Unlocking the power of Digital Twin

Digital twin technology has the potential to revolutionize many industries and aspects of our lives. By creating virtual replicas of physical objects, processes, or systems, digital twins can help us to better understand, manage, and optimize them.

A digital twin is a virtual model of a real-world object, system or environment, created using real-time data from sensors or business systems. It provides a constant stream of data from the physical twin and builds an ever-growing historical archive of actions and reactions. Companies can use digital twins to view and learn from the data and simulate the behaviour of the physical twin.

Digital twins have enormous potential for businesses.

Using the model, companies can identify failure points, bottlenecks and other opportunities for improvement that they can act upon immediately. Additionally, digital twins provide a test model that companies can use to experiment with different designs or enhancements without the risk of negatively impacting the physical twin in the real world. The data collected by the digital twin can also be used to predict the physical twin’s future performance and make proactive adjustments as needed.

The technology boom and rapid pace of innovation over the last 25 years has enabled the digital twin concept to become more potent and versatile. Technologies such as edge computing, mobile data, cloud, AI, digital modelling and others, have all come together at a time when many companies desperately need what digital twins have to offer.

Today digital twins are being used in various sectors including Manufacturing, Healthcare and Smart cities. The data collected by digital twins can help companies create better customer experiences. A product manufacturer can use a digital twin of its product to track usage patterns and gauge customer satisfaction.

Going forward, Digital twins offer organizations an incredible opportunity to bridge the divide between technology adoption and maturity. By creating a digital model of a product, system or environment, companies can gain real-time insights and take proactive steps to optimize processes and performance.

Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, President & CEO, VARINDIA