Examples of digital twins in operations

- For the example of digital twins … in the operations and maintenance phase, … I will discuss the work being done … at a large global oil company. … At their oil refineries, … highly complex facilities that transform crude oil … into products such as gasoline and diesel, … there are thousands of pieces of equipment. … As you can imagine, maintenance is a big deal. … It's a major overhead that creates disruption … and significant cost. … Being able to better predict maintenance issues … is an important new focus. … Digitalization, and in particular digital twins, … are beginning to play a role in improved operations. … This project is underway and will continue through 2024. … The duration reflects the complexity … and the scale of the effort. … By the time it is finished, … the company anticipates that equipment will be able … to let engineers know exactly how it is performing … rather than relying on older, less reliable techniques. … This insight and capability will represent a sea change. …