Inside JLR’s Solihull factory As JLR Vehicle Manufacturing embraces Industry 4.0 across its operations, here’s how Ericsson’s Private 5G is helping the manufacturer "cut the copper" Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) Solihull facility has been a site of transformation for the last five years. An injection of £1.5 billion (US$1.88bn) in investment and the longstanding dedication of JLR’s manufacturing and engineering teams have made it one of the most advanced vehicle manufacturing facilities in the world. It boasts Europe’s largest aluminium body shop and the world’s largest single aluminium pressing in the automotive industry on its Range Rover body side, weighing just 7kg. Now, JLR is advancing the site even further by enhancing its industrial connectivity with the deployment of Ericsson’s Private 5G network. The need to ‘cut the copper’ Driving the deployment of Ericsson ‘s 5G network is JLR’s desire to revolutionise the production of Range Rover vehicles by enabling seamless connectivity between several essential systems. Ericsson is an industry leader in 5G ( Image Credit: globenetcorp) These include advanced vision technology, IoT sensors and precision manufacturing tools. The company has recognised the constraints of traditional wired networks, inspiring its decision to "cut the copper" and replace legacy infrastructure […]
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