The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0 and 4IR are terms that are becoming commonplace in manufacturing. Now that these terms are accepted, a new wave of technical turns of phrase have been born.
Chief among these is the concept of a digital twin; a technical tool that has the potential to change the way manufacturers approach their whole production process. A digital twin is a computerised version of a physical asset. Data from sensors in the real world can be inputted into the twin to create simulations of…
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