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Digital twinning development in manufacturing SMEs : the design of a supporting methodology and evaluation tool

Roosenschoon, N. (2024) Digital twinning development in manufacturing SMEs : the design of a supporting methodology and evaluation tool.

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Abstract:Manufacturing companies are met with a variety of challenges that require them to produce more flexible, efficient, fast, and reliably. To address these challenges, manufacturers must work towards a ‘smarter’ production environment. The aims of this thesis are therefore to identify how manufacturing SMEs can create value through digitalisation of their manufacturing environment and how this value, once realised, can be maintained. The potential value of an increasingly digitalised manufacturing environment is examined by analysing the concepts of Industry 4.0, digital twin, and digital. Based on the findings of this analysis, the necessary support for manufacturing SMEs to develop their digital twinning capabilities is defined. The first part of this support is an approach to translate the motivators for a company to introduce digital twinning, into the functionalities and information that is required of a digital twinning application. The second part of the support is a tool to keep track of the information captured in the different roadmaps resulting from iterations of the designed approach. The tool thus allows a manufacturing SME to examine and analyse the overall digital twinning landscape of the company. This captured knowledge base can then be used for decision-making regarding digital twinning within the organisation.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:ET: Engineering Technology
Subject:01 general works, 52 mechanical engineering
Programme:Mechanical Engineering MSc (60439)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98085
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