NAFEMS Americas and Digital Engineering (DE) teamed up (once again) to present CAASE, the (now Virtual) Conference on Advancing Analysis & Simulation in Engineering, on June 16-18, 2020!

CAASE20 brought together the leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies in an open forum, unlike any other, to share experiences, discuss relevant trends, discover common themes, and explore future issues, including:
-What is the future for engineering analysis and simulation?
-Where will it lead us in the next decade?
-How can designers and engineers realize its full potential?
What are the business, technological, and human enablers that will take past successful developments to new levels in the next ten years?

Resource Abstract

The Gartner Hype Cycle plots the path of new technologies from emergence through to adoption. Digital Twins currently sit at the top of the "peak of inflated expectation" (the state of maximum hype). This means that they are about to begin their plunge into the "trough of disillusionment" (where interest wanes as early adopters of the technology fail to realize the promised potential), before finally reaching the "plateau of productivity" (when technology finally becomes useful in for real world applications).

While everyone is talking about Digital Twins, there is a general lack of consensus about what a Digital Twin actually is, and how much value it delivers in the context of real industrial application. Despite the considerable buzz around the topic, there are very few real life examples of Digital Twins in industrial application.

This presentation explores the key qualities that any Digital Twin must exhibit in order to justify the title, and investigates, with the aid of real life industrial examples, how the Digital Twin is finding practical application in all industries today: from outer space to the depths of the ocean. Each of the examples presented will incorporate simulation, test and in-use data obtained via “the internet of things”

By the end of the presentation the audience will understand what sets a real life Digital Twin apart from “just another collection of simulation models” and will gain an appreciation of the considerable value gained by adopting and creating Digital Twins for their own industrial applications.

The presentation will also argue that the fastest way of reaching the “plateau of productivity”, whilst avoiding falling into “the trough of disillusionment”, is to begin investing in a Digital Twin philosophy today and will provide a practical pathway towards its adoption as a standard part of the product development and lifecycle management.