Digital Twin Linkage

Plan Production Virtually and Optimize It in Real Life

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Connect virtual models to real-world production. With Digital Twin Linkage, you can continuously analyze, simulate, and optimize your manufacturing processes. On STACKIT’s secure cloud infrastructure, complex production models can be safely operated and linked in real time to live data from the factory floor.

Challenge: Implementing Complex Production Faster and Error-Free

Industrial manufacturing is undergoing a phase of profound transformation. Pressure on development and production teams is mounting due to several key challenges:

Shorter innovation cycles

New vehicle platforms, software-based features, and electric powertrains are fundamentally changing development processes in the industry. Companies must develop products and production facilities much more quickly while meeting the highest quality standards.

Error-Free Commissioning of Production Facilities

Discrepancies often arise between design models and the actual production floor. If these differences do not become apparent until commissioning, they can lead to delays, high costs, and production downtime.

Efficient Use of Energy and Resources

Production facilities consume large amounts of energy and materials. Without precise simulations, it is impossible to assess the effects of process changes or new 

Protection of Development Data and Intellectual Property

Simulation models, process data, and production designs are among the most sensitive types of information a manufacturing company possesses. Operating such applications requires an infrastructure that is both high-performance and ensures data sovereignty.

Measurable Value: Faster Innovation and Stable Production

Linking real production data with digital models enables a new level of planning and optimization. Companies gain precise insights into their processes and can make informed decisions significantly faster.

  • Accelerated time-to-market: Develop and test hardware and software components in parallel within a virtual production model. This shortens development times and brings new products into production faster.
  • Reduced ramp-up costs: Identify errors in production layouts, process parameters, or control logic early on in the virtual model. Resolve issues early before they incur costs in actual production.
  • Optimized plant performance: Continuously analyze production data and systematically improve your overall plant effectiveness. Identify discrepancies between the model and actual operations early on and make targeted corrections to processes.
  • More sustainable production: Simulate various operating strategies and accurately forecast energy consumption and CO₂ emissions. Use this information to develop production processes that conserve resources.

Solution: Connect the digital twin to actual production

Digital Twin Linkage combines virtual models of production facilities with real-time data from the shop floor. A digital twin realistically replicates machines, equipment, and processes in a digital environment.

Simulate production layouts, material flows, or control strategies in this virtual environment and test planning changes before implementing them in the real-world facility. The key advancement comes from the continuous connection to live production data. Sensor and machine data are integrated into the digital twin in real time. This creates a closed-loop feedback system between simulation and reality.

Immediately identify discrepancies between the model and actual operations and respond early to changes in the production process. At the same time, your model continuously improves because it is constantly updated with real-world data. This so-called “digital loop” connects planning, simulation, and operations into a seamless optimization process for your production.

Competitive Advantage: Confidently Manage Development Data

Digital twins generate large amounts of data and contain valuable insights into production processes and product designs. For many companies, it is crucial to manage this information securely.

Secure Cloud

STACKIT provides a cloud infrastructure specifically designed for the secure handling of sensitive corporate data.

Data Processing in Europe

Processing takes place in European data centers and is governed exclusively by European law. This allows companies to retain control over their simulation models and production data

High scalability

You benefit from a highly scalable infrastructure that can reliably run even complex simulations.

A Secure Foundation for Innovation

The combination of performance and data sovereignty creates a stable foundation for digital innovation processes in industry.

The Foundation: Scalable Infrastructure for Simulation and Analysis

Operating digital twins requires high computing power as well as a flexible data infrastructure. STACKIT provides a powerful cloud environment for this purpose.

Hero Image Compute Engine

STACKIT Compute Engine

Scalable computing power for dashboards, analytics workloads, and AI models for OEE optimization.

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STACKIT Object Storage

Cost-effective storage of large volumes of historical machine data for trend analysis, training data, and compliance requirements.

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STACKIT PostgreSQL Flex

Highly available, structured database for reporting, OEE metrics, and automated reports.

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ISV Partner Ecosystem

Seamless integration of edge and multi-site solutions for local data processing at the plant and secure cloud synchronization.

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