Connect People, Facilities & Operations Across Your Plant
Large manufacturing and industrial facilities depend on communications that reach across production areas, warehouses, maintenance shops, utilities, control areas and outdoor operations. Wireless Voice & Data designs and supports communications solutions that help teams coordinate work, respond to problems and stay connected across complex operating environments.
From professional two-way radio systems and wide-area coverage to dispatch, in-building solutions and Push-to-Talk over cellular, we help manufacturing and plant operations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California build communications systems around their facilities, workforce and operational requirements.
Communications Across Your Entire Operation
Connect Teams Wherever They Work
Manufacturing plants can have hundreds of employees and contractors working across multiple departments, buildings and operating areas.
Two-way radio and push-to-talk communications give personnel an immediate way to reach individuals, departments or entire teams without relying on phone calls or text messages.
Wireless Voice & Data can help connect:
- Plant operations
- Production
- Maintenance and engineering
- Facilities
- Safety personnel
- Warehouse and logistics
- Material handling
- Shipping and receiving
- Quality control
- Security
- Utilities and infrastructure
- Supervisors and management
- Contractors and vendors
- Mobile and field personnel
Whether your operation occupies one large facility or multiple sites, we'll help determine the right communications architecture.
Communications Built for Industrial Environments
Reliable Coverage Where the Work Happens
Industrial facilities can be challenging environments for radio communications.
Steel structures, concrete walls, machinery, electrical equipment, multiple buildings, large warehouses, outdoor operating areas and distance between facilities can all affect coverage and system performance.
Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate where employees need to communicate and design a system using the appropriate combination of radios, repeaters, antennas, IP connectivity and communications infrastructure.
The goal is not simply to provide radios. It's to design a system that provides communications where your teams actually work.
Improve Coordination Across Plant Operations
Get Information to the Right People Faster
Instant communications can help teams coordinate operations throughout a large industrial facility.
Operations & Production
Connect supervisors, operators and support teams to coordinate production requirements, workflow and changing conditions.
Maintenance & Engineering
Reach technicians quickly when machinery, electrical systems, utilities or facility infrastructure requires attention.
Safety
Give designated personnel an immediate way to communicate hazards, incidents and situations requiring a coordinated response.
Warehouse & Logistics
Coordinate material movement, inventory, loading docks, forklifts and production supply across large facilities.
Facilities & Utilities
Connect personnel responsible for electrical, mechanical, HVAC and other plant infrastructure.
Security
Provide communications across entrances, perimeter areas, parking facilities, warehouses and other parts of the property.
Communications in High-Noise Areas
Equip Users for Their Working Environment
Production equipment, machinery and industrial processes can create environments where hearing ordinary radio audio is difficult.
Wireless Voice & Data can help match radios and audio accessories to different job functions and operating conditions. Options can include speaker microphones, headsets, earpieces and other compatible accessories designed to help personnel communicate more effectively.
A maintenance technician working around machinery may need a different configuration than a supervisor, security officer or warehouse employee.
Coverage Across Multiple Buildings & Large Properties
Extend Communications Beyond a Single Facility
Large plants often extend across multiple buildings, warehouses, yards and outdoor operating areas.
Wireless Voice & Data can design repeater and multi-site communications systems to extend coverage across larger properties. IP connectivity and other technologies can also be used to connect communications infrastructure between locations when appropriate.
For facilities with challenging indoor coverage or public safety radio requirements, we also provide RF testing and Public Safety DAS, BDA and ERRCS solutions.
Dispatch & Centralized Communications
Give Operations Greater Visibility
Larger manufacturing operations may benefit from centralized dispatch capabilities that allow operators or supervisors to communicate with radio users across the facility or multiple locations.
Wireless Voice & Data can design and integrate dispatch solutions around your radio system, user groups and operational requirements.
Depending on the technology selected, dispatch capabilities can help coordinate teams, manage communications groups and provide a central communications point for field and plant personnel.
Communications Technology for Manufacturing & Plant Operations
Build the Right System for Your Environment
No single communications platform is right for every industrial operation.
Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate your users, facilities, coverage requirements, existing infrastructure and future plans and recommend the technology—or combination of technologies—that best fits your operation.
KENWOOD Two-Way Radio Solutions
Scalable Communications for Industrial Operations
KENWOOD professional two-way radios provide dedicated communications for production, maintenance, safety, logistics, security and other plant personnel.
Solutions can range from conventional portable and mobile radio systems to digital KENWOOD NEXEDGE systems with repeaters and scalable multi-site capabilities.
Depending on the system and equipment selected, KENWOOD solutions can support individual and group communications, multiple channels or talk groups and configurations designed for larger operations.
