Connecting the food manufacturers of tomorrow.

As a future-facing manufacturer, you're always looking for greater efficiency, flexibility and productivity, and to improve yield while cutting waste. To do that, your factories need to be smart and well-connected.

Wireless connectivity can be challenging for critical devices and applications. Wi-Fi may not scale well, and public cellular often lacks coverage or cost efficiency. Private 5G cellular networks are ideal for large areas needing a wide-area LAN, offering the control of Wi-Fi with the flexibility and security of public cellular.

Today, food manufacturing is experiencing serious challenges, including decreased productivity, supply chain disruption, and the need for a secure environment.

Discover a roadmap for food manufacturing success in the comprehensive 'Connected Manufacturing: 7 challenges manufacturers need to overcome’ guide. Learn how to:

• Tackle the current industry hurdles head-on

• Harness the power of private 5G wireless for unparalleled connectivity

• Implement the top use cases for maximum efficiency

• Achieve a remarkable combined 116% ROI by year five through proven use case collaboration

Unlock food manufacturing potential with private networks connectivity to transform your factory into an automotive powerhouse.

A collaboration between Nestlé, Ericsson and local communication service providers, saw the deployment of Nestlé's first Private 5G standalone network with a 100% on-premises network architecture, in 2022. This state-of-the-art solution was a world first for Nestlé and signalled the move away from an automated to autonomous factory.

The factory now operates completely separately from the public mobile network and the result is faster data processing (network data transfer speeds up to 25 times higher than 4G), as well as and enhancing productivity, efficiency and workplace safety.

It has made significant difference to Nestlé’s industrial environment by transforming their ways of working – further building on the company’s smart factory focus,

The private and closed cellular network has also strengthen network security, with sensitive data remaining exclusively on the factory's local network.