Digital twin technology helps organizations to use real-time data, mockups, algorithms, and AI to create a virtual depiction of a physical object, process, or service.
Measurement plays a key role in the smart factory. If a manufactured part or building can be measured correctly, rapidly, and efficiently, productivity will soar. Industry 4.0, the new face of manufacturing, encompasses more consistent repeatability and higher flexibility. In essence, a smart factory utilizes scanning tools that measure components in new, faster ways.
Experts agree that, among other tools, digital twins are emerging as stars of smart factories. These are 3D duplicates of parts, products, and buildings. Engineers use these virtual duplicates to investigate a part’s features and flaws — characteristics that might not be evident in an original part.