How is a digital twin different from a 3D model or a dashboard?
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A 3D model shows what something looks like, and a dashboard shows numbers.
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A digital twin joins the two and keeps them current: each element in the model is linked to live and historical data about the real component it represents. Select a chiller and you see its temperatures, running hours, last service and open work orders.
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Twins come in levels.
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A descriptive twin shows the current state. A diagnostic twin helps explain why something happened. A predictive twin forecasts what will happen, and a prescriptive twin recommends what to do. Most organisations see the best return by building a solid descriptive twin of one important asset first, then extending it.
- Equipment and plant twins
- Building and facility twins
- Network twins for water, power and pipelines
- Construction progress twins
- Process and operations twins