How Manufacturers Use Digital Signage to Improve Employee Communication
The Communication Challenge on the Manufacturing Floor
Many manufacturing employees do not spend their day sitting at a computer or regularly checking email.
That can make it difficult to communicate important information such as safety updates, production goals, schedule changes, company announcements, and operational data.
Digital signage gives manufacturers another communication channel that reaches employees where they work.
Reach Deskless Employees
Digital displays placed throughout production floors, breakrooms, warehouses, entrances, and common areas can help keep employees informed throughout the workday.
Organizations can use digital signage to share:
- Company announcements
- HR and benefits information
- Safety reminders
- Training opportunities
- Employee recognition
- Shift and scheduling updates
Content can also be targeted by location, department, or facility so employees see information that is relevant to them.
Turn Operational Data Into Useful Information
Manufacturing organizations already collect large amounts of operational data.
Digital signage can help make that information more visible by displaying production metrics, KPIs, quality information, inventory levels, shipping schedules, and other business-critical data.
ConnectedSign can integrate with platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, ERP, MES, SCADA, and other enterprise systems to help bring important information directly to employees.
Improve Safety Communication
Safety information needs to be visible and timely.
Digital signage can reinforce safety protocols, display days-since-last-incident metrics, communicate emergency information, and quickly distribute important alerts throughout a facility.
Instead of relying only on printed notices or email, manufacturers can make safety communications part of the everyday workplace environment.
Keep Multiple Locations Connected
For manufacturers operating multiple plants or facilities, maintaining consistent communication can become difficult.
A centralized digital signage platform gives authorized teams the ability to manage communications across the organization while still allowing individual locations to publish information specific to their workforce.
This helps corporate teams maintain consistency without taking away local flexibility.
More Than Digital Signage Software
Technology is only one part of a successful manufacturing communication strategy.
ConnectedSign helps organizations plan, implement, integrate, manage, and support digital signage environments built around their communication and operational requirements.
From software and hardware to data integration, content development, training, and long-term support, our team helps manufacturers build a solution designed to remain useful as their needs evolve.
Connect Your Manufacturing Workforce
Give employees better access to the safety information, operational data, and company communications they need throughout the workday.
See how ConnectedSign can help improve communications across your manufacturing environment.
