Network infrastructure for factories and workshops Built for the shop floor, not the office.
A production network and an office network are two different environments with different demands. NDVDL designs and builds networks that keep both properly separated, supported on site across Vienna, Lower Austria and Slovakia.
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Why doesn't a standard office network work on a factory floor?
A factory floor combines machine controllers running operating systems that are years old with dust, temperature swings and forklift traffic, conditions a standard office network was never built for. NDVDL separates the production network from the office network using dedicated VLANs and a firewall between them, so a problem on one side does not spread to the other. On the shop floor itself, industrial switches and Wi-Fi coverage planned around metal racking and hall geometry keep machines and handheld devices connected. Because a network outage on the production floor stops a shift immediately rather than just slowing it down, NDVDL designs the infrastructure around shift-floor availability rather than office assumptions.
What actually goes wrong in manufacturing plants
Failure patterns that keep showing up across Vienna, Lower Austria and Slovakia.
One network for office and shop floor
Production machines and office laptops sit on the same network with no VLAN or firewall between them. If a device in the office gets compromised, the machine controllers on the floor are exposed the same way the front-desk PC is.
Wi-Fi that doesn't reach the floor
Metal racking, steel beams and moving forklifts block the signal, so scanners and tablets lose connection in parts of the hall. The network was usually planned around office logic, not the geometry of the hall.
Remote access for machine vendors left wide open
Machine builders get remote access for updates and troubleshooting that often stays open long after the maintenance is done. Who can reach what, and when, is rarely documented.
Machines running outdated operating systems
Controllers can run for years on systems that no longer receive security updates, because replacing them means involving the machine manufacturer. Without network separation, any one of these machines becomes an entry point into the whole network.
What NDVDL builds for manufacturing plants
Concrete building blocks for the shop floor, the office and the link between them.
Separating the production network from the office network
Machines and office IT run in their own VLANs, separated by a firewall that controls traffic between them. That keeps an office-network problem away from production, and the other way round.
Wi-Fi coverage planned for the shop floor
NDVDL plans access points and industrial switches around the actual geometry of the hall, including metal racking, ceiling height and forklift routes. The result is Wi-Fi that reaches where scanners, tablets and material handling equipment actually operate.
Controlled remote access for machine vendors
Access for machine manufacturers is set up for the specific case, limited in time, and closed again once maintenance is done. That keeps a record of who could reach which controller and when.
Connecting ERP/MES systems to machine data
NDVDL connects machine controllers and sensors to existing ERP or MES software, so production data reaches the systems that need it. Existing systems are integrated, not replaced.
Backup for production and administrative data
Design data, machine programs and administrative data are backed up on a regular basis, separated by how critical they are to keep the plant running. A failed machine or server stops being a data-loss event.
Video surveillance for gates and storage areas
Camera systems for goods receiving, gates and storage areas are planned around day-to-day operations and forklift traffic without loading down the production network. Recording and access are set up to match how the plant actually works.
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What these projects look like in practice
Three recurring starting points from manufacturing plants.
Connecting a new production hall to the network
A company expands production into a new hall that has no properly planned network yet. NDVDL plans cabling, industrial switches and Wi-Fi coverage for the new space and connects it to the existing office network in a controlled way.
Retrofitting network separation between production and office
Machines and office IT currently share one network that grew over time without a clear structure. NDVDL sets up VLANs and a firewall between production and office without interrupting ongoing operations.
Restructuring remote access and machine data
Several machine vendors have set up their own remote access over the years, and a new MES connection is planned on top. NDVDL brings the access points under one controlled structure and connects the machine data to the existing software.
Get production and office networks properly separated
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