036: Measuring the Benefits of the Digital Twin

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles.</span><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Daniel Campbell, director of business development at Capvidia and a member of the Digital Enterprise Society education sub-committee.  Daniel offers a look at some of the limitations of keeping design and measurement data separate and sheds some light on the numerous benefits of combining the two. He also shares the objectives of the DES education sub-committee, particularly in regards to overcoming fears about adopting new technologies, and recommends an unlikely source for your next career move- vendors.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Limitations of separate design and measurement data departments</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the design side, software includes PLM and CAD.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is a multitude of software for measuring, assembling and more on the manufacturing side.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Transfer of data between the two is often not handled optimally, especially with part details. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cost and budgets can be a limiting factor.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Benefits of combining data and increasing automation </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Design engineers have access to more information with 3D drawings.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span st