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digital twins and virtual commissioning

The Blurring Line between Virtual Commissioning and Digital Twins

This article is a republish of our original article from April 2020, and was one of our most popular. Take another look this week if you haven’t read this article before! FMI, IoT, AR,...

changes for virtual commissioning

Changes to Practices and Processes in Virtual Commissioning

Virtual commissioning is the practice of using simulation and modeling to test and verify new production systems, or proposed changes to existing ones. In virtual commissioning, manufacturers debug the logic and programming of HMI...

digital twins and virtual commissioning

The Blurring Line between Virtual Commissioning and Digital Twins

FMI, IoT, AR, VR, MBD, digital thread. What do they stand for? People can feel like they are drowning in TLAs (three-letter acronyms) and other unintelligible terms. Not only that, but the meaning of...

Software for smart connected products

Developing Software for Production Systems vs. Smart, Connected Products

In our hyper-digitized times, more companies than ever before employ software in smart, connected products. For some, that software drives automation in complex production systems in manufacturing, packaging, and other factory environments. For others,...

Hybrid Digital Twin for Virtual Commissioning

Hybrid Digital Twin for Virtual Commissioning

Virtual commissioning with a digital twin is a valuable approach to test and verify software for production systems. It allows engineers to digitally test their software early in the development process to proactively find...