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HOW DIGITAL TWINS CAN GALVANISE THE MIDDLE EAST ’ S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Digital Twins have long been an essential component in the design and management of Smart City projects across the Middle East – from NEOM in Saudi Arabia to a Digital Twin of Dubai as one of the emirates in the Metaverse for the UAE , and Qatar ’ s sprawling Hamad International Airport . We speak with Sumanta Roy , TCS Vice President and Regional Head of Middle East and Africa , on how the technical sophistication and non-existent margin for error of these major projects mean a form of twin technology is imperative to forecast problems , simulate scenarios and effectively plan outcomes .
Tthe massive value provided by twin technology isn ’ t reserved only for the region ’ s fast-moving urban development projects . Digital Twins also represent a major opportunity to galvanise the region ’ s industrial sector and accelerate its growth .
The Middle East is seeking smart or digital manufacturing capabilities that will open doors to economic growth and improved supply chain resilience . Smart manufacturing is the need of the hour to monitor and optimise production processes – cutting costs while ensuring maximum performance . This type of intelligence-driven manufacturing will enable the automation of operations and the identification of opportunities to improve performance through data analysis .
Digital Twin technology has many significant roles to play in smart manufacturing .
Improved predictive maintenance
In manufacturing , visibility over all processes is key . Uncertainty can be common in manufacturing systems that do not integrate technological approaches such as Big Data analytics , simulations and systems integration to improve performance . This uncertainty can manifest itself as an equipment breakdown , changes
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