Manufacturing

Accelerate Industry 4.0 with secure, intelligent industrial networks

Realize your Industry 4.0 vision with Nokia advanced connectivity

Manufacturers face growing pressure to increase productivity, improve flexibility, strengthen supply-chain resilience and meet their sustainability goals. Digitalization is the key to achieving all this. We provide advanced communications, industrial networking and cloud foundations that enable you to connect people, machines, applications and data across the entire operation. By combining high-performance connectivity with automation, AI-driven insights and edge computing, manufacturers can improve operational visibility, streamline production and create more agile, efficient and sustainable operations. Based on secure, industrial-grade networking solutions, we help organizations transform their facilities into intelligent, connected environments that are ready for the future.

Enable smarter factory operations

Connect machines, intelligence and humans securely and reliably through advanced connectivity spanning wireless, IP and optical networks.

Minimize downtime and disruption

Keep production running with reliable connectivity and predictive maintenance.

Accelerate sustainable growth

Use digitalization and intelligent automation to optimize resources and support sustainability targets.

Discover our manufacturing solutions

Connected workers

Equip employees with real-time information, communications and digital tools to improve safety, efficiency and collaboration.

Automated production

Support robotics, autonomous systems and automated workflows with reliable industrial-grade connectivity.

Real-time tracking and visibility

Track assets, materials and production flows in real time to improve operational performance and responsiveness.

Explore our manufacturing infrastructure capabilities

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The future of North American manufacturing is digitally driven

Global and national pressures facing North America’s manufacturers are driving an evolution in how they do business.

Why choose Nokia for manufacturing?

Nokia combines decades of networking expertise with proven industrial digitalization experience to help manufacturers achieve their Industry 4.0 ambitions. Our portfolio spans private wireless networking, industrial edge computing, enterprise networking and intelligent applications that work together to create a secure and scalable digital foundation. Whether you are modernizing a single facility or transforming operations globally, Nokia delivers the technology and expertise needed to accelerate digital transformation and achieve measurable operational outcomes.

Enjoy industrial-grade connectivity

Our secure and reliable networking is designed to support mission-critical manufacturing environments.

Utilize proven digitalization expertise

Our experience helps manufacturers deploy Industry 4.0 technologies and operational transformation initiatives.

Deploy an end-to-end portfolio

Our comprehensive RAN, Core, IP and Optical portfolio delivers secure, high-performance connectivity across manufacturing operations.

Customer success stories

Nokia, Chorus and 2Degrees connect New Zealand’s first 25G PON customer

Nokia collaborates with Intel to deliver high-performance, cost-efficient private 5G networks

Kyndryl and Nokia guide to make digital workers a reality in manufacturing

Chevron Phillips, Kyndryl and Nokia design and implement private wireless networks across eight plants enabling mission-critical applications across 3,000 mobile devices

Nokia joins Bosch Rexroth world of automation integrating ctrlX OS to MX Industrial Edge on-premises OT edge solution

Jacto selects Nokia to deploy first private wireless 5G network for the agricultural machinery industry

i.safe MOBILE and Nokia launch U.S. manufactured industrial 5G devices to keep workers safe and connected

NTT and Nokia deploy 5G private wireless networks to enable automation, robotics and other digital transformation

Nokia to become first technology vendor compliant to ‘Buy America’ guidelines issued by Department of Commerce’s BEAD initiative

Fabrinet partners Nokia under the Department of Commerce BEAD program to manufacture next-generation multi-rate optical modules

Sanmina Corporation partners Nokia to manufacture products for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program

COMPLUS launches first 5G private wireless network built on Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud technology

Nokia Bell Labs

Bosch and Nokia partner to work on a joint research on ‘Using 6G networks for sensing and communications’

Valmet in partnership with Telia and Digita develop a scalable private network using Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud solution

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INS selects Nokia’s fixed asset network and private cellular network connecting mobile assetts throughout the quarry

Dassault Systems and Nokia accelerate digitization to increase flexibility, efficiency and productivity within manufacturing industry

Arçelik: Leading the smart factory revolution

Private 5G Manufacturing Road Trip Across Europe - BASF, Spain

Private 5G Manufacturing Road Trip Across Europe - Butachimie (Ottmarsheim, France)

Komatsu and Nokia collaborate to showcase how autonomous haulage systems improve safety, productivity, reliability and efficiency

Frequently asked questions

Why is digital transformation important for manufacturers?

Manufacturers face growing pressure to increase productivity, improve quality, strengthen worker safety, and operate more sustainably. Digital transformation helps them connect people, machines and processes to gain better visibility into operations, make faster decisions, and respond more effectively to changing business demands. By embracing automation and data-driven insights, manufacturers can improve performance while remaining competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

What defines a smart manufacturing operation?

A smart manufacturing operation uses connected technologies to bring together equipment, workers and production processes across the factory floor. This connected approach enables real-time visibility, greater automation, improved collaboration and more efficient operations. By turning operational data into actionable insights, manufacturers can optimize production, reduce downtime and improve overall performance.

What manufacturing solutions can AI-enabled operations deliver?

AI-enabled operations can help manufacturers improve productivity, quality, safety and operational efficiency by turning factory data into actionable insights. By combining real-time visibility with intelligent automation, manufacturers can reduce unplanned downtime, optimize production processes, improve asset performance, strengthen worker safety and make faster, more informed decisions. AI-enabled operations also support predictive maintenance, enhanced quality control and more flexible production environments, helping manufacturers become more resilient, efficient and responsive to changing business demands.