Habib Rahman, Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor and associate professor, biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, has been awarded $50,000 from UWM’s Connected Systems Institute (CSI) to create an augmented-reality digital twin of CSI’s state-of-the-art vial filling system.
The one-year project will explore the capabilities of digital twin technology in manufacturing, Rahman says.
“Digital twins can reduce downtime, cut the time and cost of product development, and be used for predictive maintenance,” Rahman says.
The digital twin market is growing significantly, especially in the machine and equipment health monitoring segments. Future applications for digital twins include any environment that is inaccessible or hazardous to humans, including space exploration, land mining and nuclear plants.
The aim of Rahman’s project is to develop a framework for remote monitoring and data visualization of the testbed using PTC Kepware, Microsoft Azure IoT (Internet of Things) Hub, and an IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things) platform called the PTC ThingWorx.