KENWOOD can be a strong choice for organizations that need dedicated radio communications across facilities without depending on public cellular networks.
Icom Communications Solutions
Radio, WLAN/IP & Wide-Area Options
Icom provides multiple communications technologies for manufacturing and industrial environments.
Professional portable and mobile radios can provide dedicated communications throughout a facility, while Icom IP/WLAN solutions can use compatible wireless network infrastructure to support push-to-talk communications across Wi-Fi-covered areas.
Icom also offers LTE communications options for mobile personnel and teams that need to communicate across broader geographic areas.
Wireless Voice & Data can help determine whether traditional radio, WLAN/IP, LTE or a combination of technologies is appropriate for your operation.
Motorola Communications Solutions
Communications for Plant & Field Operations
Motorola communications technology can support production, maintenance, safety, security and other personnel who require immediate push-to-talk communications.
For organizations already operating Motorola equipment, Wireless Voice & Data can help evaluate supported products, accessories and communications requirements as part of the overall system.
Talk with our team about your existing Motorola equipment and what you're trying to accomplish.
HearClear Push-to-Talk
Connect Plants, Warehouses & Mobile Teams
Manufacturing operations increasingly extend beyond one physical facility.
HearClear Push-to-Talk over cellular can connect plant personnel with warehouses, supervisors, drivers, service teams and employees working at other locations without requiring a traditional radio network to cover the entire geographic area.
Supported capabilities can include group and private calling, GPS location and tracking, computer-aided dispatch and smartphone connectivity.
HearClear can be particularly useful for organizations that need instant communications between fixed facilities and geographically dispersed personnel.
One Plant or Multiple Locations
Communications That Scale with Your Operation
Wireless Voice & Data can design communications solutions for:
- Manufacturing plants
- Processing facilities
- Industrial complexes
- Production facilities
- Warehouses and distribution areas
- Maintenance facilities
- Outdoor yards and operating areas
- Multi-building properties
- Multi-site manufacturing operations
- Administrative and support facilities
Existing radios and infrastructure can also be evaluated to determine what equipment can be retained, expanded, upgraded or integrated into a new communications system.
More Than Two-Way Radios
Complete Communications Support
Wireless Voice & Data can support your communications system throughout its lifecycle with:
- Communications system design
- RF coverage evaluation
- FCC licensing
- Equipment programming
- Professional installation
- Repeaters and antenna systems
- In-building DAS/BDA solutions
- Dispatch solutions
- Systems integration
- Preventive maintenance
- Two-way radio service and repair
- System upgrades and expansion
With more than 30 years serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, Wireless Voice & Data provides local technical expertise from initial system design through ongoing support.
Manufacturing & Plant Communications FAQs
What is the best two-way radio system for a manufacturing plant?
The right system depends on the size and construction of the facility, number of users, departments, background noise, required coverage and whether communications need to extend across multiple buildings or locations. Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate these requirements and recommend an appropriate solution.
How can we improve radio coverage across a large industrial plant?
Large facilities may require repeaters, antennas, strategically located infrastructure or multi-site system configurations. Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate the property and determine the appropriate approach based on where personnel need coverage.
What radios work best in noisy manufacturing environments?
The appropriate equipment depends on the noise level, job function and working environment. Professional radios can be paired with speaker microphones, headsets and other compatible audio accessories to help personnel communicate more effectively.
Can different plant departments have separate communications?
Yes. Depending on the system and licensing, channels or talk groups can be configured for production, maintenance, safety, security, warehouse and other departments while allowing designated users to communicate across groups when needed.
Can one radio system cover multiple buildings?
Yes. Repeaters, IP-connected infrastructure and multi-site radio systems can provide communications across multiple buildings and operating areas. The appropriate architecture depends on the facilities, distances and available infrastructure.
Can we connect multiple manufacturing locations?
Yes. Options can include multi-site radio systems, IP-connected communications and cellular Push-to-Talk solutions. Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate your locations and recommend an appropriate approach.
Can a manufacturing plant use Wi-Fi for push-to-talk communications?
Icom offers IP/WLAN communications solutions that can operate over compatible wireless network infrastructure. Wireless Voice & Data can evaluate Wi-Fi coverage, network infrastructure and operational requirements to determine whether WLAN-based communications are appropriate.
Do manufacturing radio systems require an FCC license?
Many professional two-way radio systems operate on frequencies that require FCC authorization. Requirements depend on the frequencies, equipment and system configuration. Wireless Voice & Data provides FCC licensing assistance and can help determine the appropriate requirements.
Build a Better Communications System for Your Plant
Whether you're improving coverage across a large facility, connecting multiple buildings, replacing aging equipment or planning communications across multiple locations, Wireless Voice & Data can help design a solution around your operation.