations. Now, setting up a new warehouse can be done easily as SD-WAN can establish a robust and secure connection in no time.
• When Industrial IoT technologies are adopted by industries, the security of connected devices is paramount. SD-WAN can address these challenges through its built-in features like firewall, segmentation, and encryption. Using these features, manufacturing units can securely connect to smart devices in the factory without worrying about performance.
• Edge computing can be easily achieved in a manufacturing setup with low latency connection and distributed architecture. Applications requiring real-time processing, like quality control systems, find AI-enabled SD-WAN an ideal option. Data can now be processed closer to the production line, helping the industries to make faster and more informed decisions.
• Data-intensive applications are part of manufacturing industries like AU, which drive predictive maintenance or augmented reality for remote assistance. Bandwidth optimisation is essential for all this. AI-driven SD-WAN, with its deduplication capabilities, provides higher bandwidth at a lower cost.

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Private 5G and SD-WAN

For secure, reliable and high-speed connectivity, private 5G and SD-Wan are the best combination. It can be used on a variety of applications, including industrial automation, remote working and real-time data analysis.

SMOAD SD-Branch solutions combine WAN connectivity and wired and wireless LAN. It offers AI-driven analytics to identify critical issues and troubleshoot them effectively. SMOAD SD-WAN with intelligent routing and quantum secure communication is ideal for seamless business operations. SMOAD also enables secure connection using private 5G. Contact us for more information on how AI-enabled SD-WAN can enrich your manufacturing operations.