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Vinfast virtually commissioned it prior to the actual build .” Digital twin is software which can replicate physical assets in order to perform qualitative research before commencing a full project . Integrating IoT ( internet of things ), AI , machine learning and analytics , Siemens ’ digital twin enabled it to complete the project within 21 months - “ It ’ s amazing how digitalisation and our tools have enabled this to happen within such a short period of time ,” Moey adds . The second project was slightly more unusual , yet it exemplifies the diversity of the company ’ s imagination : Aquaculture 4.0 . A fish farm in Singapore approached Siemens to enquire how AI might be able to help its business . Setting up cameras to monitor fish growth patterns , Siemens was able to compile data that could be analysed by AI software to find optimisation potential . “ Few people realise that digitalisation is not just applicable to standard manufacturing facilities or production lines ,” Moey posits . Although still in the data collection phase , he believes that Aquaculture 4.0 has the potential to increase capacity ten-fold .
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