Digital Twinning, what’s the hype?

Digital Twinning is a process that allows you to create a digital model of your business. This model can be used to represent its internal structure, products, and services as well as its customers and suppliers.

What is digital twinning?

When you purchase a new car, you can buy the physical car in a dealership, or you can also purchase a digital twin of that car. A digital twin is an exact representation of your physical product, down to the very last detail. In fact, it even has sensors embedded within it so that it will react exactly like its physical counterpart. Your digital twins are even connected to their physical counterparts via the internet—so they know when they need maintenance and when they need repairs.

Digital twins have been around for quite a while and were originally used only by large corporations like GE or Boeing as part of their R&D departments; however, now any business owner can create their own digital twin without having to spend billions on R&D programs first! Digital Twinning includes everything from 3D printing prototypes all the way up to fully functional robots (like Boston Dynamics' Spot Mini).

How digital twinning is being used today

Digital twins are being used to improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes, supply chains and maintenance. It is also playing an important role in new product development.

In manufacturing, digital twins are used to improve efficiency by enabling a more precise understanding of how the real-world system works. For example, by creating a 3D visual model of plant machinery based on data from sensors and other sources, operators can better understand how their machines operate and react in different situations. They can then optimize machine performance and uptime through predictive analytics or even make real-time changes to keep equipment running smoothly without having to halt production for any reason — all without having to physically visit each piece of equipment onsite (which would be costly). This saves time as well as money because it helps prevent problems before they occur, rather than after they have already begun costing you money. Things like downtime costs or scrap materials accumulating due to quality issues caused by a lack of proper maintenance practices followed regularly throughout the year.

Why digital twinning will make a difference

Digital twinning will make a difference for many reasons. For one thing, it allows you to increase productivity and improve communication between teams. You can also use digital twins to plan better and design products more efficiently. The digital twin of your product or service is the key to improving customer experience as well—it gives you the opportunity to see how people interact with your products in real-time and make changes accordingly. This lets you test new ideas quickly, which means you'll be able to adapt more efficiently when things change in the marketplace. Ultimately this leads directly to better customer satisfaction because people will feel like they're always getting exactly what they want from your company!

Digital Twinning will be a big deal going forward

This is a big deal.

As companies start using Digital Twinning, they'll see that it's not just good practice; it's the way to go.

Digital Twinning means that instead of designing products in the old-fashioned way—by trial and error—we can use data to predict exactly how our creations will react in real life. It means that when a product fails, we won't just have to guess why; we'll know for sure where things went wrong. And when something works well, we'll be able to make it even better—instead of trying out new designs on customers or hoping they don't notice any changes (because chances are they will), we can experiment with different options without risking customer satisfaction or sales figures.

In short: with Digital Twinning, you're going to get better products faster than ever before.

As we’ve seen, digital twinning is a very powerful tool. It allows businesses to better understand their operations and make better decisions about how to run them (or change them). This can lead directly to increased profits and improved customer satisfaction. The technology behind this concept is just now starting to mature, but we expect it will be an essential part of any serious business strategy in the future.