// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
Digital Twin
A virtual replica of a physical asset, process, or system that updates in real-time with data from its real-world counterpart. This allows for monitoring, simulation, and analysis without impacting the physical system.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A Digital Twin is a dynamic virtual model of a physical entity (e.g., machine, factory, product) that continuously synchronizes with real-time operational data, enabling simulation, monitoring, and predictive analysis for optimization in smart factories.
BACKGROUND
A digital twin is a computational model of an intended or actual real-world physical product, system, or process that serves as a digital counterpart of it for purposes such as simulation, integration, testing, monitoring, and maintenance.
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- Virtual replica
- virtual model
- digital counterpart
- cyber-physical twin
USAGE NOTE
Used for monitoring performance, predicting failures, and optimizing operations without impacting the physical system.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Digital Twin.
Develops a comprehensive digital twin through its Xcelerator portfolio, enabling the virtual simulation and optimization of products, production processes, and entire factories before physical implementation.
Provides the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which creates virtual twin experiences of products, manufacturing plants, and operations to model, simulate, and optimize the entire lifecycle.
Offers the Omniverse platform for creating and operating physically accurate, real-time 3D simulations and digital twins of industrial environments, enhancing factory design, robotics simulation, and process optimization.
Develops digital twin technology by integrating its ThingWorx IoT platform with CAD (Creo) and augmented reality (Vuforia) solutions to connect physical assets to their digital counterparts for real-time monitoring and service.
Specializes in physics-based simulation software that is critical for creating high-fidelity digital twins. Their technology allows for predictive maintenance and performance optimization of industrial assets.
Provides the Azure Digital Twins platform, an Internet of Things (IoT) service that helps create comprehensive digital models of entire environments, including manufacturing facilities and supply chains.
A pioneer in the concept, GE Digital builds digital twins for complex industrial assets like jet engines and power turbines to optimize performance, predict failures, and improve maintenance schedules.
Utilizes digital twin technology in its Emulate3D software for virtual commissioning, allowing for the design, testing, and optimization of control systems for manufacturing lines before they are physically built.