Technology that holds up where uptime and visibility matter.

Plant connectivity, perimeter visibility and rugged-environment networking designed for facilities where downtime has a direct operational cost.

An industrial plant at night from outside: a long production building with roof plant and pipework beside floodlit process towers, a secure perimeter fence with CCTV cameras on poles, and an outdoor equipment enclosure.
Manufacturing and Industrial: the KINNEX layer mixManufacturing and Industrial environments are served by network and wi-fi, camera coverage, policy and segmentation, servers and backup, support and amc — designed together around the site rather than bought separately.MANUFACTURING ANDINDUSTRIALYour environmentCONNECTNetwork and Wi-FiSEECamera coverageSECUREPolicy andCOMPUTEServers and backupOPERATESupport and AMC

Layer mix

The layers KINNEX designs together for this environment. Each one links to its own solution page below.

Operational realities

What actually creates pressure here

The conditions that decide whether infrastructure holds up in this environment.

  1. 01Network cabling and Wi-Fi need to survive heat, dust and vibration on the plant floor.
  2. 02Perimeter and process-area visibility matters as much as office CCTV.
  3. 03Branch or multi-site facilities need central monitoring, not separate silos.
  4. 04Any network downtime translates directly into lost production time.
  5. 05Legacy equipment and modern IT systems often need to share the same network safely.

The site, in 3D

Reliable systems across the plant

Industrial-grade networks and Wi-Fi on the production floor, cameras at docks and utilities, and secure OT.

  • Production floor
  • Docks
  • Utilities
  • OT security

Real-time 3D illustration of a typical site, not a specific client project.

Capability catalogue

What we can set up for this environment

28 capabilities, scoped, sourced and delivered under one contract. Search for the exact term you use.

Plant networks7
  • Industrial network architecture, VLAN and QoS design
  • Redundant ring topologies and validation
  • Industrial Ethernet switches, DIN-rail and rugged
  • Plant-wide fibre and Wi-Fi, including handhelds and AGVs
  • Industrial protocol support: Modbus, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and OPC UA
  • IT and OT segmentation with secure vendor access
  • FAT, SAT and documentation pack
Safety and security on the shop floor6
  • CCTV for lines, yards, gates and hazardous areas
  • Access control and attendance for plant and contractors
  • Weighbridge, gate and vehicle management
  • Fire alarm and emergency announcement integration
  • Video analytics for safety-gear, restricted-zone and loitering alerts
  • Perimeter protection
Plant IT and applications6
  • Servers, storage and backup for MES, ERP and historian
  • Virtualisation and edge computing
  • Rugged laptops, industrial PCs and HMI panels
  • Barcode, RFID and label systems
  • ERP, MES and quality-system integration
  • Dashboards for production and maintenance
Offices and supply4
  • Office, canteen and training-room technology
  • Single-order supply of industrial and IT hardware
  • Software licensing for engineering and design tools
  • Spare-parts planning
Support5
  • Preventive maintenance with an agreed SOP and SLA
  • Shutdown-window upgrades and cut-overs
  • Backup and restore of controllers and servers
  • Repair of industrial and rugged devices
  • On-site engineers for large plants

Lifecycle path

New facilities need connectivity and CCTV designed for the plant layout from the start; existing sites more often need segmentation between IT and operational systems, or a multi-site standardisation project.

How we take this on

One contract. The right specialist for every part

Your project is wider than any single team. We scope all of it, source all of it and carry the responsibility for all of it.

  1. 01

    Scope

    We survey, size and specify against standards and your operating reality, not against a brochure.

  2. 02

    Source

    Any make, any model, from the manufacturer, distribution or registered importers. GST-compliant invoicing, warranty and returns handled for you.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    KINNEX engineers do the work we do every day. Where a job needs a specialist, we bring in the right expert team as a sub-order under your single contract.

  4. 04

    Own

    One scope, one SOP, one SLA and one point of accountability, whoever is on site.

Standards and terms

Standards we design to, and the terms you will hear

Specifications are written against recognised standards. Here is the vocabulary, in plain language.

  • IEC 62443 (industrial security)
  • IEC 62439 (redundancy)
  • Purdue reference architecture
  • ISO/IEC 27001 aligned practices
  • IP and NEMA enclosure ratings
  • ISA-95 (enterprise and control integration)
MES
Manufacturing execution system: software that tracks and controls production on the floor.
HMI
Human-machine interface: the operator panel for a machine or line.
AGV
Automated guided vehicle that moves materials around a plant.
ISA-95
A standard that defines how plant control systems connect to business systems.
SOP and SLA
The documented procedures for supporting the systems, and the response targets agreed for them.

