In manufacturing, operational performance isn’t just about producing faster and better. Today, it determines a company’s competitiveness, profitability, and even long-term viability. Every minute of production downtime can represent thousands of euros or dollars in losses, not to mention the indirect impacts: delivery delays, contractual penalties, reduced customer satisfaction, or damage to brand image.
At the same time, pressures are mounting: increased safety requirements on industrial sites, stricter regulations, rising raw material costs, and growing complexity from integrating new technologies.
To address these challenges, manufacturers must act on several fronts: reducing downtime, improving multi-site coordination, strengthening safety, and accelerating decision-making.
It’s in this context that the digitalization of industrial processes, real-time coordination, and critical communications offered by Team on mission, combined with the connectivity of a private 4G/5G network, become major drivers of digital transformation.
Process digitalization involves replacing paper-based procedures and manual exchanges with dematerialized and centralized information flows. This structural shift allows for gains in speed, digital traceability, and reliability.
With Team on mission, every process becomes digital and manageable in real-time. Technicians receive work orders directly on their devices, can update them in the field, attach photos and videos, and automatically generate a digital report. This data centralization solution eliminates information loss and enables more precise execution of operations.
Key benefits of industrial process digitalization:
The line between IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) is disappearing in smart factories. According to a MarketsandMarkets report, this revolution is expected to propel the global market to $155.5 billion by 2026. IT/OT integration directly connects management systems (ERP, MES, CMMS) with machines, sensors, and production controllers.
Team on mission integrates with these IoT platforms and IT/OT systems to automate processes and work orders, simplify incident management, and ensure end-to-end tracking until resolution. For example, if a temperature sensor detects an anomaly, the IoT platform can automatically trigger a intervention order in Team on mission, notify teams, share procedures to follow, and generate a fully traceable report.
Key advantages of IT/OT integration:
To support industrial digitalization, accelerate automation, and ensure operational continuity, connectivity must be fast, reliable, and secure. A Grand View Research report indicates that the global private 5G network market is expected to reach over $100 billion by 2030. This is where a private 5G network for industry makes the difference: unlike public networks, it is completely isolated, company-controlled, and tailored to specific needs.
Private 5G unlocks the full potential of real-time transmission for critical data, industrial critical communications via voice, video, and PTT, operational reports, and other advanced use cases. With near-zero latency, teams can coordinate instantly, share HD inspection videos, or benefit from remote supervision to guide an on-site operator.
Main strengths of private 5G networks:
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The ability to react quickly to an incident is essential for maintaining a high level of operational performance. With Team on mission, data from IoT/OT sensors is leveraged in real-time to automatically generate a work order addressed to the concerned team before the situation escalates.
This anticipation enables immediate intervention planning while mobilizing the closest and most qualified resources. Integrated video assistance, combined with multimedia messaging tools, facilitates the resolution of complex problems, even when experts are remote, which reduces delays and prevents prolonged shutdowns.
Accident prevention and incident response rely on rapid detection and effective coordination. Team on mission integrates advanced LWP/DATI (Lone Worker Protection) features that automatically detect dangerous situations and transmit the exact location of the person at risk. The relevant teams are immediately alerted to intervene quickly and limit the incident’s impact.
Additionally, the platform provides dedicated tools for industrial crisis management:
The integrated digital traceability then simplifies audits and strengthens compliance with current regulations while offering valuable feedback to improve future prevention efforts.
By centralizing communication, planning, industrial operations management, and reporting into a single platform, Team on mission reduces reliance on multiple systems and applications. This simplification leads to lower hardware investments, maintenance expenses, and training costs. Companies benefit from a unique tool that is easier to manage and more cost-effective in the long term.
In an industrial environment, responsiveness is directly linked to the availability and reliability of information. Team on mission provides decision-makers with real-time field data, enriched by critical communications.
Clear, remotely accessible digital reports allow for a quick analysis of the situation and the most relevant decisions. This ability to act quickly and with clarity directly contributes to the overall performance and safety of the company.
To succeed in your industrial digitalization, don’t settle for an isolated solution. Look for a platform that integrates all your needs: critical communications, work order management, and team safety. A unified and centralized approach, as offered by Team on mission, is the key to achieving a genuine return on investment.
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Butachimie, one of the world’s largest producers of adiponitrile, is subject to strict requirements as a Seveso site. To modernize its operations and enhance the safety of its teams, the company deployed Team on mission on its private 4G network.
Our platform unified critical communications, solving the problem of outdated TETRA/DECT systems. TOM‘s implementation enabled Butachimie to secure its industrial processes with key features like real-time geolocation, the emergency alert and protection system (LWP/DATI), push-to-talk, and live video assistance. The company was thus able to ensure better data protection and strengthened resilience against incidents.
Synthron, a key player in the chemical industry, sought to improve the traceability of its operations to meet strict compliance requirements. To solve this problem, our Team on mission solution was implemented to centralize critical communications. Instead of relying on isolated systems, Synthron used our platform to collect, trace, and archive every action. TOM‘s integration not only ensured full compliance during audits but also allowed for optimized incident management and better decision-making.
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For a global leader in fully integrated silicone manufacturing like Elkem Silicones, harmonizing coordination across multiple industrial sites was a major challenge. The Team on mission solution was chosen to unify and centralize communication and intervention management across all its production sites. By providing teams with access to real-time information, our platform improved their responsiveness and ability to make decisions quickly. TOM’s implementation thus strengthened the group’s operational resilience against unforeseen events while boosting overall productivity.
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The optimization of industrial operations is no longer a simple option; it is a strategic imperative to remain competitive. Private 5G, digitalization, and IT/OT integration are not just technologies—they are the pillars of a profound transformation that is redefining the modern factory. By adopting solutions like Team on mission, companies give themselves the means to reduce costs, enhance safety, and accelerate decision-making. This technological revolution places the human element at the center, empowering field workers to be more connected, more efficient, and ready to meet the challenges of Industry 4.0.
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A private 5G network offers ultra-reliable, low-latency connectivity, which is essential for transmitting critical data in real time. This allows IoT sensors to detect anomalies and trigger predictive maintenance even before a failure occurs. This helps to anticipate incidents, quickly mobilize qualified teams, and significantly reduce production downtime.
The integration of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) creates a continuous flow of data between machines and management systems. This convergence enables centralized supervision, process automation, and precise tracking of every operation. The result is optimized operational performance and better responsiveness to incidents.
By replacing manual procedures with digital workflows, process digitalization improves digital traceability and reduces human error. Systems like Team on mission integrate LWP/DATI features that automatically alert in case of danger, ensuring a rapid response. This strengthens on-site industrial safety and compliance with regulations.
Unlike public networks, a private 5G network is completely isolated, secure, and controlled by the company. It guarantees maximum reliability, even in high-interference environments, and near-zero latency, which is essential for critical industrial communications and live video assistance. It is the pillar of a secure and high-performing digital transformation.
Multi-site coordination is a major challenge. A centralized platform like Team on mission allows for consolidating all communications, intervention planning, and operational tracking. Teams, whether on-site or remote, have access to the same real-time information, which improves responsiveness and strengthens operational resilience.
Connected workers are at the heart of Industry 4.0. Equipped with digital tools, they are no longer just executors but active participants in performance. They instantly access information, share real-time data, and benefit from remote supervision. This increases their productivity, enhances their safety, and contributes to better decision-making at all levels.
