1. HOW IS COMPOSABILITY STRATEGIC FOR THE INDUSTRY?

More and more companies in industry and manufacturing are looking for modular and scalable digital solutions. Indeed, this approach allows value to be gained by minimizing upfront investment and risk, as well as enabling rapid integration of new services and technologies as the market evolves.

The use of flexible digital modules and low-code solutions facilitate the commissioning of new industrial applications, improving operational efficiency and accelerating the time-to-market of innovations, but not only that.

Even in the case of business reorganization, being able to easily and promptly adapt systems to the new configuration is crucial.

In addition, in our opinion, the modular module approach will facilitate the entry into the Industry 4.0 market by the main players providing sw platforms who will increasingly invest in creating “verticals” of solutions to meet the specific requirements of various industries, thus opening opportunities for new players and collaborations in the industrial landscape.

3. SMART FACTORY: HOW ARE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES HELPING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE INCREASINGLY ATTENTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE?

By leveraging the new technologies at our disposal, both in sw and hw, companies are able to respond to the demands of consumers who are increasingly demanding authentic, sustainable and quality products.

Our solutions help provide visibility into the entire product lifecycle, enabling companies to monitor the entire value chain, from design, through production to the use/consumption of the product by the end customer.

This not only ensures that products are not counterfeit, but also allows them to certify the sustainability of the various stages of the production process and beyond.

In addition, companies are able to collect data directly from the end user, such as those related to defects found during product use, which, thanks to the implementation of concepts such as the “digital thread,” can be used to trigger engineering and production review procedures in order to continuously improve products by adapting them to consumer needs.

A fully integrated system in the factory and throughout the supply chain allows this information to be leveraged to optimize processes, reduce reaction times, and offer more attractive and competitive solutions​.

5. WHAT ROLE DOES THE DIGITAL TWIN PLAY IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND VERIFICATION? AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

Digital twin and in particular physical product simulation has become a central concept in modern industry as it enables companies to improve the efficiency of their products by reducing costs and the time it takes to bring them to market.

In the design phase, in fact, these techniques allow extraordinarily faithful simulations of how the product (and assets in general) will behave in different scenarios by bringing to light potential problems and optimizations even before prototypes or physical products are made.

For example, durability, performance, and reactions to various types of stress can be tested, thus limiting costly physical testing.

During production and product verification, it is then possible to compare the physical (“as built”) product with its digital (“expected”) twin to identify any discrepancies in order to improve product quality and reliability and enable companies to improve their engineering and manufacturing processes.

Simulative models also make it possible to test production processes before investing in the necessary capital assets and allow the return on investment to be verified with objective data. This allows companies to reduce risks associated with the acquisition of, for example, new machinery or the creation of new production lines, thus optimizing investments.