{"id":196397,"date":"2025-07-14T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=196397"},"modified":"2025-07-06T21:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:29:13","slug":"all-about-digital-twin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-digital-twin","title":{"rendered":"Digital Twin: Definition, Examples, and Use Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"196397\" class=\"elementor elementor-196397\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cbf42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"61cbf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b629206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b629206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Imagine being able to simulate with ultra-precision the real-time behavior of an airplane engine, a factory, or a human organ without affecting the actual model at all. This is the concept underlying Digital Twins, a groundbreaking idea set to revolutionize our industrial world approach and, ultimately, civilization as a whole&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0f744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the benefit of the <\/span><b>digital universe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? It lies in the capacity to test situations freely without real risk. In a video game, if our character is eliminated in a scenario, we can simply retry it and experiment with a different tactic. In the real world, this ability to retry is generally absent. Certain high-risk situations allow no room for mistakes; poor decisions can often lead to severe consequences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This logic gave rise to <\/span><b>Digital Twins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are ultra-precise replicas of real-world phenomena like wind farms, aircraft engines, and glaciers. The goal is to test these <\/span><b>digital replicas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before implementing optimal strategies in the physical realm.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880fa99 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"880fa99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about Digital Twins<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b87eaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1b87eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ddafe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ddafe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Who developed the idea of Digital Twins?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0cc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0cc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept was first referenced in 1991 in a book by Yale computer science professor, <\/span><b>David Gelernter:<\/b> <b><i>Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox<\/i><\/b><b>&#8230; <\/b><b><i>How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This visionary text portrays a future where our world is transposed into a digital universe, paving the way for tools in management, monitoring, and prediction.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It wasn\u2019t until 2002 that <\/span><b>Gelernter\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vision took shape as a potential concrete application in the manufacturing industry. Michael Grieves, a University of Michigan professor and innovation consultant, introduced the Digital Twin concept during a university seminar. His idea: one could <\/span><b>optimize the product lifecycle by creating a digital replica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of each physical object, continuously fed by real-world data. A few years later, Grieves named it Digital Twin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249ca9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"249ca9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-1-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-1-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e973a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43e973a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA officially adopted the term in 2010. <\/span><b>John Vickers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Principal Technologist, introduced the term Digital Twin within the context of an internal program. He described the digital twin as an evolution of <\/span><b>simulation models<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The difference lies in the constant connection between the Digital Twin and its physical counterpart.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, NASA began implementing Digital Twin principles as early as the 1960s. During the <\/span><b>Apollo missions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each spacecraft launched had a ground-based replica to simulate astronauts&#8217; real-time conditions. In the Apollo 13 mission, which faced significant challenges (like the explosion of an oxygen tank), engineers used the ground-based twin to <\/span><b>simulate various rescue solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apollo 13<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1995, Ron Howard) depicted how ground teams replicated astronauts&#8217; actions and devised solutions on the spacecraft\u2019s replica.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4194679 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4194679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Digital Twin training<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef20d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"eef20d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0618ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0618ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What is a Digital Twin?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af8245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af8245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Digital Twin is a <\/span><b>replica of a physical object or process from the real world within the digital universe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is constantly updated with data from numerous sensors. By utilizing the digital twin, one can predict the behavior of its physical counterpart, and optimize or adjust it. The digital twin can employ artificial intelligence algorithms, aiding in optimal decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96850e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"96850e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a1ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1a1ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">How does a Digital Twin differ from a simulation?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8374f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8374f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first glance, Digital Twins and simple <\/span><b>simulations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may seem similar, as they are present in many recreational and professional applications. However, there are significant differences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A simulation typically applies to a pre-determined model. For instance, a <\/span><b>replication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a train cockpit helps simulate actions under specific conditions like wind speed and lighting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A digital twin is far more than a simulation. It is updated in real-time by <\/span><b>data from its physical model<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thereby mirroring the current functionality of its physical counterpart. It evolves dynamically instead of being pre-set, adapting continuously according to data received from various <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-smart-sensors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sensors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, a digital twin can integrate multiple objects or <\/span><b>concurrent processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, like a factory where each machine has a virtual counterpart. Finally, communication is bi-directional. The digital twin, through its <\/span><b>intelligent algorithms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, can influence decisions made for the original physical object.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, while a simulation operates on a fixed scenario, even if complex, a Digital Twin functions continuously based on real-time captured data, enabling it to handle new situations, such as an aircraft with a digital twin navigating an unprecedented route.