Digital twin
Digital twin, virtual plant.
A 3D model shows what an installation looks like. A digital twin tells you what state it is in right now. The difference is not graphic, it is contractual: the second commits to up-to-date data.
What separates a twin from a model
The model is a frozen photograph, useful in design. The twin is fed continuously by sensors, the CMMS and business systems. A pivot identifier links the modelled object, its maintenance history and its live measurements.
Simulate before acting
Flow simulation, what-if scenarios, workshop re-layout, buffer sizing. Testing a change on the twin costs a few engineering days; testing it in production costs weeks of throughput.
Where to start
Rarely with the whole plant. We start on a perimeter where data already exists and decisions are frequent — a critical line, a bottleneck station, an asset whose failure is expensive.
Use cases
- Line re-layout and sizing
- Operator training without stopping production
- Shutdown preparation
- Critical asset condition monitoring
- Investment decision support
Disciplines involved
See the technology in context
We run demonstrations on the Tangier technical floor, on cases close to yours.
Technology as an enabler, never as an end