Smart Manufacturing
Private 5G networks for factory floors, warehouses, and industrial campuses. Mobile robotics, AI quality inspection, and massive IoT — with the reliability manufacturing demands.
Industry 4.0 depends on reliable, low-latency connectivity for autonomous robots, real-time quality inspection, and predictive maintenance across factory floors. WiFi struggles with interference, density, and handover in industrial environments. Private 5G delivers the deterministic performance that modern manufacturing demands.
What Private 5G Enables
Reliable, low-latency connectivity for every stage of production.
Mobile Robotics & AMRs
Autonomous mobile robots transporting materials between workstations need seamless, low-latency connectivity as they move across the factory floor. Private 5G eliminates the WiFi handover failures that cause robots to stop.
AI Quality Inspection
High-resolution cameras on production lines stream 4K video to edge AI servers for real-time defect detection. Private 5G provides the bandwidth for inline inspection at full production speed without cabling to every camera.
Predictive Maintenance
Thousands of vibration, thermal, and acoustic sensors on machinery feed ML-based predictive maintenance systems. Private 5G handles the density — a modern factory may have 10,000-50,000 sensors — with network slicing to prioritise critical alerts.
AR-Assisted Maintenance
Technicians using AR headsets receive real-time digital twin overlays, repair instructions, and remote expert guidance. Each headset needs ~100 Mbps with sub-20ms latency — requirements only private 5G can reliably meet wirelessly.
5G in UK Manufacturing Today
Private 5G is already powering Industry 4.0 across UK factories.
Worcester Bosch (WM5G)
Private 5G trialled for AGV coordination, quality inspection, and real-time production monitoring as part of the West Midlands 5G programme.
Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry
Part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, with a private 5G testbed for advanced manufacturing applications funded by Innovate UK.
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
UK government-backed centre incorporating private 5G as part of its advanced manufacturing testbed infrastructure.
Why Aerix
Most private 5G providers sell to automotive giants and multinational manufacturers. But Industry 4.0 isn't just for the biggest factories. Advanced wireless connectivity can bring the same mobile robotics, AI inspection, and predictive maintenance to manufacturers of every size — with managed networks that don't require a dedicated telecoms team.
Ready to connect your factory?
Whether you run a production line, a warehouse, or an industrial campus, we can build a private 5G network that fits your operation.