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OVERVIEW
Manufacture a sustainable future
Address challenging digital transformation initiatives and build resilience with Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing.
Unlock innovation and introduce new products
Embrace new design and manufacturing paradigms and prepare for the future with the industrial metaverse.
Create resilient supply chains
Ensure business continuity and reduce risk with a secure, agile, connected supply chain that provides always-on visibility.
Enable intelligent factories
Automate manufacturing, ensure safe and reliable production, and empower your workforce with the power of industrial IoT, data, and AI.
Modernize customer experiences
Increase customer satisfaction, profitability, and product lifespan with new digital tools for service operations.
CAPABILITIES
Achieve more with Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing
Accelerate innovation, optimize operations, empower workers, and enhance customer experiences.
- Uncover insights for production optimization by creating a unified IT-OT data estate and getting manufacturing data ready for AI with manufacturing data solutions in Microsoft Fabric.
- Enable natural language querying of unified IT and OT data with manufacturing data solutions in Microsoft Fabric.
- Predict maintenance issues within the factory and automate complex quality inspection processes with AI-powered solutions.
- Quickly simulate scenarios for product design optimization, process improvement, and factory setup decisions with reduced data sampling.
- Boost agility, efficiency, and scalability by running product lifecycle management (PLM) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) workloads on the cloud.
- Build connectivity and intelligence into your products using a modern edge-to-cloud architecture to launch new features and business models.
- Unify data across systems in your supply chain to gain visibility and make fast decisions to avoid disruptions.
- Get clear insights from your data to create advanced demand forecasting models and optimize your supply chain planning.
- Optimize inventory allocation, achieve precise fulfillment, and modernize operations with solutions that get the most out of supply chain data.
- Help service agents deliver personalized service with mixed reality tools that provide real-time remote assistance and interactive instructions.
- Create innovative digital and physical experiences and proactively meet customer needs with 360-degree solutions that transform customer engagement.
Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing
Get industry-specific solutions that include:
- Data solutions, copilot templates, and connectors.
- AI solutions that transform how you design and build products, run your operations, and empower workers.
- Access to our extensive partner ecosystem.
CUSTOMER STORIES
See how manufacturers are transforming
Körber uplevels pharma factories with advanced MES SaaS solution using Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing.
- Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Copilot
Sight Machine and Azure empower manufacturers to increase production performance through industrial data and generative AI.
50%
Decreased onboarding time
- Azure
- Azure AI
ASMPT’s Factory Chat speeds up troubleshooting in semiconductor manufacturing with Microsoft Azure.
- Azure
- Azure Kubernetes Services
- Translator Text (AI)
Mars enhances operational technology device management across 124 factories with Defender for IoT.
- Azure
- Microsoft Defender for IoT
Autoliv China transforms manufacturing processes and training deployment with a mixed reality and digital twin platform.
- Azure
- Dynamics 365 Remote Assist
- HoloLens 2
- Microsoft 365
Novo Nordisk simplifies shop floor operations with a mixed-reality solution that complies with GxP.
- Dynamics 365 Guides
- Dynamics 365 Remote Assist
- HoloLens 2
- Power Apps
Rockwell Automation goes cloud-native on Azure to bring modern software development paradigms to the factory floor.
- Azure Application Gateway
- Azure Container Registry
- Azure Cosmos DB
- GitHub
Optical solutions pioneer ZEISS Group uses Microsoft Fabric to advance innovation with data analytics.
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Fabric
- Power BI
Iveco Group amplifies employee productivity with Chat IVG, powered by Azure OpenAI.
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Office 365
Siemens connects frontline workers and engineers for real-time problem-solving using Azure AI.
- Azure AI
- Azure AI Studio
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Microsoft Teams
EKK Group deployed Teamcenter on Azure as a product lifecycle management (PLM) platform to streamline processes.
- Azure
- Dynamics 365 Sales
- Microsoft 365 E5 Security
- Microsoft Entra ID
STMicroelectronics uses Azure to advance research and development, transform its supply chain, and fuel future growth.
- Azure
- Azure HPC + AI
- Microsoft Teams
- SAP on Azure
Siemens IT relies on the Azure cloud platform for its artificial intelligence projects.
