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Creating digital twins – making your products available digitally

We support manufacturers in preparing their products as digital twins and making them available in all common CAD, CAE, and BIM formats. This ensures that your components are taken into account early on in projects, giving you a decisive competitive advantage.

Why manufacturers should create digital twins

  • Earlier project integration
    Products are already taken into account in the digital planning phase.

  • New sales opportunities
    Visibility among designers, planners, and OEMs worldwide.

  • Increased efficiency
    Fewer queries, fewer data breaches, shorter sales cycles.

  • Future-proof
    Compliance with Industry 4.0, BIM, and leading OEM requirements.

    • 4D data = 3D geometry + behavior and time

    A digital twin grows with every step. The starting point is the pure geometry of your product data. With each additional layer of attributes, kinematics, and behavior data, it becomes a complete digital image —up to a 4D model that also takes time and dynamics into account.

    This enables simulations, virtual commissioning, and integration into Industry 4.0 processes. Those who only provide geometry will remain invisible in future projects.

    Digital twins in practice

    The automotive industry is one of the pioneers in the field of end-to-end data consistency.
    They are trying to motivate their suppliers by raising awareness of why major car manufacturers need digital twins.

    More information on the SAP / BMW project

    AAS live

    Bosch Rexroth presented a asset administration shell demonstrator at the Hannover Messe. Physical components have met their digital twins.

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    4D Data

    "What is part of the 4D model?" - In his presentation, Constantin Liepert (Siemens) will address the topics surrounding the Digital Twin and the management shell.

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    Simulation

    In the video on the left, Afag shows what virtual commissioning using ISG Virtuos can look like. On the right, the finished plant in the real world for comparison.

    Conceptional Simulation

    Geminiware supports intuitive and easy plant design with basic elements including virtual commissioning. Afterwards elements are exchanged by real digital twins.

    Digital Twin everywhere

    We at CADENAS try to use the Digital Twin everywhere, such as here in Microsoft Teams.

    Industrial Metaverse

    CADENAS models can be used natively in NVIDIA Omniverse, a real-time graphics collaboration platform for industrial simulation and other applications.

    Efficient data exchange

    Component manufacturers can transform their parts into digital twins using CADENAS APIs.  Via SAP BNAC, these can be made directly available to various OEMs.

    FMI and FMU

    With CADENAS geometries and FMU code, components can easily be prepared for a simulation in Siemens NX, for example.

    Plant simulation

    Digital twins via 3Dfindit directly available in fe.screen-sim for simulation, planning and virtual commissioning.

    Plant simulation

    3Dfindit integrates digital twins directly into Visual Components for simulation, planning and virtual commissioning.

    Which systems work with the CADENAS Digital Twin?

    3Dfindit

    The visual search engine for 3D CAD, CAE and BIM models

    Siemens NX MCD

    Mechatronics Concept Designer - 
    Integrated tool for complex mechatronic product development and simulation

    ISG Virtuos

    Simulation and test software for complex industrial plants

    NVIDIA Omniverse

    Collaborative and interactive 3D environment for the design, simulation and visualization of digital content

    Provide your products as Digital Twins

    Whether in the automotive, construction, or mechanical engineering industries, Digital Twins have long been indispensable. Make your products available digitally and secure visibility in the projects of tomorrow. We support you in creating Digital Twins.

     

  • Member of the IDTA – we are actively shaping the standards for Digital Twins.

  • Technology of the future – Digital Twins are key to Industry 4.0 and BIM.

  • Market requirement – without digital product data, manufacturers are increasingly being excluded from projects.

  • Competitive advantage – early project integration increases sales opportunities and customer access.

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    Frequently asked questions about Digital Twins

    What is a Digital Twin?
    A Digital Twin is the digital representation of a physical product, machine, or plant. In addition to geometry, it also contains additional information such as material, behavior, and kinematics, enabling simulation and optimization.
    What is the difference between a CAD model and a Digital Twin?
    A CAD model primarily depicts the geometry. A Digital Twin goes much further: it supplements this geometry with metadata, behavior, and lifecycle information so that it can be used for simulation, operation, and maintenance.
    Why are Digital Twins important for manufacturers?
    Manufacturers can use Digital Twins to place their products in projects at an early stage, meet customer requirements, and increase their visibility among designers, planners, and OEMs. They also accelerate development processes and reduce costs.
    In which industries are Digital Twins used?
    Digital Twins are established in many areas, such as mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, aerospace, construction, and robotics. They are used wherever products are developed, simulated, or integrated into complex systems.
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