A study recently conducted by the strategic consulting and market research firm, BlueWeave Consulting, revealed that the global digital twin technology market earned a value worth USD 2.86 Billion in 2020. The market is further anticipated to grow at a stable CAGR of 57.2% over the forecast period.
A digital twin is the virtual representation of a physical asset or a system or process that is developed using technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and the Internet of Things (IoT). Digital Twin Technology is ideal for efficient disaster management, It reduces the probability of accidents and other calamities, besides eliminating human errors. It also provides real-time data for offshore wind turbines, fatigue performance, product testing, and much more.
“Optimization of Product Manufacturing”
With the help of digital twin technology, along with 3D modeling simulation, it has been possible for manufacturers to check, test, and assess their products in different environments. The technology enables manufacturers to come up with more complete and tested products before revealing a specific product to consumers and customers. The diagnostics, monitoring, and prognostics sectors get benefited too from this digital twin technology as it empowers manufacturers to improve customer experience by subjecting the products with simulations that exerts real-practical stress on it and later helps in determining the blind spots and drawbacks that may arise later. It also helps gain better insights into customer needs, which allows manufacturers and producers to innovate solutions and services while identifying new business opportunities.
“Weight Monitoring of Shipments, Cargos, etc.”
This digital twin technology enables heavy load logistics companies to optimize transport load. For example, let’s take the instance of airline weight restrictions. Air cargo companies often underperform and carry less cargo for the fear of endangering aircraft safety as it is highly dangerous, extremely difficult, and sometimes even impossible to accurately estimate how much weight can be carried without posing risks. Transport twinning and flight simulating leveraged in Twin Weight Monitoring help determine the exact cargo weight in real-time, thus, enabling air cargo companies to perform better.
“Developments made in Medicine”
Recently Biotech-Graz research has developed a sophisticated automated method to create anatomically correct digital twins from cardiac patients’ hearts. The digital twins can be easily generated in a clinical environment. This device is presently being used to replicate all the aspects of the heartbeat, including drug development and optimization of dosage. A French start-up named Exacture has developed a software solution to lessen medication errors, along with a digital twin solution to reduce the impact of inappropriately dosed medication(s)which has started an era of technological developments in medicine via digital, CAD 3D imagining and optimizing methodologies.
“North America to go Fastest with the Asia Pacific at Largest to grow”
North America will witness the highest-paced growth in the upcoming forecast years owing to the presence of multiple investors, and the emergence of mega-companies in digital twin technology. At the same time, the Asia-Pacific is determined to expand at a promising CAGR. The presence of emerging countries, such as Japan, China, and India would propel the market growth.
The key significant players for Global Digital Twin technology market are ABB Group, Accenture PLC, ANSYS Inc., AVEVA Group plc, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dassault Systemes SE, PTC Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Hexagon Geosystems AG, IBM Corporation, General Electric, Siemens AG, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Schneider Electric SE, and Siemens AG, among several others.