The switch to flexible, adaptive manufacturing processes calls for fast, reliable and often wireless data transfer. The emerging 5G wireless standard is said to be ideal for use in the production environment. With its low latency of less than one millisecond, high data rates (to 10,000 megabits per second) and the capability to run a multitude of devices simultaneously in a cell, 5G technology can be deployed in networked, adaptive production facilities with extensive measuring and control engineering.