Building Industrial Digital Twins

Build your first digital twin MVP and gain first-hand experience of using the technology the challenges it presents and its impact on your organizationKey FeaturesCreate a digital twin prototype using Microsoft Azure Digital TwinExplore the digital twin approach to the design operations and maintenance of industrial assets and productsUnderstand key characteristics and components of a digital twin through practical use cases and business scenariosBook DescriptionDigital twin technology enables organizations to create digital representations of physical entities such as assets systems and processes throughout their life cycle. It improves asset performance utilization and safe operations and reduces manufacturing operational and maintenance costs.The book begins by introducing you to the concept of digital twins and sets you on a path to develop a digital twin strategy to positively influence business outcomes in your organization. Youll understand how digital twins relate to physical assets processes and technology and learn about the prerequisite conditions for the right platform scale and use case of your digital twins. Youll then get hands-on with Microsofts Azure Digital Twins platform for your digital twin development and deployment. The book equips you with the knowledge to evaluate enterprise and specialty platforms including the cloud and industrial IoT required to set up your digital twin prototype. Once youve built your prototype youll be able to test and validate it relative to the intended purpose of the twin through pilot deployment full deployment and value tracking techniques.By the end of this book youll have developed the skills to build and deploy your digital twin prototype or minimum viable twin to demonstrate assess and monitor your asset at specific stages in the asset life cycle.What you will learnIdentify key criteria for the applicability of digital twins in your organizationExplore the RACI matrix and rapid experimentation for choosing the right tech stack for your digital twin systemEvaluate public cloud industrial IoT and enterprise platforms to set up your prototypeDevelop a digital twin prototype and validate it using a unit test integration test and functional testPerform an RoI analysis of your digital twin to determine its economic viability for the businessDiscover techniques to improve your digital twin for future enhancementsWho this book is forThe digital twin book is for mid-career subject experts including engineers and operations managers building their first prototype (MVP) using digital twin technology. The book will help professionals responsible for mechanical process and reliability engineering domains. You dont have to be a developer or programmer but beginner-level programming skills will be helpful.