Your experiences with digital twins in industry?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently looking more into industrial automation and thinking about shifting my portfolio a bit in that direction. Things like virtual commissioning and digital twins seem pretty interesting to me, so I was wondering if anyone here is invested in this space or has some experience with it.

The idea of being able to test machines and production lines digitally before they actually go into operation sounds pretty promising to me.

Do you guys think virtual commissioning is already becoming a standard thing in mid-sized manufacturing companies, or is it still more of an emerging technology?

If there are any engineers or software developers here, I’d also be interested in hearing how difficult these solutions are to implement in practice. Which industries are using them besides automotive and packaging? And how do you decide whether virtual commissioning is actually worth it for a project?

Also, feel free to tell me if you think I’m overestimating the potential here. 😄 I’m mainly curious to hear what people with actual experience think.