Knowledge Management

Digital twins and insight engines in the context of aircraft maintenance

You’re probably familiar with the feeling of sitting in an airplane, waiting for take-off, and just letting your mind wander. A glance through the cabin reveals countless welding seams, screws, or – if you look out of the window – the turbine, the wings and their flaps, and so much more.

Digital Twins und Insight Engines im Umfeld der Wartung von Flugzeugen.

Sie kennen vielleicht das Gefühl, man sitzt im Flugzeug, wartet auf den Start und lässt die Gedanken baumeln. Ein Blick durch die Kabine zeigt unzählige Schweißnähte, Schrauben oder beim Blick aus dem Fenster die Turbine, die Tragflächen mit den Klappen, …

Digitalization encompasses many different facets ranging from business process transformation to digital twins. Digital twins themselves are really nothing special, considering that they have been around for a long time – just think of all the social media platforms and the profiles they maintain. However, the notion of a digital twin is also an interesting concept for businesses and is attracting increasing attention in digitalization projects. That’s because the technologies used in this process provide new perspectives on real objects or existing processes.

How companies can benefit from this and what role insight engines are playing in this process is brought to light in our blog series.

Die Digitalisierung hat viele Facetten beginnend von der Transformation der Geschäftsprozesse (Business Process Transformation bis hin zum Digitalen Zwilling (Digital Twin). Eigentlich nichts Besonders, bedenkt man, dass Digitale Zwillinge schon lange existieren – denken Sie nur an die vielen Social Media Plattformen und die darin gepflegten Profile. Das Konzept des digitalen Zwillings ist aber auch für Unternehmen interessant und rückt zunehmend in den Fokus bei Digitalisierungsvorhaben. Denn die eingesetzten Technologien erlauben neue Blickwinkel auf reale Objekte oder bestehende Prozesse.

Wie Unternehmen davon profitieren können und welche Rolle Insight Engines dabei spielen bringen wir Ihnen in unserer Blogserie näher.

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There seems to be no end to discussions and reports about the digital revolution, digitalization, and digital transformation. Despite the inflationary use of these buzzwords, one of the biggest challenges companies currently face is understanding how to make effective use of the new technological possibilities. Digitalization is far more than just a fad − it helps companies reduce their costs, increase efficiency, and be ready to level up to the next stage of their own innovative ability.

Vienna. While I was enjoying my delicious breakfast, I skimmed the latest articles of theverge.com on my smartphone. Suddenly I happened to encounter an article. An article about Tesla’s new visionary production factory “Gigafactory” in the middle of the desert. Eagerly soaking in Musk’s predictions line by line about the future of business, the inner fire that had already been ignited, reached its culmination point reading the following:

In 2010, an A380 (wikipedia.Airbus_A380) from the Australian airline Qantas suffered severe engine damage shortly after takeoff in Singapore. One of the turbine disks broke and its parts severed the fuel tanks and hydraulic lines.

According to the study “Geschäftsmodell-Innovation durch Industrie 4.0. Chancen und Risiken für den Maschinen- und Anlagenbau“ (Business Model Innovation Through Industry 4.0: Opportunities and Risks for Mechanical and Plant Engineering, Wieselhuber Study Findings), German companies are ...

The Roland Berger study "Wer teilt, gewinnt" (He who shares, wins) puts it in a nutshell: digital information is the oil of the 21st century. And with today’s ever-expanding interconnectivity (buzzword: IoT) and the development of new sources (e.g. social media’s extensive customer insight), this oil is flowing faster by the day.