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Digital twin: current scenario and a case study on a manufacturing process

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In the current scenario, industries need to have continuous improvement in their manufacturing processes. Digital twin (DT), a virtual representation of a physical entity, serves this purpose. It aims to bridge the prevailing gap between the design and manufacturing stages of a product by effective flow of information. This article aims to create a state-of-the-art review on various DTs with their application areas. The article also includes schematic representations of some of the DTs proposed in various fields. The concept is also represented by a case study based on a DT model developed for an advanced manufacturing process named friction stir welding. Towards the end, a model for implementing DT in a factory has been proposed.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

    Rohan Basu Roy

  2. Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

    Debasish Mishra

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India

    Surjya K. Pal

  4. TATA Consultancy Services Research & Innovation, Kolkata, India

    Tapas Chakravarty, Satanik Panda, M. Girish Chandra, Arpan Pal & Prateep Misra

  5. Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

    Debashish Chakravarty

  6. Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

    Sudip Misra

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Roy, R.B., Mishra, D., Pal, S.K. et al. Digital twin: current scenario and a case study on a manufacturing process. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 107, 3691–3714 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05306-w

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