THE DIGITAL TWIN REVOLUTION: WHEN MANUFACTURING ASSETS CONVERSE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

Manufacturing environments undergo revolutionary transformation through digital twin technology and artificial intelligence integration, establishing "conversational manufacturing assets." Industrial facilities worldwide experience digital metamorphosis where machines communicate operational data for autonomous interpretation and action. Digital twin paradigms establish evolving virtual counterparts that mirror physical machinery, while robust technological infrastructures facilitate extensive data acquisition, computation, and two-way information exchange. Practical deployments throughout pharmaceutical operations, vehicle production facilities, and general factory settings yield measurable improvements in environmental parameter management, product conformity verification, material utilization efficiency, and cross-equipment synergistic operation. Practical deployment encounters significant obstacles regarding information protection protocols, technical ecosystem harmonization complexities, and institutional transformation prerequisites. The advent of factory assets possessing communicative intelligence constitutes a structural reconfiguration of manufacturing methodologies, presenting profound consequences for industrial production landscapes in subsequent development phases.