Bridging you Engineering-operations-Finance departments

Traditional ROI talks in terms of 3-5 years and is just a Snap-Shot in time of a limited Performance Metric.

Don't use this, its outdated and not fit for purpose anymore

If you had a Magic Wand.. WHAT would you like to be able to do?

Faster Changover Times, More Product Types, More Customisation, Less Downtime..WHATs most Important?

The Finance Teams Tools need to change to meet the Demands Placed on Manufacturers, however a Solid Business Case needs to be made for any Significant Investment. Take the time to understand each others Position.

TCO is well understood and oftern used along side ROI, but, ROI is still just a Snap-Shot in time and does not take into account the Benefits. The Benefits MUST be put into Monetary terms.

Considering Benefits against Costs over a longer period of time is the key, it is a great way to visualise an Assets contribution to the Business. This is not just a "Single Pass" either, monitoring the Holistic performance of the Assets over time is easily achieved when this Model is adopted. In essence this is associates with the later stages of Digital Twin, they align.

I can provide the Foundations and Methods Manufacturers need for a clearer Vision themselves, they need the right skills, they need to up-skill and need to Innovate and Motivate, they need to improve Adaptability, Agility and Mobility. Part of the Vision and the Solution is to transform how Equipment Suppliers work with Manufactures because they are both locked in the “What do you want?, What can I have?” Loop.

  True Simulation uses live Control Software to which Physical representations are Linked. This has hugely significant advantages because Software Development, Physical and Virtual Evolution and early-stage Validation of these Concepts can occur.

The Modular Approach aids this Process even further as simulations at different Scales can be linked together to form larger Site/Factory Production Stress Tests.

There are many Tools out there now to realise this Scale of Simulation. This is, to me, WHAT Digital Twin is… Not a Scale of Complexity, but a Journey from Design, Build Operation and Continuous Improvement / Future Adaptation.

Modules and Stations can be in a Duty-Standby configuration or on a Product Change configuration, without changing the Operation Status of the Machine. It could be a Size Change, Product Type change or even a Trial Run for Marketing. 

Because each Module can be pre-validated, many different configurations of Primary and Secondary Packaging can be realised in a short period of time, with minimal disruption.