- Azure
- Azure AI
- Azure AI Vision
- Azure Machine Learning
3M standardizes, automates, and accelerates sales forecasting with Azure Machine Learning.
- Azure
- Azure Machine Learning
- Power BI
Sandvik uses data, analytics and AI to make mining more sustainable.
- Azure
- Azure AI
- Azure Databricks (AI)
- Azure Machine Learning
BASF boosts safety with automated monitoring, thanks to digital checklists in Power Apps and Microsoft Teams.
- Azure
- Microsoft Teams
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
Bayer employees discover productivity and collaboration benefits using generative AI and Microsoft Copilot.
700
Use cases for generative AI
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Azure Data Lake
- Dynamics 365 Sales
Strabag SE builds a risk management solution to improve efficiency using Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform.
80%
Risk prediction accuracy
- Azure Databricks (AI)
- Azure Machine Learning
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Azure SQL Edge
Lexmark digitally transforms its service organization and creates new IoT and cloud-powered offerings with Microsoft Azure.
150
Business processes streamlined
25%
Reduction of call center time
- Azure
- Azure AI
- Internet of Things (IoT)
Coats Digital launches an AI assistant in just six weeks using Azure OpenAI Service.
- Azure
- Azure AI
- Azure Machine Learning
- Azure OpenAI Service
Fujifilm developed an AI system for cash application in Azure to advance internal business reforms.
20%
Of manual work automated
- Azure
- Dynamics 365 Finance
- Microsoft 365
- Power Automate
Phillips Corporation modernized service operations and increased revenue using Dynamics 365 Field Service.
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
- Dynamics 365 Field Service
- Dynamics 365 Sales
Husky develops a remote-monitoring solution that helps anticipate, recognize, and resolve production issues.
USD$4k-$6k
Average customer savings per intervention
- Azure
- Azure Data Explorer
- Azure IoT Hub
- Azure Synapse Analytics
Epiroc advances manufacturing innovation with Azure Machine Learning and Azure Data Factory.
60 hours
Time to implement an AI factory
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Databricks (AI)
- Azure Machine Learning
- Power BI
PARTNER SOLUTIONS
Explore more manufacturing solutions
Discover manufacturing offerings from the Microsoft partner ecosystem.
Data unification
Data Hub by AVEVA
Aggregate, enrich, and securely deliver industrial data to authorized users.
Customer service
EaaS by Capgemini
Support your customers with equipment rentals, maintenance, and other needs.
Data and operations
Data Fusion by Cognite
Drive digital transformation with contextualized, trustworthy, and accessible data.
Predictive insights
Manufacturing Implementation by DXC
Drive results with intelligent applications that deliver predictive, AI-driven insights.
Optimize operations
Digital Factory by Fujitsu
Optimize your operations and improve availability, performance, and quality.
Asset management
Maximo Application Suite (client-managed) by IBM
Optimize performance, extend asset lifecycles, and reduce operational downtime and costs.
Data unification
Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform by Rockwell Automation
Connect, automate, track, and analyze all aspects of your operations in real time.
Real-time insights
Sight Machine on Azure
Improve and scale profitability, productivity, cost savings, and energy efficiency.
Data unification
Digital Manufacturing Platform by TCS
Build your smart factory with a digital solution that uses neural manufacturing architecture.
Frontline operations
Frontline Operations Platform by Tulip
Transform your operations with an IIoT-enabled, no-code, scalable, MES alternative.
Digital twins
Asset Maintenance using Digital Twin by Wipro Limited
Give maintenance teams rich and meaningful real-time insights.
Digital twins
Digital Twin by Ansys
Boost adaptability and ROI with digital twin models for original equipment manufacturers.
Product lifecycle management
PLM Solution by HCLTech
Transform your operations with an end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM) solution.
AI toolkit
Generative AI Knowledge Modernization by PwC
Scale further, work faster, reduce costs, and enable new business models.
Product lifecycle management
Windchill+ by PTC
Optimize operations and accelerate time to value with cloud-based PLM software.
High-performance computing (HPC)
Full-Stack Cloud HPC Platform on Azure by Rescale
Accelerate science and engineering breakthroughs with cloud-based, high-performance computing.
Product lifecycle management
Teamcenter by Siemens
Plan, develop, and deliver innovative products with a flexible PLM solution.
