Connection’s Manufacturing Technology specialists can help you understand your facility’s manufacturing technology readiness, then pick right-fit solutions to deliver the operational outcomes you seek. Because you’re faced with time, production, and quality pressures, we know the first step is to take the time to understand your organization and smooth any obstacles to implementation.
Connection offers a variety of Manufacturing Technology solutions. These include services designed to:
- Integrate legacy and new devices with business systems, cloud services, and other data centers
- Protect data and equipment against security breaches
- Enable better decision-making through digital visibility of materials, product, people, and equipment
- Empower key roles with mobile business intelligence, automation control, and other productivity improvements
- Eliminate wasted time and lost material
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Experienced Manufacturing Guidance
Nearly 70 percent of manufacturers are pursuing smart factory initiatives. However, only 14 percent of organizations with smart factory deployments say their efforts have been successful. While manufacturing technology promises significant operational gains, in reality, most organizations face adoption challenges.With Connection’s expertise in Industry 4.0 solutions, we provide clear guidance on your hardware and software options that both deliver results and work with existing infrastructure. If a solution is a poor fit, we’ll be the first to tell you. We also assist through implementation, ensuring you avoid delays, slow employee adoption, or worse.
Expert Guidance from Industry Experts
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Right-Fit Industry 4.0 Solutions
Connection’s manufacturing technology experts work with hundreds of manufacturers every year across both discrete and process manufacturing organizations.Whether you’re beginning to determine the equipment you need to connect existing machines or expanding the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) infrastructure, we’re available to help.
A Pulse on the State of Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
In 2024, the manufacturing industry was the most targeted industry by cybercriminals, facing threats like ransomware, malware, and data breaches. Through the use of AI-driven sophistication, these growing threats affect manufacturing on a global scale—leading to costly downtime. Download our infographic to see the statistics on attacks in manufacturing and learn how to reduce risk for your organization.Connection Manufacturing Practice
Invest in Your Future with Our Expertise and Solutions
At Connection, we strive to help clients navigate multiple technologies through an understanding of full potential, adoption, and scale. With an evolving portfolio of manufacturing-specific solutions and expertise, we can help manufacturers drive business outcomes, productivity, and automation.Download our Manufacturing Practice Overview to see how Connection is the right partner to help calm the confusion between the most common challenges facing manufacturers with the right technology solutions.
Defend, Comply, and Consolidate Manufacturing Cybersecurity
61% of successful attacks occur in manufacturing due to a lack of asset and risk visibility, mature cybersecurity, and ongoing compliance monitoring. Connection can help you protect your business and keep it compliant and operational with our Managed Cybersecurity and Compliance Services.Explore the Latest Manufacturing Industry Trends
In our Manufacturing Industry Trends Sessions, we are committed to helping our manufacturing clients succeed with informative discussions between industry thought leaders about the latest advancements in modern manufacturing.
Modernize Manufacturing with the TIDC
Your IT teams are helping with manufacturing initiatives like facility modernization or expansion, delivering technology to new and existing employees, and supporting Microsoft Windows 11 upgrades—all while experiencing their own workforce and skillset challenges. Learn how the Connection Technology Integration and Distribution Center (TIDC) can help manufacturing organizations invest in automation and tech modernization while leveraging our deep technology experience to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and free up IT staff to focus on more strategic initiatives.
The Evolution and Future of AI in Manufacturing
Join Connection experts Jamal Khan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer and Head of the Helix Center for Applied AI and Robotics, and Ryan Spurr, Manufacturing Strategy Director, for a discussion about how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry. You’ll learn the realities of AI in manufacturing, adoption strategies, and examples of real-world use cases that can benefit your organization by transforming research and development, production, quality, and the supply chain.
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Get On the Path to Smart Manufacturing
In 2020, despite a pandemic, economic headwinds, and constant disruption, a group of frontrunners outperformed the market by a whopping 17%.* The lesson is simple. Action, discipline, and innovation pay off! It leads to market outperformance in the outyears, and it snowballs into an organization with the right focus, culture, skillsets, and the technologies necessary to execute over time.Download our checklist and discover how we can help guide you on the path to smart manufacturing.
Who We Help
While we assist in all manufacturing sub-industries, we regularly help the following industries with their digital transformation initiatives:- Aerospace
- Automotive
- High-value Electronics
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
- Food and Beverage
Manufacturing Technology Workshop
Get Expert Support for Your Team
Are you interested in learning how you can use technology to optimize your business? We’ve put together a strategic manufacturing workshop that will help you better understand which technologies you can leverage to improve operations. Download our brochure today to learn more.Manufacturing Technology Solution Areas
Connection doesn’t recommend generic Industry 4.0 implementations—only what we think will work for your business, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Industrial Infrastructure Solutions
Prepare your factory, warehouse, networks, machines, systems, and data for Industry 4.0. Connection will help you implement industry-ready networking solutions, identify vulnerabilities, secure your networks against internal and external threats, maintain power continuity in the event of disruption, and ensure your facility is IIoT-ready.
Real-Time Tracking Solutions
Eliminate waste with a complete view of all inventory, machinery, personnel, and other assets. Connection helps you identify opportunities for tracking systems, design systems for your facility and processes, and provide you a real-time digital view of your factory’s assets.
