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Framework for a digital twin in manufacturing: Scope and requirements
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Digital twin has the potential to be an important concept for achieving smart manufacturing. However, there remains a lot of confusion about the concept and how it can be implemented in real manufacturing systems, especially among small-to-medium-sized enterprises. This paper synthesizes the different perspectives that have been reported on the digital twin to identify the key characteristics that must be understood when developing a digital twin for a specific use case. Example applications are provided and the need for a standardized framework, such as the one under development as ISO 23247 (Digital Twin Manufacturing Framework), is motivated. This framework can enable context-dependent implementations and promote composability and reusability of digital twin components.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shao, G., & Helu, M.
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shao, Guodong
- Venue
- Manufacturing Letters
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 24
- Pages
- 105-107
- ISSN
- 2213-8463 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7431924
- OpenAlex
- W3015896415
- Cited by
- 292
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 6
- FWCI
- 25.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Manufacturing Letters (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Keywords
- digital twin, smart manufacturing, ISO 23247, small and medium-sized enterprises, digital twin implementation, composability
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