Manufacturing Today Issue - 238 July 2025 | Page 14

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and produce goods in a way that achieves carbon neutrality objectives.
With the right smart manufacturing network and expertise, plant operations and business goals become a reality. A smart manufacturing network provides a reliable, secure and high-capacity foundation that supports all aspects of digital transformation. Nokia provides high performance, easy-fit industrial-grade private wireless solutions and applications combined with proven expertise to help the 5G smart factory.
Nokia high-performance network solutions, platforms and intelligent business applications help manufacturers speed processes, lower operational costs and improve visibility and quality. By leveraging secure, scalable private wireless networks for a more flexible manufacturing environment, manufacturers can adjust operations and processes to meet business needs while protecting data and IP. Nokia manufacturing networking solutions provide the capacities, throughput and connectivity needed to support new levels of automation and flexibility while bringing knowledge, technical experience and support to ensure 5G smart manufacturing objectives are met.
“ Companies across the process manufacturing sector for example, including those in food and beverage, paper and pulp, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, are striving to boost productivity and ensure worker safety while enhancing sustainable practices. Digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies offer powerful tools to achieve these goals by improving asset control, deriving valuable insights from data, and supporting continuous operations.
“ For example, we have previously partnered with Orange and French chemical giant, Butachimie, to provide private wireless connectivity, as a backbone of the company’ s digital transformation. Additionally, the collaboration between Kyndryl and Nokia in private networks and edge computing
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