The Benefits of Digital Signage for Manufacturing
Operators don’t check the intranet between two changeovers. They glance at a screen on the way in, in the break room, at the coffee machine. Digital Signage in manufacturing turns those few seconds into the moments that keep production informed, aligned and safe, on every shift, in every plant you run, without adding a single step to anyone’s day.
Digital Signage examples
for manufacturing
Here’s what a plant’s screens can carry. A hand-washing reminder at the hygiene station. A chemical spill alert at the department involved. But also a shout-out for the team that beat its record, the break room menu, and a welcome for today’s visitors.
Why manufacturing organizations
choose Netpresenter
Manufacturers want communication that reaches every screen on every site from one place, and holds up when something goes wrong on the floor. That’s why they run their everyday updates and their crisis alerts on Netpresenter Digital Signage, whether it’s a single plant or a whole network of production sites. Six things make that work, from the gatehouse to the line.
Everyday and critical communication in one platform
The screen that shows today’s output also carries your crisis alert. A gas leak, a chemical spill, an evacuation: one click on a pre-set scenario takes over every screen on site, or just the affected building, in ANSI safety colors. Priority levels set how hard it hits, from a spill notice to a full evacuation. Your communications team runs the fire drill in the same CMS they used for Monday’s menu.
Scale across every site
Run one plant or 20 from the same CMS. Group screens by site, building or line, then decide per message who sees it: the whole company, one country, or the packaging line in a single plant. Central monitoring shows what’s playing on every screen, and outdated content unpublishes itself on schedule, so every site shows what it should, not what someone forgot to take down.
Show the right content in the right place
The line needs output figures and quality alerts. The break room needs the menu, HR news and a birthday or two. The gatehouse needs site rules for contractors and a proper welcome for visitors. Targeting per screen puts each message exactly where it’s useful, so the packaging line never sees the lunch specials at another plant and the gatehouse never shows scrap rates.
Secure and compliant communication
Your IT team will want proof before a single screen goes live. Netpresenter is ISO 27001:2022 certified and NIS2 Supply Chain registered, with hosting in the EU, with possibility for the US. SSO through Entra ID, two-factor login and role-based access decide who can publish what and where. A full audit log records every edit, publish and delete, so you can show exactly who did what.
Integrated with your digital workplace
Netpresenter works with the Microsoft tools you already run. SharePoint news turns into slides on the floor screens automatically, Teams posts appear without a second publish, and Power BI dashboards stay live above the line. Excel sheets and RSS feeds plug in too, so production figures never get retyped by hand and the same news never gets copied into three places.
Reliable partner
The screens on your floor have to work every day, not just on launch day. Netpresenter backs the platform with a 99.9% uptime SLA, continuous infrastructure monitoring, encrypted backups in a second location and regular external security audits. You decide what goes on the screens. Keeping the platform behind them stable, secure and up to date is on us.
Beyond Digital Signage for Manufacturing
Manufacturing Digital Signage reaches everyone who walks the floor. But not everyone in a factory does. Planners, engineers and HR sit behind a desk all day, and maintenance techs move between buildings with a phone in their pocket. Netpresenter reaches them too, on the PC (Screensaver, Lock Screen, Wallpaper) and mobile (Employee App), so the whole company gets the message.
Some of our valued customers
Customer story
Communication with Non-Desk Employees at Poppies Bakeries
Poppies Bakeries has completely transformed its employee communication with the help of Netpresenter Digital Signage. Thanks to this solution, they can now communicate in a uniform and controlled manner with all Non-Desk Employees at Poppies Bakeries, spread across various locations in Europe and the US.
Specific use cases of
manufacturing Digital Signage
We value our customers,
and they value us
Netpresenter is highly rated on leading software review platforms. Read our verified customer reviews to discover why organizations choose us.
“Easy way to connect people in the organization across all departments and disciplines”
“We now only need one system for our digital signage screens and cell phones and PCs”
“The Digital Signage screens in our cafeteria and other strategic locations are ideal for highlighting company news in a fun way”
Some questions
already answered
Looking for more information? We’ve collected answers to the most frequently asked questions below. If your question is not listed, feel free to reach out – we’re happy to help!
What is Digital Signage for manufacturing used for on the floor?
It puts safety rules, production numbers, company news and crisis alerts on screens that factory workers walk past, from the line and the break room to the gatehouse.
What’s the best way to handle deskless worker communication?
Go where they already look: screens on the floor, in break rooms and at entrances, plus a mobile app for anyone on the move. Messages are pushed to them, so no PC, inbox or login is needed.
How do you keep manufacturing communication consistent across sites?
Run every site from one CMS, with one brand theme for logo, fonts and colors. Head office publishes to all plants at once, local teams target their own screens, and it all stays on-brand.
Can safety Digital Signage also warn staff during a crisis?
Yes. Netpresenter Alerts take over every screen in a zone within seconds, in ANSI safety colors, and reach PC pop-ups, mobile push and SMS at the same time. Pre-set scenarios make it one click.
Can a screen on the floor replace your visual management board?
Yes, for the numbers. Power BI dashboards and Excel sheets update live on the screen, so output, scrap and targets are always current, and the whiteboard marker can finally stay in the drawer.