Brands

Any make. Sourced, supplied and supported

We specify against your requirement and standards, then source the right product from the manufacturer, distribution or registered importers. Delivered, installed and supported under one contract.

Industrial automation and OT networking

Industrial Ethernet, automation platforms, SCADA and OT security.

  • Phoenix Contact
  • Advantech
  • Siemens
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Schneider Electric
  • ABB
  • Honeywell
  • Yokogawa
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Omron
  • Belden
  • Pepperl+Fuchs
  • Beckhoff
  • WAGO
  • Fortinet
  • Cisco Cyber Vision
  • Inductive Automation
  • GE Vernova
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  • Fuji Electric
  • Hitachi
  • Danfoss
  • Festo
  • Cognex
  • HMS Networks
  • Moxa
  • Hirschmann
  • Westermo
  • ORing
  • Emerson
  • Ruijie Networks
  • Red Lion
  • Lantronix
  • Weidmuller
  • Claroty
  • Nozomi Networks
  • Dragos
  • Waterfall Security
  • AVEVA
  • Kepware
  • Delta Electronics
  • Eaton
  • Endress+Hauser
  • SMC
  • Turck
  • Banner Engineering
  • SICK
  • Keyence
  • Eurotech
  • Digi International
  • ProSoft
  • Kyland
  • Planet Technology
  • Korenix

Networking, Wi-Fi and SD-WAN

Switching, routing, wireless, SD-WAN and application delivery.

  • Cisco
  • Aruba
  • Juniper Networks
  • Ubiquiti
  • TP-Link
  • D-Link
  • Netgear
  • Cambium Networks
  • Fortinet
  • Huawei
  • MikroTik
  • Arista Networks
  • Dell Technologies
  • Zyxel
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Allied Telesis
  • Array Networks
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  • F5
  • Citrix
  • Radware
  • HPE
  • VMware
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Tejas Networks
  • Nokia
  • Ericsson
  • Ruckus Networks
  • Extreme Networks
  • Ruijie Networks
  • Juniper Mist
  • Digisol
  • A10 Networks
  • Versa Networks
  • Peplink
  • Cradlepoint
  • Teltonika

Rugged, mobile and field computing

Rugged laptops, tablets, handhelds, scanners and label printers.

  • Panasonic Toughbook
  • Dell Rugged
  • Zebra Technologies
  • Honeywell
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
  • Datalogic
  • Trimble
  • Unitech
  • Sunmi
  • Motorola Solutions
  • Kyocera DuraForce
  • Brady
  • Epson
  • Citizen
  • Bixolon
  • Getac
  • Bluebird
  • Newland
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  • Cipherlab
  • Pidion
  • Xplore
  • Durabook
  • Juniper Systems
  • Sonim
  • CAT Phones
  • TSC
  • Godex
  • SATO
  • Intermec

Servers, storage and data-centre compute

Rack, tower and edge servers, SAN, NAS, all-flash and tape.

  • Dell Technologies
  • HPE
  • Lenovo
  • Cisco UCS
  • Supermicro
  • Fujitsu
  • IBM
  • Huawei
  • Inspur
  • NetApp
  • Pure Storage
  • Synology
  • QNAP
  • Western Digital
  • Seagate
  • Hitachi Vantara
  • TrueNAS
  • Toshiba
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  • Intel
  • AMD
  • NVIDIA
  • Samsung
  • Micron
  • Dell EMC
  • HP
  • ASUS
  • Gigabyte
  • Wiwynn
  • Marvell
  • Broadcom
  • Arm
  • SK hynix
  • Kioxia
  • SanDisk
  • Transcend
  • Quantum
  • Asustor
  • Kingston
  • Crucial
  • Nimble Storage
  • Mellanox
  • Ampere

Product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners and are used for identification only. Don't see what you need? We can usually source it, including through registered importers.Ask us.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes — enclosures, cabling and hardware are specified for the environment, including heat, dust and vibration where relevant, rather than using standard office-grade equipment throughout.

Through network segmentation that isolates operational technology from corporate IT, so a compromise in one does not spread to the other.

Yes — CCTV and network monitoring can be centralised to a control room or head office once each site is on a consistent architecture.

Request an assessment for your site

Tell us about the environment and the constraint. We will come back with the right next step, not a generic quote.