Anord Mardix improves network capacity at its UK sites with new, robust WiFi from Redway Networks

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08/02/2022

The world’s leading electrical engineering and manufacturing organisation Anord Mardix has improved wireless network performance at three of its UK production facilities with high-performance WiFi from Redway Networks. The new Cambium cloud-networking platform is providing uninterrupted communications between Anord Mardix’s in-house operations software and over 1,000 mobile devices used in its facilities for scanning equipment on the shop floor.


Due to Anord Madix’s expansion and adoption of the latest technology and mobile devices, its existing WiFi solution couldn’t support the connectivity and coverage demands at its production facilities which meant its workforce was experiencing WiFi dropouts which was reducing efficiencies in scanning products for assembly.


Toby Turner, Group IT Director at Anord Mardix said:

“Our business has grown enormously, and our legacy WiFi wasn’t optimised to support our needs as we moved to newer devices which meant we kept losing connection. We use an inhouse iOS application to scan and log product build times and due to the slow WiFi, our workforce was spending more time at the final product scan stage, which was delaying getting products out of the door.”


Anord Mardix needed a more resilient wireless network so turned to warehouse WiFi experts Redway Networks.


After a professional WiFi survey Redway Networks, recommend a new Cambium solution as its cnPilot WiFi technology is ‘watertight’ and can withstand the heat and dust of complex warehouse environments and its many antenna options ensure the WiFi signal is strongest where needed.


Toby says:

“Redway Networks gave me the WiFi report on what we currently had, and the performance gains we would get from Cambium. I then presented this to our HR department with a blended hourly rate which showed Cambium would provide exceptional WiFi performance at a low total cost of ownership.”


Redway Networks delivered a seamless migration to Cambium no interruption to Anord Mardix’s business.


Toby says:

“Redway Network’s engineer was brilliant and the changeover to our new Cambium WiFi was seamless. We now have one pane of glass for all our network monitoring and control functions which has given us greater network visibility and saved considerable time as my team can see any issues quickly and troubleshoot remotely. We had external access points mounted at Blackburn where we do our remote client factory acceptance testing. Before we had to run cables outside to the test team’s laptops, but with Cambium we can now do all our remote testing seamlessly on the WiFi and this which was a real game changer during Covid.

“Cambium has given us much better network reliability and speed and we now have great coverage in all our facilities with no black spots, which has definitely improved warehouse productivity. I’m really impressed with Redway Networks who delivered an exceptional service throughout the whole project.”


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