{"id":93471,"date":"2019-02-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=93471"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:15:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:15:56","slug":"the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Twin Theory &#8211; A New View on a Buzzword"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<div class=\"gito-pub-content-bibliography\">\n<h2>Bibliography <\/h2>\n[1] Bauer, W.; Ganschar, O.: Industrie 4.0 &#8211; Volkswirtschaftliches Potenzial f\u00fcr Deutschland, BITKOM-Studie, 2014.<br \/>\n[2] SAP Predictive Maintenance and Service, URL: www.sap.com\/products\/predictive-maintenance.html, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[3] Siemens provides online condition monitoring for predictive maintenance for NASA at the Armstrong Flight Center, https:\/\/news.usa.siemens.biz\/press-release\/condition-monitoring\/siemens-provides-online-condition-monitoring-predictive-maintenance, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[4] Jasperneite, J.; Niggemann, O.: Industrie 4.0-Kommunikation auf Basis von OPC UA \u2013 Leitfaden f\u00fcr die Einf\u00fchrung in den Mittelstand. Berlin Heidelberg 2017.<br \/>\n[5] DIN SPEC 91345: Referenzarchitekturmodell Industrie 4.0 (RAMI4.0), Deutsches Institut f\u00fcr Normung (DIN) e.V., 2016.<br \/>\n[6] Wagner, C.; Grothoff, J.; Epple, U.; Drath, R., Somayeh, M.; Gr\u00fcner, S.; Hoffmeister, M.; Zimermann,P.: The role of the Industry 4.0 asset administration shell and the digital twin during the life cycle of a plant, IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). 2017.<br \/>\n[7] AlixPartners Industrieg\u00fcterstudie 2018, URL: www.ots.at\/presseaussendung\/OTS_20180605_OTS0071\/ alixpartners-industriegueterstudie-2018, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[8] Shafto, M.; Conroy, M.; Doyle, R.; Glaessgen, E.; Kemp, C.; LeMoigne, J.; Wang, L.: Draft modeling, simulation, information technology &amp; processing roadmap, Technology Area (11), 2010.<br \/>\n[9] Grieve, M.: Virtually perfect: Driving Innovative and Lean Products through Product Lifecycle Management. Cocoa Beach, USA 2011.<br \/>\n[10] Siemens AG, Division Digital Factory: Advance Digital Enterprise \u2013 auf dem Weg zu Industrie 4.0, URL: www.siemens.com\/content\/dam\/internet\/siemens-com\/customer-magazine\/old-mamassets\/print-archiv\/advance\/adv152-de-screen.pdf, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[11] Kuhn, T.: Digitaler Zwilling. Informatik Spektrum 40 (2017) 5, S. 440-444.<br \/>\n[12] Datta, S.P.A.: Emergence of Digital Twins. Computing Research Repository (CoRR) abs\/1610.06467, 2016.<br \/>\n[13] Gr\u00f6sser, S.: Digitaler Zwilling, URL: wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de\/definition\/digitaler-zwilling-54371\/version-189152, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[14] Boschert, S.; Rosen, R.: Digital Twin &#8211; The Simulation Aspect. In: Challenges and Solutions for Mechatronic Systems and their Designers. Basel 2016.<br \/>\n[15] Buchholz, B.; Ferdinand, J.- P.; Gieschen, J.-H.; Seidel, U.: Digitalisierung industrieller Wertsch\u00f6pfung &#8211; Transformationsans\u00e4tze f\u00fcr KMU: Eine Studie im Rahmen der Begleitforschung zum Technologieprogramm AUTONOMIK f\u00fcr Industrie 4.0 des Bundesministeriums f\u00fcr Wirtschaft und Energie, 2017.<br \/>\n[16] VDI\/VDE-GMA Fachausschuss 7.21., URL: i40.iosb.fraunhofer.de\/Digitaler%20Zwilling, Abrufdatum 20.09.2018.<br \/>\n[17] Petersen, K.; Feldt, R.; Mujtaba, S.; Mattson, M.: Systematic Mapping Studies in Software Engineering. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. 2008, S. 68-77.<br \/>\n[18] R\u00edos, J.; Hern\u00e1ndez, J. C.; Oliva, M.; Mas, F.: Product Avatar as Digital Counterpart of a Physical Individual Product: Litera- ture Review and Implications in an Aircraft, International Conference on Concurrent Engineering. 2015, S. 657-666.<br \/>\n[19] OWL Maschinebau: Fachforum Digitalisierung konkret, URL: https:\/\/www.owl-ma-schinenbau.de\/asset\/media\/ Einladungen\/Einladung_Agenda_Forum_Digitalisie- rung%20konkret.pdf, Abrufdatum 20.11.2018.<br \/>\n[20] PLM Europe 2018, URL: https:\/\/www.plm-europe. org\/agendapresenterinfo\/agenda.html, Abrufdatum 20.11.2018.<br \/>\n[21] it\u2018s OWL. URL: www.its-owl.de, Abrufdatum 20.11.2018.<\/div>\n<div id=\"download-section\" class=\"gito-pub-download-section\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:20px;\">\n<h2>Your downloads<\/h2>\n<p><button style=\"font-size:14px;margin-right:15px;\" class=\"button gito-pub-cpt-download-button\" data-postid=\"93471\" data-userid =\"0\" data-filename=\"deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1.pdf\"><span style=\"margin-top:5px !important;\" class=\"dashicons dashicons-download\"><\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;PDF<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"gito-pub-tags-social-share\" style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;\"><div>Tags: <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/asset-administration-shell\/\">Asset administration shell<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/digital-twin\/\">digital twin<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/digitaler-zwilling\/\">digitaler Zwilling<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/digitaler-zwilling-en\/\">digitaler Zwilling<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/industrie-4-0\/\">Industrie 4.0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/industrie-4-0-en\/\">Industrie 4.0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/industry-4-0\/\">Industry 4.0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/interoperabilitaet-en\/\">Interoperabilit\u00e4t<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/interoperabilitaet\/\">Interoperabilit\u00e4t<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/interoperability\/\">interoperability<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/verwaltungsschale-en\/\">Verwaltungsschale<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"gito-pub-tag-element\"><a href=\"\/tag\/verwaltungsschale\/\">Verwaltungsschale<\/a><\/span> <\/div><div><div class=\"social-icons share-icons share-row relative\" ><a href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=The%20Digital%20Twin%20Theory%20%26%238211%3B%20A%20New%20View%20on%20a%20Buzzword - https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword\/\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip