SMART MANUFACTURING - DIGITAL TWIN
48 of information and using various stakeholders and inputs from across the supply chain will contribute to a more efficient product development .”
Unilever has also successfully introduced digital twins into manufacturing operations , globally . The organisation now has eight facilities across its expansive network that have deployed digital twins . Within these factories , Unilever is attempting to optimise manufacturing performance across the board . To do so , data from IoT systems is fed into a digitised ‘ twin ’ of the entire facility , and algorithms go to work , analysing the actions of
interconnected devices , input and output of product , as well as pain points in the production line . Human resources then use the findings to identify areas where they can improve the overall manufacturing process . Unilever has experienced significant success from implementing digital twins to scale the consistency in the production of soaps and detergents . Through AI , the firm has also been able to decrease the number of false alerts that require action in their plants . Unilever had previously received over 3,000 alerts every day but has reduced this figure by 90 %.
NOVEMBER 2020