Smart wireless manufacturing with Ericsson

Affiliation: MI Division. Type: Technology Partner. Ericsson is a global leader in cellular communication.

Smart wireless manufacturing - Ericsson

Ericsson is partnering with Hexagon to make manufacturing smarter with the fast capture, transfer and use of data.
Futuristic graphic of worker working wirelessly in factory using tablet device and machinery operating in the background.

Smarter manufacturing depends on having rapid, automatic access to accurate data that can inform decisions to improve design and engineering, production and inspection.

Today, fixed networks dominate in factories. A wired connectivity foundation will restrict data flow for the manufacturing industry and limit the potential of smarter manufacturing.

Hexagon is working with Ericsson to ensure manufacturers will be able to use 5G networks to securely capture and communicate key data from machines and software systems across the business in real time to a create smarter manufacturing ecosystem.

In 2019, Hexagon and Ericsson successfully demonstrated the potential of the 5G connected factory by operating Hexagon’s Absolute Arm measurement solution with the Ericsson Industry Connect private cellular network. The two companies are also working together to install ultra-high-speed networks at Hexagon's solution centres, while Ericsson is also part of Hexagon’s advisory board for industrial connectivity.