DX Solution

Digital Twin

A digital twin that connects the physical and the virtual

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

System architecture

Visualisation, data/model, transport and physical — four layers connected as one data flow.

TWIN

Digital twin visualisation

Visualization Layer

3D build · twin capabilities

3D Visualization

  • Unity
  • Entity Mapping
  • Blender
  • WebGL
  • Rendering Pipeline(HDRP)
  • Data Connector(C# Scripts)
  • Texture AtlasML-Agents

Digital Twin

  • Real-Time Data
  • 3D Physics Simulation
  • Cross-Platform
  • Quality Prediction
  • Smart Alarm
  • Industry Safety

DATA

Data / model layer

Data & Model Layer

Collect · store · link · analyse

Data collection

  • OPC-UA collectionNODE → SubmodelElement semantic tags applied automatically
  • IoT collectionLive state values bound in

Data storage

  • AASX packageJSON serialisation
  • Version and historySubmodel version tags / LifeCycle state tracking

Data integration

  • AAS RegistrySupports enterprise-wide resource integration
  • API GatewayREST API interface

Analytics / AI models

  • Digital twin model engineUnity / syncs physical state with the virtual model
  • AI / ML submodelsPrediction and anomaly models registered

LINK

Transport layer

Transport Layer

Standardisation · validation · encryption

OPC-UA based integration interface

  • Data collection
  • Protocol standardisation
  • Data validation
  • Server-client structure
  • Encryption / authentication
  • Modbus TCP
  • OPC-UA
  • PROFINET
  • CC-LINK
  • RS-232
  • TCP IP Socket
  • REST API

PHYS

Physical layer

Physical Layer

Control · robots · identification · sensors

Equipment controllers

  • PLCProduction equipment
  • CNCMachine tools

Robots

  • Cobot
  • Industrial robot
  • AGV / AMR

Identification

  • Barcode
  • RFID
  • Machine vision

IoT sensors

  • Power meter
  • Temperature/humidity sensor
  • Vibration sensor

ARCHITECTURE PROCESS

Implementation process

Four stages, from data collection and infrastructure through model development and integration testing to rollout.

  1. Data collection and infrastructure

    • Installing on-site sensors and IoT
    • Building the data pipeline
    • Starting baseline data collection
  2. Digital twin model development

    • 3D physics modelling
    • Real-time data integration
    • Implementing the simulation engine
    • Developing AI/ML prediction models
  3. System integration and validation

    • Integrating legacy systems
    • Running integration tests
    • User acceptance testing (UAT)
  4. Rollout and enhancement

    • Deploying to the production environment
    • Training administrators
    • Enhancement based on feedback

EFFECT

Benefits

What a digital twin leaves behind — in output, defect rate, working environment and cost.

BUSINESS OUTCOME

Floor data,turned into measurable results

UNIT

Higher output

Running 24/365 without interruption and handling tasks far faster than a person does, cutting processing time.

Uptime · output · tact time

PASS

Fewer defects

Sensor data raises an alert the moment something drifts, and past data plus the virtual environment explain the cause so the same mistake does not repeat.

Defect rate · anomaly detection · recurrence

SAFE

A better working environment

Hazards in the areas people work in are simulated to raise safety, and emergency scenarios are rehearsed to sharpen the safety manual.

Hazard zones · emergency response · incidents

COST

Lower costs

AI reads each machine's energy consumption pattern to strip out waste, and optimal work paths and process order cut labour and logistics cost.

Energy use · labour cost · logistics cost

CASE STUDY

Case study

A factory rebuilt virtually, with power data linked in and carried through to predictive maintenance.

Customer industry mark showing a car and connecting-rod parts

Customer industry

Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing

  • PCB manufacturing
  • Equipment and utilities
  • Energy monitoring

Before01

Company profile

  • Hand-written rounds
  • Fragmented records
  • Limited MES visibility

After02

What was built

  • Plant rebuilt in 3D
  • Meter data per machine
  • Predictive maintenance

Results

  • Operations seen in 3D
  • Fewer unplanned stops
  • Energy waste removed

A digital twin that replaced manual rounds with live visibility

Run the change in the virtual plant before you make it.

Layout changes and added lines, simulated before the money is spent.

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