whatsapp show-for-medium\" title=\"Share on WhatsApp\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\"><i class=\"icon-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword\/\" data-label=\"Facebook\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px'); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share?url=https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword\/\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px'); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip x\" title=\"Share on X\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Digital%20Twin%20Theory%20%26%238211%3B%20A%20New%20View%20on%20a%20Buzzword&body=Check%20this%20out%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Findustry-science.com%2Fen%2Farticles%2Fthe-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword%2F\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip email\" title=\"Email to a Friend\" aria-label=\"Email to a Friend\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-envelop\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/the-digital-twin-theory-a-new-view-on-a-buzzword\/&title=The%20Digital%20Twin%20Theory%20%26%238211%3B%20A%20New%20View%20on%20a%20Buzzword\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,this.title,'width=500,height=500,top=300px,left=300px'); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip linkedin\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr style=\"margin-top:0px;\">\n<h2 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-headline\">You might also be interested in<\/h2>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST start flex-container -->\n<div class=\"gito-pub-flex-container\">\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/serious-games-as-a-training-tool\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lange_AdobeStock_734724963_alexkich-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lange_AdobeStock_734724963_alexkich-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lange_AdobeStock_734724963_alexkich-196x180.webp\" alt=\"Serious Games as a Training Tool\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"Serious Games as a Training Tool\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">Serious Games as a Training Tool<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Game mechanics design to promote resilience<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/annika-lange\/\">Annika Lange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4514-9306\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/thomas-knothe\/\">Thomas Knothe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3055-7155\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"expert\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/serious-games-as-a-training-tool\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  expert\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>Unforeseen events are increasingly challenging manufacturing companies. Being resilient during crises is becoming a key competence. Serious games (SG) can help make resilience-building processes more transparent. This article derives specific requirements for SG from different phases of resilience and shows how these can be implemented in game mechanics in order to effectively support the training of resilience.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | 2026 | Edition 2 | Pages 98-104<\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/maki-digital-assistant-learning\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Resch_AdobeStock_1899117052_onephoto-copie-2-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Resch_AdobeStock_1899117052_onephoto-copie-2-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Resch_AdobeStock_1899117052_onephoto-copie-2-196x180.webp\" alt=\"MAKI\u2014A Digital Assistant for Practice-Based Learning\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"MAKI\u2014A Digital Assistant for Practice-Based Learning\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">MAKI\u2014A Digital Assistant for Practice-Based Learning<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Why every factory is a learning factory<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/olaf-resch-en\/\">Olaf Resch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-7292-3571\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"expert\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/maki-digital-assistant-learning\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  expert\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>With the help of digital assistants, academic teaching is possible in any factory. In order to achieve the best learning effects, however, the interests of all stakeholders must be taken into account. The factory wishes to deploy its employees quickly and productively, the learners desire a positive learning experience, and the educators want to illustrate abstract concepts in a meaningful and practical way. The only way to combine all of these perspectives is via a well-thought-out educational concept and highly functioning technology.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | 2026 | Edition 2 | Pages 70-77<\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/energy-transition-serious-gaming\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_423992056_BullRun-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_423992056_BullRun-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_423992056_BullRun-196x180.webp\" alt=\"Serious Gaming and the Energy Transition\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"Serious Gaming and the Energy Transition\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">Serious Gaming and the Energy Transition<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Collaborative knowledge generation and interactive understanding of complex interrelationships<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/janine-gondolf\/\">Janine Gondolf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5644-8328\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/gert-mehlmann\/\">Gert Mehlmann<\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/joern-hartung\/\">J\u00f6rn Hartung<\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/bernd-schweinshaut\/\">Bernd Schweinshaut<\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/anne-bauer\/\">Anne Bauer<\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     Conveying the complexity and multifaceted nature of the energy transition to a broad audience is a challenge. This article demonstrates how interactive serious games on a multitouch table can help make connections tangible and comprehensible. The games and the table were used in various conversational contexts. These are presented here in three case vignettes based on participant observation of the different applications, as well as situated and shared reflection. The vignettes demonstrate how interaction can trigger epistemic processes, enable shifts in perspective, and foster collective thinking, all of which are necessary for shaping the future of society as a whole.