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MES (Manufacturing Execution System): an essential lever for industrial performance.
In the age of Industry 4.0, where data control, operational responsiveness and traceability are becoming imperative, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is emerging as a central management tool for the digital transformation of factories.
The 4 main uses of digital twins in industry.
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Scenario simulation and continuous optimization
Thanks to powerful calculation engines and industrial data collected in real time, digital twins can be used to simulate complex scenarios such as rate changes, new production recipes and potential incidents.
Teams can visualize the impact of a decision before deploying it. This paves the way for informed, faster, more reliable decision-making.
Predictive maintenance
The digital twin is an intelligent predictor. By cross-referencing data on wear, temperature, pressure, vibration or maintenance history, it is able to predict future breakdowns, and recommend interventions before production stops.
The result: higher equipment availability, lower maintenance costs and the avoidance of unplanned downtime.
Training and skills transfer
By faithfully reproducing a production environment, the digital twin is an immersive training tool. It enables operators to familiarize themselves with complex or critical scenarios, without risking any impact on actual production.
It is a gas pedal of autonomy, which reinforces the development of team skills, even in demanding technical environments.
Real-time tracking & global management
Coupled with supervision platforms (SCADA, DCS, MES), digital twins offer a consolidated, dynamic vision of industrial facilities. They become a strategic steering tool, useful for operators and management alike.
Digital representation of the site or process enables intuitive reading of actual status, current alerts and performance indicators.
A performance driver for all industrial sectors
Digital twins can be adapted to a wide variety of industrial environments. At Technord, we have designed tailor-made solutions in sectors such as :
- Food processing: fine-tuning of production rates and recipes, reduction of material losses…
- Chemistry: intelligent management of energy consumption, analysis of critical parameters, etc.
- Pharmacy: checking conformity, batch traceability, improving OEE…
- Process industry: real-time modeling of complex installations, simulation of extreme situations…
Every project is unique. We always start from your business objectives and design a truly useful digital twin, interoperable with your existing environment.
How Technord designs and integrates digital twins.
Our approach is based on complete mastery of the industrial value chain. We combine expertise in automation, industrial data collection (sensors, PLCs, control systems), software engineering, data science andartificial intelligence.
Here’s how it works:
We audit your facilities, your data flows, your visualization and simulation needs. Objective: identify concrete value drivers.
Our teams model the behavior of the target installation, with the right levels of granularity. We integrate physical, mechanical, thermal and other parameters.
We interface the twin with your existing equipment (via OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus, etc.) so that the model evolves dynamically with the real system.
We develop clear, intuitive, business-oriented interfaces. Visualizations are adapted to user profiles: operators, maintenance, production, management.
Once the digital twin is in production, we ensure its evolution and enrichment by analyzing feedback from the field.
Seamless integration into your industrial ecosystem.
At Technord, our strength lies in speaking the language of industry. We don’t sell technology, we implement solutions that fit in with your production constraints.
The digital twins we deploy are compatible with :
- Your automation systems (PLC, DCS)
- Your supervision and control tools (SCADA, MES)
- Your industrial databases (SQL, Historian)
- Your cloud or on-premise platforms (Azure, AWS, local servers)
We guarantee complete interoperability, while respecting your IT and OT standards.
Why invest in a digital twin now ?
The return on investment of digital twins is tangible:
- Reduce unplanned downtime
- Optimizing energy consumption
- Improving yields
- Reduced downtime for training
- Faster decision-making
But beyond the immediate gains, the digital twin is a foundation for the future: it paves the way for advanced automation,artificial intelligence applied to your processes, and proactive management of all your facilities.
The digital twin is not a fad. It’s an industrial intelligence gas pedal, helping you to better understand your systems, act with precision and anticipate critical events.
At Technord, we’re convinced that technology only makes sense if it’s useful, integrated and scalable.
Would you like to discuss it with an expert? Let’s talk.
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