Sensor and Machine Data Acquisition Solutions
Connect machines to enterprise IT, establish standards-based data acquisition, and improve decision-making with greater operational visibility and business intelligence. Connection’s experts help you securely integrate machines with cloud and on-premises platforms, design and manage extensive sensor networks, and extract meaningful insights from high volumes of data.
Workspace Productivity Solutions
Empower manufacturing workers with analytics, real-time data, and other business intelligence tools. Connection’s experts help you develop and implement a clear mobility strategy, select hardened devices suitable for your operational environment, and manage device lifecycles with optional services.
Managed Services for Manufacturing Technology
Connection’s Managed Services provide digital transformation support for manufacturing organizations with IT resource limitations.
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Security as a Service (SECaaS)Get help for your organization’s cybersecurity workload. Connection can help you assess and mitigate your security risks through security operations center (SOC) services, integrated logging and threat detection, and more.Learn more about Connection’s Security as a Service. |
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Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)Preserve mission-critical functions in the event of a disaster. Connection can help you design, create, automate, and restore backups for both cloud services and on-premises technologies. Learn more about Connection’s Disaster Recovery as a Service. |
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Backup as a Service (BaaS)Simplify backups with fully managed cloud-based backup services. Connection can help you design and implement cloud-based backups tailored to your organization and budget. Learn more about Connection’s Backup as a Service. |
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Azure Managed ServicesGet the most out of your cloud investments with effective management. Connection can help you efficiently manage operations, strengthen security, and ensure your investment matches your needs. Learn more about Connection’s Azure Managed Services. |
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Device as a ServiceMaximize user productivity and keep systems protected with hardware and software that stays up-to-date. Connection can helps\ you alleviate IT and cost concerns with bundled hardware, software, and managed services at fixed, per-device costs. Learn more about Connection’s Device as a Service. |
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Distribution and Configuration ServicesSeamlessly integrate mobile devices, human-machine interfaces (HMIs), scanners, wearables, and other ruggedized technologies. Connection can help you optimize your end-user experiences with custom configuration services, convenient deployment options, and advanced inventory planning and rollout management. Learn more about Connection’s Distribution and Configuration Services. |
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End User ServicesMitigate productivity losses caused by support issues. Connection provides you with 24x7 support desk access, on-site support, onboarding and offboarding, provisioning, asset management, Install Move Add Change (IMAC), and maintenance. Learn more about Connection’s End User Services. |
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Lifecycle ServicesKeep your facility productive and secure with up-to-date IT assets. Connection can help you design hardware configurations, manage asset fleets, and support nationwide rollouts with step-by-step guidance. Learn more about Connection’s Lifecycle Services. |
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Managed InfrastructureProtect uptime with proactive security and managed network performance. Connection provides you with end-to-end network infrastructure and security, cloud services, and a 24x7 service desk. Learn more about Connection’s Managed Infrastructure. |
Manufacturing Partners
Enhanced Productivity in Rugged Environments
With the Zebra MC3400 Mobile Computer, you get:
- Seamless connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E and 5G connectivity
- Larger keys for accurate data entry, even with gloves
- Advanced barcode scanning in tough conditions
Dell Latitude Rugged Devices
Built to withstand the world’s harshest conditions, Dell Technologies Rugged laptops and tablets are engineered for the needs of your mobile workers and the demanding environmental conditions they encounter. At a time of generational turnover and a competitive labor market, they will also help demonstrate that you are serious about empowering your employees.
Take the Next Steps in Your Industrial Digitalization Journey
From designing with Lenovo ThinkStation, to computing at the edge, to the data center and AI infrastructure, Lenovo and NVIDIA have developed cutting-edge manufacturing solutions. Learn how Lenovo products, powered by NVIDIA GPUs and AI ecosystem technology, drive modern manufacturing operations.
Cellular Gateways Ideal for Manufacturing
Don’t get caught without connectivity just when your facility needs it most. We partner with some of the leading manufacturers of cellular backhaul technology to allow your organization to build a reliable, flexible connectivity solution that fits your needs. Learn more about Cisco Solutions and Meraki Solutions.
Modernize Your Factory with Mobile Technologies
Mobile devices create a robust platform for companies to leverage future-forward technologies such as Al, robotics, loT, and machine learning.
Check out the resources below to learn how Samsung can help you achieve your manufacturing dream.
Make Your Warehouse Mobile
Guide to Warehouse Efficiency
Manufacturing Modernization
Check out the resources below to learn how Samsung can help you achieve your manufacturing dream.
Make Your Warehouse Mobile
Guide to Warehouse Efficiency
Manufacturing Modernization
Safety in Hazardous Locations Must Come First
Does your company have requirements for intrinsically safe devices? Are you struggling to find solutions for end user devices that comply while helping your business adopt modern digital workforce platforms? Panasonic and Dell Rugged mobility devices up the manufacturing game, providing access to real-time data and insights to help employees work smarter and faster, while remaining safe.
AI Enhanced Manufacturing Virtual Workshop
Watch our on-demand virtual workshop and learn how current supply chain woes and the pandemic have pushed the manufacturing industry to search for new ways to grow stronger and become more resilient and resourceful.
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