{"id":4296,"date":"2017-06-02T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T01:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/?p=4296"},"modified":"2017-05-27T15:13:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T09:43:55","slug":"digital-twin-and-digital-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/digital-twin-and-digital-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital twin and digital thread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The digital twin and digital thread are not similar concepts. Both these concepts help in understanding the actual working of the physics-based models by reflecting the exact operating conditions like performance and failure modes, but their application and functioning is different from one another. Let\u2019s take a detailed look at both of these concepts.<\/p>\n

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What is a Digital Twin?<\/h1>\n

The main goal of a digital twin is to create, build, and test your equipment in a virtual environment. Only when you get to understand your product\u2019s functionality, and how it performs to your requirements, would you physically manufacture it. Digital twin comprises of several elements like manufacturing simulations, 3D CAD models, and real-time data feeds from sensors that are incorporated into the physical operating environment. Digital twin can benefit all aspects of manufacturing, right from design to real-time data feed. The aim of creating a digital twin is not just to cut prototyping or construction costs, but also to predict failures more easily and accurately and effectively, thereby reducing both maintenance costs and downtime. For example, the digital twin created for a wind farm helps in informing the manufacturer about the configuration of each wind turbine prior to procurement and construction.<\/p>\n

Benefits of Digital Twin<\/h1>\n

The expected benefits of creating a digital twin for a product include:<\/p>\n

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