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | 2026 | Edition 2 | Pages 62-69<\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/learning-module-sustainable\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_289023545_Gorodenkoff-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_289023545_Gorodenkoff-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_289023545_Gorodenkoff-196x180.webp\" alt=\"Industrial Transformation via a Machining Learning Factory\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"Industrial Transformation via a Machining Learning Factory\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">Industrial Transformation via a Machining Learning Factory<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">A learning module to foster competencies for a sustainability-driven transformation<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/oskay-ozen\/\">Oskay Ozen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5566-6633\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/victoria-breidling\/\">Victoria Breidling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0384-4813\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/stefan-seyfried\/\">Stefan Seyfried<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8278-0212\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/matthias-weigold\/\">Matthias Weigold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7820-8544\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     Sustainability-enhancing transformation processes are necessary in all sectors if we are to remain within planetary boundaries. This also applies to the industrial sector as a significant emitter of greenhouse gases. Employees need new competencies to master this complex task of industrial transformation. These range from CO2 equivalents accounting to the development and evaluation of transformation scenarios, including technical measures. The learning module developed here addresses these competency requirements and uses the example of the ETA factory to show how a competency-oriented learning module for industrial transformation can be structured. It essentially comprises four phases: data collection and CO2 equivalents accounting, cause analysis, development of measures and evaluation of measures.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | Edition 2 | Pages 38-47 | DOI <a style=\"font-weight:bold !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30844\/I4SE.26.2.38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.30844\/I4SE.26.2.38<\/a><\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/digital-twins-production-logistics\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_1784362718_Andrey-Popov-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_1784362718_Andrey-Popov-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_1784362718_Andrey-Popov-196x180.webp\" alt=\"Experiencing Digital Twins in Production and Logistics\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"Experiencing Digital Twins in Production and Logistics\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">Experiencing Digital Twins in Production and Logistics<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">The fischertechnik\u00ae Learning Factory 4.0 as a development platform for possible expansion stages<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/deike-gliem\/\">Deike Gliem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8098-334X\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/sigrid-wenzel\/\">Sigrid Wenzel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9594-1839\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/jan-schickram\/\">Jan Schickram<\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/tareq-albeesh\/\">Tareq Albeesh<\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     The fischertechnik\u00ae Learning Factory 4.0 has proven to be a suitable experimental environment for testing digital twins. Depending on the targeted maturity stage, the functions of a digital twin range from status monitoring and forecasting to the operational control of production and logistics systems. To systematically classify these functions, this article presents a maturity model that serves as a framework for the development of a digital twin. Building on this, selected use cases are implemented in a test and development environment based on a system architecture with multi-layered logic structure. These initial implementations serve to highlight application purposes, relevant methods, and typical challenges and potentials in the transfer to real factory environments.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | Edition 2 | Pages 30-37 | DOI <a style=\"font-weight:bold !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30844\/I4SE.26.2.30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.30844\/I4SE.26.2.30<\/a><\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/from-brownfield-to-industry-4-0\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/voelker-640x325.jpg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/voelker-196x180.jpg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/voelker-196x180.jpg\" alt=\"From Brownfield to Industry 4.0\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:166px !important;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"From Brownfield to Industry 4.0\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;\">From Brownfield to Industry 4.0<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Learning factories as training and testing environment for digital transformation<\/div>                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-author\"><a href=\"\/authors\/jakob-weber\/\">Jakob Weber<\/a>, <a href=\"\/authors\/sven-voelker\/\">Sven V\u00f6lker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-9707-1478\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ORCID eintrag \u00f6ffnen.