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Digital Twin

Digital Twin

A virtual representation of reality

Digital twins are virtual representations of physical systems. They enable companies to use data and insights over the entire life cycle to optimize the efficiency, quality and reliability of their products and processes.

UNITY supports the following three main areas of application for digital twins:

1. Digital Twin in development processes

The digital twin in product development is used for visualization and simulation, among other things. It accelerates the planning and development process through improved collaboration between the departments involved and digital validation, e.g. by using the Industrial Metaverse.

2. Digital Twin in production

Typical areas of application in logistics and production are the simulation and optimization of manufacturing and assembly processes, taking into account the source material (product), operating resources and manufacturing process. In the production environment, the digital twin of the operating phase is initialized by enriching the digital twin of product creation with, for example, serialization, software and production information.

3. Digital Twin in the operating phase

The digital twin of the finished product in the operating phase enables a wide range of innovative services and offers the prospect of a significant expansion of the business model (e.g. function on demand, update over the air, predictive maintenance, etc.). In addition, field data, for example, can be used to understand customer behavior for future innovations.

Consulting Services for Digital Twin

Digital Twin Strategy Development

Added value - customized to your company

Your challenges:

Digital twin use cases relevant to the company's success are not known
Costs, benefits and profitability of the digital twin use cases are unclear
No overview of the implementation strategy

UNITY solution approach:

Derivation of a digital twin strategy based on the corporate strategy to identify relevant digital twin use cases
Determination of implementation measures based on the maturity level of the current business processes & IT systems (master plan of action)
Implementation of a cost-benefit analysis (digital ROI) and creation of a roadmap for the realization of digital twin use cases

IT Architecture for Digital Twin Use Cases

Targeted alignment of your IT & data architecture

Your challenges:

Lack of transparency regarding the data required for the digital twin use cases and insufficient data quality
No picture of the future-oriented target IT architecture and the associated implementation strategy available

UNITY solution approach:

Assessment and maturity assessment of the IT architecture and data in order to estimate future transformation efforts
Development of a suitable Digital Twin target IT and data architecture based on modern solution modules
Roadmap with areas of action, measures and milestones

Digital Twin Processes & Organization

Seamless integration into your company structures

Your challenges:

The integration of Digital Twin Use Cases into the company organization and business processes cannot be ensured
Provision of data provision and benefits for Digital Twin Use Cases is inefficient

UNITY solution approach:

Review and adaptation of your Digital Twin-relevant business processes for anchoring in day-to-day business
Adaptation of the organizational structure as well as roles and responsibilities to ensure acceptance of the Digital Twins

Realization of Your Digital Twin Project

Successful implementation of your digital twin use cases

Your challenges:

Implementation of digital twin use cases on time and on budget is not ensured
Lack of technology expertise to realize digital twins
Implementation does not meet user expectations

UNITY solution approach:

Support, control and safeguarding of the technical implementation by UNITY Business & IT Solution Experts
Set-up of a suitable change concept & cross-functional teams
Early involvement of users through MVPs
Development of training concepts and user enablement

Realizing the Digital Product Passport

The digital identity of your product

Your challenges:

You want to remain future-proof with your products and comply with legal requirements with minimal effort
Consideration of all relevant processes and stakeholders
Selecting the technology for your product

UNITY solution approach:

Identification of relevant information to be included in the product passport and the stakeholders involved
Selection of a suitable technology, taking data security into account
Prepared implementation project with integration into existing systems