Challenges and Potentials of Digital Twins and Industry 4.0 in Product Design and Production for High Performance Products
Wagner R, Schleich B, Haefner B, Kuhnle A, Wartzack S, Lanza G (2019)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2019
Pages Range: 88-93
Conference Proceedings Title: Procedia CIRP Volume 84
Event location: Póvoa de Varzim
URI: https://www.archiv.mfk.tf.fau.de?file=pubmfk_5d7613900ca40
DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.219
Open Access Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212827119308637
Abstract
Digital twins offer great opportunities in various domains of the product engineering process. However, current approaches to the use of digital twins only focus on different separated disciplines. In contrast to that, it is expected that the holistic use of digital twin models in product development and production will dominate future product generations, because they allow to create high-performance products competitively. This paper explores important challenges and future potentials of digital twins and Industry 4.0 for the seamless integration of product specification and production. In this regard, approaches of linking digital twins to other domains open up new possibilities in tolerance allocation and production integration. Thereby, the most efficient product specifications in technical and economic terms are achieved for the manufacturer. In addition, the connectivity of Industry 4.0 broadens the scope and enables the evaluation of alternative approaches in production planning and control. Approaches at the organizational level, product functions with specifications beyond the technological limits and production control strategies (e.g. order dispatching) ensure high performance operations. Simulations with a digital production twin with integrated digital product twin allow early estimations even before the actual ramp-up of the product. The future challenge addressed in this paper is to define a consistent framework for the holistic use of digital twins in the entire product development process, which requires the integration of product designers and production planner concepts.
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APA:
Wagner, R., Schleich, B., Haefner, B., Kuhnle, A., Wartzack, S., & Lanza, G. (2019). Challenges and Potentials of Digital Twins and Industry 4.0 in Product Design and Production for High Performance Products. In Putnik, Goran D. (Eds.), Procedia CIRP Volume 84 (pp. 88-93). Póvoa de Varzim, PT.
MLA:
Wagner, Raphael, et al. "Challenges and Potentials of Digital Twins and Industry 4.0 in Product Design and Production for High Performance Products." Proceedings of the 29th CIRP Design Conference 2019, Póvoa de Varzim Ed. Putnik, Goran D., 2019. 88-93.
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