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.icon.svg\" alt=\"ORCID Icon\" style=\"width:16px;height:16px;vertical-align:middle;\"><\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n                     <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"expert\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/from-brownfield-to-industry-4-0\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  expert\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>To succeed in their digital transformation, manufacturing companies need engineers with in-depth knowledge of key technologies and concepts, and a profound understanding of the transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0. This article describes the concept of a learning factory that is continuously subjected to a digital transformation, thereby creating an environment for the development of transformation competencies. The concept of digital transformation is based on digital worker assistance systems and multi-agent systems for production control. These enable the incremental integration of existing resources into the digitalized factory. The learning factory is not presented to students as a completed solution. Instead, it is continuously developed further as part of student projects. This way, it contributes directly to the qualification of personnel for the implementation of Industry 4.0.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-scientific\"><strong>Industry 4.0 Science<\/strong> | Volume 42 | 2026 | Edition 2 | Pages 88-96<\/div>            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST end flex-container -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The digital twin is supposed to be a major tool for increasing productivity in the age of industrial digitalization. However, there are many heterogeneous definitions about the digital twin. This situation hardly supports the practical digital twin implementation. For this reason, the article introduces a new concept, called the Digital Twin Theory which is a theoretical framework containing several hypotheses about digital twins. The aim of the framework is a better understanding about the digital twin management in practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":96335,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[79167,4713,79168,79298],"tags":[76809,75884,75880,79631,73750,79627,73781,79454,68965,68968,79636,76808],"product_cat":[],"topic":[67617,67838,68206],"technology":[67717,68434],"knowhow":[],"industry":[],"writer":[82965,82966],"content-type":[],"potential":[],"solution":[],"glossary":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-93471","1":"article","2":"type-article","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"category-design-en","7":"category-translate","8":"category-translate-en","9":"category-typeset","10":"tag-asset-administration-shell","11":"tag-digital-twin","12":"tag-digitaler-zwilling","13":"tag-digitaler-zwilling-en","14":"tag-industrie-4-0","15":"tag-industrie-4-0-en","16":"tag-industry-4-0","17":"tag-interoperabilitaet-en","18":"tag-interoperabilitaet","19":"tag-interoperability","20":"tag-verwaltungsschale-en","21":"tag-verwaltungsschale","22":"topic-adaptability","23":"topic-digital-twin","24":"topic-industry-4-0","25":"technology-simulation-en","26":"technology-virtual-reality-en","27":"writer-andreas-deuter-en","28":"writer-florian-pethig-en","29":"product","30":"first","31":"instock","32":"downloadable","33":"virtual","34":"sold-individually","35":"taxable","36":"purchasable","37":"product-type-article"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788.jpg",1400,788,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-666x375.jpg",666,375,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-1024x576.jpg",1020,574,true],"front-page-entry":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-1032x320.jpg",1032,320,true],"post-entry":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-764x376.jpg",764,376,true],"post-teaser":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-392x320.jpg",392,320,true],"post-teaser-mobile":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-608x496.jpg",608,496,true],"post-custom-size":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-640x325.jpg",640,325,true],"whitepaper-teaser":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-274x376.jpg",274,376,true],"card-big":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-514x292.jpg",514,292,true],"card-portrait":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-320x440.jpg",320,440,true],"card-big-company":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-514x289.jpg",514,289,true],"gp-listing":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-196x180.jpg",196,180,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788.jpg",1400,788,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788.jpg",1400,788,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-510x287.jpg",510,287,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-100x100.jpg",100,100,true],"dgwt-wcas-product-suggestion":["https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/deuter-The-Digital-Twin-Theory-IM2019-1-1400x788-64x36.jpg",64,36,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christoph Brocks","author_link":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The digital twin is supposed to be a major tool for increasing productivity in the age of industrial digitalization. However, there are many heterogeneous definitions about the digital twin. This situation hardly supports the practical digital twin implementation. For this reason, the article introduces a new concept, called the Digital Twin Theory which is a&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/93471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"technology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"knowhow","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowhow?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"potential","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/potential?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"solution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution?post=93471"},{"taxonomy":"glossary","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary?post=93471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}