制造企业如何通过利用正确的工具和解决方案来驾驭这一数字经济？阿鲁巴（Aruba）确定了四个关键的操作疼痛点 - 安全，环境，安全性和可靠性 - 以及企业可以解决这些挑战的方式。
＃1：首先安全，总是
As the manufacturing industry looks to get back into its pre-pandemic rhythm and stabilise operations, maintaining safe and secure work environments have become crucial for workplaces. A麦肯锡研究发现亚洲的制造公司表明，实施基本的安全措施（例如安全距离）是重中之重。但是，由于担心生产力可能会遭受损失，因此仍然不愿重新配置现有地板空间。
在安全性和生产率之间无需选择 - 他们应该齐头并进。这可以通过确保设施良好连接并配备正确的工具来实现这一目标。例如，使用Aruba的Wi-Fi和蓝牙解决方案，我们可以进行资产并接触跟踪。通过汇总和分析制造局上的数据点，我们可以为公司提供安全返回工作场所所需的范围接近解决方案，而不会损害效率。
＃2：将智能边缘扩展到恶劣的环境
制造地点可能很苛刻 - 具有极端温度，易燃蒸气和高灰尘浓度。尽管这些变量可能无法控制，但从长远来看，公司需要保护其设备的完整性免受此类环境因素的侵害。毕竟，考虑到设备的成本和所需的停机时间，更换基础设施可能是昂贵的。
因此，可以通过使用正确的设备轻松防止基础设施损坏是一件好事。例如，Aruba户外和坚固的接入点是为了生存最恶劣的环境而建造的。它们可以承受暴露于极端和低温的暴露，最高时速165英里 /小时的风速以及持续的水分，降水以及灰尘和盐和盐喷雾剂长时间。此外，崎Aruba CX4100i Switch Series还可以使其与IT，运营技术（OT）和IoT设备具有高性能连接，即使在恶劣的温度下也是如此。
＃3：保持监控和控制
恶劣的环境不仅对设备和基础设施构成风险，而且对进行定期检查和维护的人们也带来了风险。国际劳工组织的最新报告发现，接触职业颗粒物，气体和烟雾是second leading cause for work-related death worldwide。工业，制造和材料处理环境还可以使员工承受爆炸风险，强烈的磁场和震耳欲聋的噪音水平。
为了避免工人在地上和直接within dangerous environments, companies can employ remote monitoring and maintenance through augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) tools. While these solutions typically strain the network, Aruba’s patented AppRF technology can automatically prioritise traffic from these AR/VR apps, allocating bandwidth resources intelligently.
#4: Security Remains Top Priority
Over the last couple of years, IoT adoption boomed across all industries – within the manufacturing space,91 percent of companies in APAC经历了物联网激增。在制造公司主要将物联网用于工业自动化和效率的同时，安全仍然是最关心的问题，27 percent将与IoT采用相关的安全风险视为主要威慑。
As IoT continues to take root, a predictive security posture will become instrumental. IT teams need to be equipped with the data and tools to predict and prevent incidents from happening. This is why our solutions like Aruba Central and ClearPass Device Insight now come with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities. These predictive solutions not only enable closed loop, end-to-end access control but also allows for proactive IoT security.
You’re Only as Reliable as Your Weakest Link
OT is the driving force behind industrial processes. It is typically isolated from regular IT networks to protect against any external attacks, and relies on uptime, resiliency, and reliability for optimal performance. However, pain points from equipment faults and unreliable network connection to maintenance and downtime are disrupting productivity and incurring additional costs. The truth is, if maintenance could be performed proactively,成本可以降低多达40％。
To ensure reliable OT operations, Aruba and ABB help companies migrate their break or fix systems to predictive maintenance tools. These provide visibility into the performance of assets, ensure high availability, and maximise the returns of often substantial capital investments. For instance, ABB’s Smart Sensor taps on advanced algorithms to notify engineers of abnormal conditions ahead of equipment failure. Furthermore, through integration betweenAruba Uxi(User Experience Insight) and Zebra’s Mobile Computer (eg TC5x/TC7x), we are also bringing application-level performance data to the edge, providing IT teams with valuable and actionable insights before they may notice an issue.
这些解决方案使公司能够在影响流程之前进行维修，减少停机时间，提高资产利用以及优化现场工程师的计划 - 所有这些最终都提高了盈利能力。
The Needed Unification
企业和制造公司正在从过去24个月的挑战中浮出水面，并开始从他们采用的技术中获得收益。在一个最近的调查of more than 400 global manufacturing companies, almost all respondents indicated that Industry 4.0 has helped them keep their operations running during the crisis, and more than half said the digital transformation they undertook was essential to their successful pandemic response.
在这个新的工作和业务时代，制造业必须重新定义，重新构想并重新定义其技术方法，变得有目的并推动效率和结果。AIOPS和制造业的结合对于帮助公司统一网络并确保员工和工作环境的安全从未如此重要。
