Deep Dive: Exploring industrial digital twins

In this Deep Dive, led by Jesús Alonso, Director of the Technical Secretariat at BAIDATA, we analyze the concept of the digital twin, a new approach to understanding the digitization of products, services, and processes. A digital twin is a virtual model of a real entity that is connected to it in close to real time. This connection allows data on its condition, operation, and environment to be constantly collected and updated, enabling the analysis of its behavior and the anticipation of decisions.

During the session, it was explained how this technology has the ability to transform isolated data into contextualized information, which allows useful knowledge to be created. For example, a digital twin has the ability to replicate the performance of an industrial machine, the conditions of a street in a city, or even the activity of a cell within a biological context. All of this makes simulation, error prediction, and resource optimization easier.

The importance of international regulations, such as the Asset Administration Shell, which ensure that digital twins are secure and interoperable, was also highlighted. In this context, attendees were informed of the collaboration agreement between IDTA and BAIDATA, an alliance that aims to promote the adoption of this standard in the Iberian Peninsula, foster technical training, and promote the establishment of an ecosystem of digital twins and data spaces in Spain and Portugal.

The development of digital twins represents a decisive step towards convergence between the physical and digital worlds, creating the conditions for a more secure, efficient, and cooperative data economy.

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