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Digital Twin: The Technology That Comes to Revolutionize Every Market Segment and Industry

This introduction explains the digital twin as a virtual representation connected to a physical object or process through data. It outlines how simulation can help teams assess possible actions, anticipate risks and explore applications in asset management before making changes in real operations.

  • A connected representation. The guide describes a digital twin as a virtual counterpart that receives real-world data and can return information to the physical environment.
  • Simulation and prediction. Teams can use simulations to consider consequences and compare alternatives before applying them to equipment or processes.
  • Asset-management benefits. The ebook lists potential benefits including operating-cost reduction, process optimization, risk anticipation and improved customer experience.
E-book: Digital Twin: The Technology That Comes to Revolutionize Every Market Segment and Industry

7 pages · PDFTechnology guide

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Overview

Representing physical assets in a digital environment

The ebook introduces digital twins as virtual representations of physical objects or processes, with information moving between the real and digital environments. It describes how the concept gained momentum alongside advances in 3D, augmented and virtual reality, mapping and simulation. The guide then focuses on asset management: combining equipment data and models to explore operating scenarios, anticipate risks and assess possible maintenance or operational decisions.

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Inside the e-book

Topics covered in this material

01

What a digital twin represents

A digital twin is presented as a logical, use-case-driven model whose usefulness depends on connecting information about a real asset or process with its virtual representation.

  • Physical object or process
  • Data flowing between environments
  • A representation shaped by its use case

02

Testing possible outcomes

By simulating operating conditions, teams can explore the consequences of decisions and compare alternatives before applying them to complex equipment.

  • Simulated operating conditions
  • Alternative materials or components
  • Potential issues before implementation

03

Benefits for asset management

The ebook identifies opportunities to improve efficiency and process decisions while anticipating problems and risks across asset operations.

  • Operating-cost reduction
  • Process and system optimization
  • Risk anticipation and customer experience

Key ideas

Concepts to take away

Modeling

Digital twin

A virtual representation connected to a physical object or process through relevant data and information.

Analysis

Simulation

A way to explore possible operating conditions and consequences before applying a change in the real environment.

A digital twin makes asset data useful for exploring decisions before they are applied to physical operations.

Inside the e-book

A look inside

Defining the digital twin. The ebook describes the twin as a real-time digital representation linked to a physical object or process.
Defining the digital twinThe ebook describes the twin as a real-time digital representation linked to a physical object or process.
Benefits in asset management. The guide lists ways digital twins may support efficiency, risk anticipation and process optimization.
Benefits in asset managementThe guide lists ways digital twins may support efficiency, risk anticipation and process optimization.
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Digital Twin: The Technology That Comes to Revolutionize Every Market Segment and Industry

A digital twin makes asset data useful for exploring decisions before they are applied to physical operations.

Download the e-book