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2d970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa2d970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-2.webp 1000w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-2-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-2-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b6418 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54b6418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mastering the use of Digital Twins<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e7827 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"87e7827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18f302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c18f302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The components of a Digital Twin<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdc926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The elements constituting a Digital Twin are:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><b>Sensors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that collect data from the physical world;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li>A <b>digital platform<\/b> where this data is processed;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><b>Mathematical models<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that duplicate real-world behavior;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><b>Artificial intelligence algorithms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with learning and predictive capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9625ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c9625ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e674d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2e674d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The levels of digital twins<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83af197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83af197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Twins can function at different levels. To illustrate, consider a wind farm example. Each turbine has sensors that monitor key parameters: ambient temperature, weather conditions, energy output&#8230; This data is sent to the <\/span><b>digital replica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to identify performance issues or run simulations. The considered elements include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The component twin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the elementary unit, representing a specific part of a wind turbine.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Asset twin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Multiple components combine to analyze interactions. For instance, in a wind turbine, the generator, speed multiplier, and blade system form a core functional asset.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>System twin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All assets build a complete system, like a single wind turbine.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Process twin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Represents an entire production chain model. In this example, it would be the whole wind farm.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d04b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d04b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing these various twin levels allows for optimizing wind farm operations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b08144 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5b08144\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f01e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f01e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What are the applications?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152b793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152b793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Twins are already benefitting several sectors:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f20910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f20910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712419a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"712419a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In factories of Airbus, Unilever, and GSK, Digital Twins help anticipate breakdowns, minimize downtime, and optimize production by modeling entire assembly lines.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8fe10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba8fe10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automobile<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034307f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"034307f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automakers (Renault, BMW, Volvo, Tesla&#8230;) use digital twins to study vehicle behavior under real conditions, enhance aerodynamics, or predict parts wear.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07236c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07236c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Civil engineering<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abd0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abd0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By analyzing data on load, wear, and weather, Digital Twins can monitor structures such as bridges (Forth Road Bridge in Scotland), tunnels (Mont Blanc tunnel connecting France and Italy), and skyscrapers (One Vanderbilt &#8211; New York).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fb3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6fb3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18f09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e18f09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Twins aid in developing personalized treatments for individuals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8c2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f8c2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urban planning<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee385e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aee385e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smart cities<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like Singapore, Shanghai, Las Vegas, and Rennes in France, Digital Twins assist in managing traffic, energy consumption&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f371c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f371c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The advantages<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1c7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd1c7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Twins, as seen in the cases above, lead to cost reduction, continual performance improvements, and optimized maintenance, thus reducing its frequency. They also herald significant R&amp;D advancements and innovations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb2c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfb2c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196400\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-3.webp 1000w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-3-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/05\/digital-twin-datascientest-3-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35984a elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e35984a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about Digital Twins<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3cc18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e3cc18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f05f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f05f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">A rapidly expanding technology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee14c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee14c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A MarketsandMarkets study from July 2022 valued the market at 6.9 billion dollars. Another Industry Sourcing study predicts substantial growth: <\/span><b>73.5 billion dollars by 2027<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The growth is expected to be largely driven by the adoption of Digital Twins in manufacturing, health, automotive, and energy industries.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985a117 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"985a117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ec224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0ec224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Digital Twin of Earth?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b403f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b403f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, model increasingly larger elements is possible, and some propose creating a digital twin of our planet. A primary goal is enhancing <\/span><b>climate disruption predictions and impacts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The idea is not of a sci-fi realm, with several ongoing projects:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destination Earth (DestinE) &#8211; Europe<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Twin Earth (European Space Agency)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To some extent, Google Earth Engine<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c003ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c003ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept holds merit, as such Digital Twins could predict the effects of deforestation or pollution. 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