Digital Twins: Moving from Theory to Reality
The promise of digital twins to streamline maintenance and asset utilization is becoming clear.
With roots in NASA research, digital twins promise to upgrade product development and operational performance in an array of contexts. Today, the digital twin is mainstream as technologies such as sensors, big data analytics and cloud computing power a new generation of Internet of Things (IoT)-connected products, industrial assets, buildings and even city infrastructure.
In this report we:
- Take a look at how digital twins are creating a blueprint for operational efficiency
- Explore how digital twins enable predictive maintenance
- Look at how digital twins can improve product design
- Discuss the key hurdles to embracing digital twin strategy
