Cisco Validated Designs for Digital Manufacturing

Accelerating industrial automation

Build a robust and secure network for your industrial control systems and pave the way to agile industrial automation and innovative Industry 4.0 technologies.

• Industrial Automation Networking solution brief (PDF)
• Industrial Automation design guide
• Industrial Automation implementation guide
• Industrial Automation – Reliable Wireless for Factory AGV/AMR

Making manufacturing networks simpler

Learn how you can automate the deployment and maintenance of your industrial network. Use AI/ML analytics to identify and resolve issues and help ensure compliance and performance.

• Cisco Catalyst Center for Industrial Automation solution brief
• Cisco Catalyst Center for Industrial Automation design guide
• Cisco Catalyst Center for Industrial Automation implementation guide

Securing manufacturing operations

See how your network can give you visibility into your industrial assets and processes so that you can secure operations comprehensively with a series of simple steps

• Industrial Security Solution Overview
• Industrial Automation Security Design Guide 2.0

Connecting remote and mobile assets

Take your manufacturing operations to the next level. Build a network infrastructure that can easily include vehicles, industrial sensors, and remote assets.

• Secure Remote Access for Industrial Networks design guide (PDF)
• SD-WAN for Remote Condition Monitoring and Control design guide (PDF)

More manufacturing automation capabilities

Stay ahead of industry trends and accelerate your digital transformation by leveraging our industry-leading networking experience for digital manufacturing.

• Cisco Connected Factory - PROFINET solution site
• Cisco Connected Factory - Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) solution site
• Integrating CC-Link IE IACS into the Connected Factory architecture
• HA Seamless Redundancy in the Factory Network design guide