Multi-Site Connectivity for Manufacturing
Every site depends on the network, but manufacturing estates rarely start from one standard. Acquisitions, new facilities and ageing circuits create a mix of carriers, firewalls and local designs. Claranet brings that estate into one managed network with resilient connectivity, consistent policy and clear accountability.
Connect every plant, warehouse and office through a network designed to fail over, scale and stay supportable as the business changes.
Make the network a platform for growth instead of a collection of site-by-site exceptions
A manufacturing network has to do two things well: keep critical sites connected today and make the next plant, warehouse or acquisition easier to bring into the operating model tomorrow.
Claranet designs the WAN around application and site criticality, using the right mix of Ethernet, internet, broadband, mobile and existing MPLS where appropriate, with SD-WAN to steer traffic across available paths.
Inside each site, managed LAN and Wi-Fi can bring a consistent operating standard to switching, wireless and segmentation without every location becoming a separate local support problem.
Central management and 24/7 support then give the organisation one accountable service across carriers, managed network devices and site changes, with a repeatable design for new facilities and acquisitions.
Resilient WAN and SD-WAN design for manufacturing sites
A head office, distribution warehouse and high-output plant do not need identical connectivity, but they do need a consistent resilience model. We classify sites by business impact and design primary and backup paths around those requirements.
Managed SD-WAN can combine multiple access types, steer critical application traffic and give central visibility across a distributed estate.
- Managed WAN and SD-WAN across multi-site estates.
- Ethernet, internet, broadband, mobile and other access options matched to site need.
- Active-active traffic steering and high-availability designs where required.
- Central policy and monitoring rather than device-by-device management.
Managed LAN and Wi-Fi for plants, warehouses and offices
The WAN only gets traffic to the building. Local switching, Wi-Fi and segmentation determine whether users and systems can actually work reliably once it arrives.
Claranet Managed LAN and Wi-Fi services provide a repeatable site standard that can be monitored and supported centrally, reducing the number of one-off local configurations that accumulate over time.
- Managed LAN switching and lifecycle management.
- Managed Wi-Fi designed around site coverage and capacity requirements.
- Segmentation and network policy aligned to the wider security architecture.
- Consistent templates for new sites and acquired businesses.
Operate the entire estate through one service and one escalation path
Multi-site networks become difficult when every circuit, device and carrier has a different support process. Claranet takes the operational layer across supported managed network services, giving your team central monitoring and a clear point of accountability.
That also makes change easier: a new plant, warehouse or acquisition can reuse the existing service design instead of beginning another standalone network procurement.
- 24/7 proactive monitoring and support for supported managed services.
- Centralised management across SD-WAN and network-security policies.
- Co-managed options where internal teams need direct operational control.
- Repeatable site onboarding for expansion and M&A integration.
Need a network that can absorb the next site or acquisition?
We can assess the current WAN and site network estate, identify resilience and lifecycle gaps, and design a managed target model that scales across manufacturing locations.
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Manufacturing network FAQs
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Yes. Claranet offers managed WAN, SD-WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi services, allowing organisations to bring multiple network layers into a common managed-service model.
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Yes. Claranet’s managed SD-WAN services can use multiple connectivity types, including internet and broadband alongside existing private connectivity, with policy-based traffic steering.
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The design depends on site criticality and access diversity. Claranet’s managed Fortinet SD-WAN advertises an up-to-99.99% availability SLA for qualifying high-availability deployments.
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Yes. A standardised WAN, LAN and security design can be reused for acquired or newly opened sites, subject to local carrier availability and the existing environment.
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The proposition here covers enterprise WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi and network security. Specialist OT or industrial-control networking should be assessed separately and only included where the required capability and scope are explicitly confirmed.