Nokia has announced the expansion of its industrial application ecosystem with the launch of six new Industry 4.0 applications deployed on MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) reinforcing its commitment to empowering enterprises on their digitalisation journey with use cases. The expansion enhances industry automation, efficiency, safety, security and sustainability by integrating cutting-edge applications from technology partners, including Bosch Rexroth, Ipsotek, Nozomi Networks, Prosys OPC, SmartCone and SwitchON.
Enterprises operating in asset-intensive industries like ports, mining and manufacturing, face challenges in harnessing value from real-time operational technology (OT) data to achieve their digitalisation goals. These new applications employ various enabling technologies such as machine and process control, video analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), environmental sensing, industrial connectivity and network security to provide unique industrial use cases. The Nokia MXIE platform provides a robust and secure edge computing foundation that allows enterprises to deploy these new applications.
The newly onboarded applications provide enterprises with the tools to drive innovation across multiple areas:
Industrial dataOps: Prosys OPC UA Forge provides a single point of access for collecting data from various industrial assets. Especially useful in brownfield deployments, this app facilitates structured data organisation using OPC UA information modelling, ensuring interoperability across different manufacturers and system generations.
Machine automation: Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX OS is an operating system for industrial automation. Running on MXIE, ctrlX OS packaged with numerous industrial applications provides seamless integration of machines, data visualisation, process automation, and secure communication across industrial use cases. In combination with the control platform ctrlX CORE of Bosch Rexroth, real-time control of machines is enabled.
AI-Powered quality inspection: SwitchON DeepInspect uses high-precision AI models to reduce defects, lower inspection costs, and optimise manufacturing processes.
Advanced video analytics for safety and automation: Ipsotek VISuite enhances situational awareness with precise object tracking and AI-powered automation to improve worker safety and production monitoring.
Workplace safety and environmental monitoring: SmartCone’s HeatGuardian solution provides real-time worker heat stress monitoring, ensuring workplace safety in different and challenging environmental conditions.
OT, IoT and CPS security: Purpose-built for complex industrial, commercial, and critical infrastructure environments, the Nozomi Networks Platform (including Guardian sensors) uses AI to deliver real-time asset visibility, threat detection, and vulnerability management to minimise cyber risk and maximise operational resilience.
With these applications, enterprises can harness real-time insights to optimise operations, enhance worker safety, and ensure compliance with sustainability and security standards.
“Enterprises require intelligent, secure, and scalable solutions to navigate the complexities of digital transformation and introduce use cases that will deliver concrete benefits. The expansion of industrial applications deployed on MXIE underscores Nokia’s commitment to fostering an open and interoperable industrial edge ecosystem. With our expanded portfolio of industrial edge applications, we are enabling businesses to accelerate their digitalisation journey while ensuring quality, safety and security, efficiency, and sustainability,” said Stephan Litjens, the vice president of enterprise campus edge at Nokia.
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