Although current practice leads us to see Industry 4.0 as an initiative to massively use technology in all economic sectors, the real goal is to increase customer value and efficiency of processes. To achieve this, digital twins that are using of different applications and capabilities can help us. Let’s look at the issue through the specific cases described.

If we want to break into the world of digital twins and their utilization, we need to consider the issue at three levels:

  • Supervision ability
  • Diagnostics and control options
  • Predictive functions

Let’s specify each aspect more closely:

Supervision Ability

The twin-supervisor mimics the ongoing real process at either an operational or business level. This type of twin helps you if you need support in macro-management and monitoring or, for example, training for service personnel.

At its very foundation, this twin offers visualization or different types of animation to help understand the characteristics of the process (whether static or dynamic) and how these they manifest themselves in final performance. For example, they can ensure that operations remain unchanged, plan and analyze the impact of critical scenarios or test newly-designed business models and provide complete background for further decision-making.

Diagnostics and Control Options

This twin offers the possibility of dynamic diagnostics and the ability to analyze individual processes from start to finish in real time. They can deliver truly impressive results to support both asset utilization and process performance optimization.

When linking data (such as those from sensors) to analytics software, you get a detailed and accurate overview, resulting in more efficient decision-making and executive.

Predictive Functions

Predictive twin goes one step further. It opens possibilities beyond current asset and process management tools. With a specially developed predictive simulation software, it can be utilized when evaluating future scenarios. This twin enables companies to test and understand the impacts of different development scenarios and identify opportunities and risks, without incurring any costs. You can ask questions like “What if?”, “What is best?” or “How do we do” and get your answers.

If you want to successfully face the future and manage your business, there are very powerful tools at your disposal.