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“ Stay tuned - there are a lot of interesting things coming out this year ”
— Maciej Mazur , Chief Data Scientist , PGS Software then be applied back in the physical world . The goal might be energy efficiency to have more green production or improving the production timing , or whatever is a priority .” Mazur is clear that this is not purely a technological transition , but PGS Software ’ s work frees up companies to focus on that other side . “ Industry 4.0 is also about the people , about augmented operators and other areas where you need to change not only the technicals behind your factory but the culture and the way of working ”, he adds .
One of the main challenges of transitioning to the latest industrial revolution is simply getting visibility of what is occurring in the factory setting . Enter the digital twin . “ A digital twin is just a visual replica of a physical object or process or product , and it ’ s usually updated in real time in order to match reality ,” says Mazur . “ This is , in my opinion , the best way to connect the physical world with the digital realm . Thanks to the fact that you can have digital twins at different levels , from a single sensor to a machine , you can make the whole production line one big digital twin composed of the
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