Manufacturing IT solutions

Citrix^® digital workspace solutions for manufacturing provide globally disbursed R&D, plant floor and distribution teams with secure access to the information required to speed time to market.

The manufacturing industry faces challenges including slow digital transformation, supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, and sustainability initiatives. Citrix offers solutions to these challenges by delivering real-time information at any stage of the manufacturing process, improving IT efficiency, manageability, and cost control. Our platform increases business agility and flexibility, enhances productivity, and supports mobility, all while safeguarding proprietary data from potential threats.

Deliver real-time information at any point in the manufacturing process

As an IT leader, you are expected to support strategic manufacturing business initiatives such as speeding global service delivery or driving consistent up-time for workers.

Citrix DaaS™ enables you to deliver digital workspace technology that centralizes and streamlines IT operations while reducing physical infrastructure. This leads to lower overhead and greater efficiency.

Organizations can decrease downtime, meet or exceed manufacturing production schedules, empower both on-site and remote workers, and rapidly scale to support seasonal or peak production demands.

Improve IT efficiency, manageability and cost control

Digital workspace solutions from Citrix make it possible to reduce the cost of supporting manufacturing operations.

IT teams can centrally manage applications that support every part of the business—including web, mobile operations, call centers, and plant locations. This unified approach simplifies administration and reduces operational complexity.

The same platform that supports everyday operations can also ensure business continuity during unexpected disruptions, helping organizations maintain productivity and resilience.

Increase business agility and flexibility

By alleviating the need for imaging or delivering new laptops, Citrix can help you manage new hires or seasonal employees brought on to facilitate peaks in manufacturing.

Anyone from line workers to executive leadership can use any available device to access role-relevant apps, desktops, and data. With low-cost, high-performance digital workspaces, new plants can be deployed rapidly and production line questions can be communicated to office staff expediently.

Enhance productivity and support mobility

Manufacturing business leaders are under intense pressure to drive competitive advantage in all parts of the business.

Citrix provides flexible intuitive technology that can be used by your globally-dispersed workforce with vastly divergent job roles and skill sets. With Citrix Application Delivery, you can deliver a superior, high-definition experience to users—even over challenging, high-latency networks.

Citrix enables your IT team to centralize IT and deliver business critical applications and digital workspaces to any worker at any time. Citrix DaaS also supports the 3D apps that manufacturers rely on. With readily-available information, you can accelerate product launches and drive greater competitive advantage.

Protect proprietary data from threats

Citrix allows you to keep desktops and applications secure and up to date. This helps protect proprietary designs, operational data, and production strategies that are critical to manufacturing organizations.

Citrix security solutions provide zero trust network access to applications on any device, regardless of how they are deployed. Centralized and granular security controls allow IT teams to define and manage application access policies.

Access can be restricted based on user roles within the manufacturing process—such as plant workers or facility managers—while maintaining a seamless digital workspace experience. Even after access is granted, advanced protections help secure web, SaaS, and enterprise applications from evolving threats.

Accelerating your sustainability initiatives

Citrix plays a pivotal role in advancing manufacturing IT sustainability efforts by extending device lifecycles and deploying energy-efficient hardware to reduce overall energy consumption.

This technology helps organizations reduce the number of physical devices required, creating a more streamlined and environmentally friendly IT infrastructure.

With Citrix application and desktop delivery combined with secure access capabilities, organizations can enable remote work to reduce commuting emissions while supporting carbon-efficient cloud computing strategies aligned with sustainability goals.

Reinforcing supply chains and workforces

Citrix offers integrations for advanced business intelligence and supply chain management tools to help manufacturers maintain agile and resilient supply chains despite external pressures such as geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, or environmental disruptions.

With Citrix, manufacturers can rapidly adjust production schedules and logistics across their supplier ecosystems while accelerating time to market for new products. These capabilities also support sustainability initiatives by helping ensure the right quantities of raw materials are delivered and used efficiently.

Rapid operational adjustments often require onboarding contractors and partners quickly. Citrix enables manufacturers to securely onboard and offboard contractors, partners, and temporary workers so they can begin contributing immediately. Access policies can be tailored so each user only accesses the data and applications required for their role.

Unified experience for users and admins around the globe

Most manufacturers work with distributors, suppliers, and employees across multiple geographies.

Citrix solutions make it easier to manage IT environments while maintaining compliance across global operations. Citrix and NetScaler® work together to protect both front-end and back-end user data, enabling organizations of any size to maintain strong security standards.

Even manufacturers operating in regulated industries can confidently deploy Citrix solutions, which support strict compliance requirements including GxP standards.