Supply chain optimization
External Production by Avanade
Get products to market quickly, sustainably, and cost-effectively in a centralized resource.
Forecasting
Supply Chain Planning by Blue Yonder
Accurately forecast across the supply chain to boost customer service, agility, and growth.
Automation and predictive analytics
Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization by EY
Optimize inventory management by using predictive data analytics to improve decision making
AI-powered planning
Integrated Business Planning by o9
Synchronize business decisions across core supply chain, revenue, and financial planning.
Demand planning
Intelligent Planning Cloud by SAS
More easily predict and plan for consumer demand with a highly automated planning service.
Data unification
Real-Time Customer Data Platform by Adobe
Combine disparate data to build unified customer profiles and deliver consistent experiences.
Digital integration
A365 by Annata
Drive innovation with an end-to-end solution for the automotive and equipment industries.
Digital asset management
Content Hub DAM by Sitecore
Unify assets, teams, and processes across the entire content lifecycle.
PRODUCTS
Explore products for manufacturing
Find products to help you drive innovation and resilience and build modern factories and experiences.
Dynamics 365 Guides
Enhance remote collaboration and empower employees with step-by-step holographic instructions.
Microsoft HoloLens 2
Discover how mixed reality is transforming manufacturing.
Azure IoT Operations
Capture different types of asset data, process it at the edge, and send it to the cloud with Azure Arc–enabled services.
Microsoft Fabric
Reshape how everyone on your team accesses, manages, and acts on data with a single AI-powered platform.
Azure AI Services
Build cutting-edge, market-ready AI applications with out-of-the-box, customizable APIs and models.
Microsoft Defender for IoT
Get asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat protection in one unified security solution.
Microsoft Power Platform
Develop intelligent apps and automate processes with low-code solutions.
Microsoft 365 for frontline workers
Simplify processes, unify communication tools, and engage frontline workers in a secure, all-in-one platform.
Dymamics 365 Remote Assist
Personalize the service experience, make work more effortless for technicians, and optimize service operations.
Microsoft Viva
Continuously improve employee engagement and business performance with next-generation AI and insights.
Microsoft Purview
Govern, protect, and manage your data estate.
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
Automate using natural language processing-based AI capabilities with Copilot for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
Azure Compute
Access cloud compute capacity, virtualization, and scale on demand.
Azure AI Services
Build cutting-edge, market-ready AI applications with out-of-the-box, customizable APIs and models.
Azure IoT Operations
Create interoperable IoT solutions that transform physical operations at scale.
Azure Machine Learning
Modernize your design process and knowledge discovery with machine learning models.
Azure SQL Database
Develop limitless, trusted, AI-ready apps on a fully managed SQL database.
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
Automate using natural language processing-based AI capabilities with Copilot in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
Dynamics 365 Finance
Reimagine your financial models to prepare, respond, and thrive in the face of disruption.
Microsoft Power BI
Connect to and visualize any data in seconds with Copilot for Power BI.
Microsoft Sustainability Manager
Record, report, and reduce your environmental sustainability impact.
Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Empower agents to resolve issues quickly using generative AI and automation.
Dynamics 365 Field Service
Deliver exceptional customer service by transforming your service operations.
Dynamics 365 Sales
Make selling easier with AI, automation, and real-time insights built into the seller’s flow of work.
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
Understand your customers and create truly personalized experiences across all your channels.
Microsoft 365 for frontline workers
Simplify processes, unify communication tools, and engage frontline workers in a secure, all-in-one platform.
Microsoft Power BI
Reshape how you engage customers with advanced analytics that glean proactive insights from your data.
Industrial metaverse
A set of converging technologies integrating the physical and digital worlds through dynamic environments to help visualize, simulate, and optimize industrial products, processes, and operations.
Discover valuable resources
Analyst report
• April 2024
Take AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing
Learn how manufacturers are implementing AI and explore AI strategy trends in this report by MIT Technology Review Insights.
Study
• November 2023
Accelerate Future Transformation with the Industrial Metaverse
Video series
• February 2024
Industrial Transformation in the Era of AI
E-book
• December 2023
The Manufacturing Transformation
NEXT STEPS
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Documentation
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Learn how to make the most of Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing with online training, how-to articles, and other resources.
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