A win-win with Digital Twin — the leading simulation software for machines and robots
With twin, get from idea to operation safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. Digital Twin technology is the safety net for developing, optimising and operating machines safely and efficiently.
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What is a Digital Twin?
A Digital Twin is the virtual counterpart of a real machine or plant: a physics-based simulation model that reproduces geometry, kinematics and mechanics precisely enough to test how the machine behaves on screen — before it is ever built.
Physics is the core: masses, forces, friction, speeds and collisions are calculated, not animated. Add the CAD geometry and the real control program, and the digital twin responds to exactly the same signals as the future machine. That is what separates a physics-based simulation from a pure 3D visualisation.
A Digital Twin needs no sensor data to begin with. It is built from design data and control logic, which is why it is available while the machine does not yet exist. Concepts can be validated, sequences optimised and commissioning rehearsed virtually — long before the first part is manufactured.
Real-world data comes into play once the digital twin moves into the machine HMI: in operation, the 3D HMI mirrors sensor values, axis positions and control signals of the real plant in real time. The simulation model becomes an interactive operating and diagnostic tool right at the machine.
A Digital Twin therefore covers the entire lifecycle: as a simulation model in sales and engineering, as a 3D HMI in operation. With twin, that model is created in a single software package — from CAD import through physics-based simulation to the finished operator interface.
One digital twin — three sources of value
The Digital Twin accompanies your product across its entire lifecycle: from the first concept through engineering to live operation.
In sales
Test your concepts flexibly in a virtual environment. Use digital twins in sales to vividly demonstrate new product concepts to customers using virtual models.
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In engineering
Building digital twins is a core engineering task. Whether you're designing or programming, you can test your machine as if it had already been built.
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In operation
Digital twins improve service quality and support by enabling precise monitoring and fast fault diagnosis. Turn every HMI into an interactive 3D machine experience.
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Start with digital feasibility studies
With twin, you can digitally represent and simulate realistic workflows and scenarios in a virtual environment — as early as the quotation phase. Win over your customers and speed up decision-making. More on twin in sales →
Commission your machines virtually
Commission your machines virtually — a crucial step before real-world implementation begins. Speed up your development process and avoid costly mistakes. More on twin in engineering →
Intuitive 3D HMI
Use modern 3D HMIs that are not only intuitive but strikingly designed, boosting usability right at the machine. More on twin in operation →
Physics-based simulation, not animation
Faults only become visible if the digital twin genuinely calculates the physics: masses, forces, friction, accelerations and collisions instead of pre-scripted motion. Tilting workpieces, underpowered drives or colliding axes show up on the Digital Twin — not on the real machine.
The Digital Twin as a competitive advantage
Less risk and cost, higher efficiency and reliability — a genuine win-win.
Less risk
Every function is tested as it is built — not weeks later on the real plant. Faults surface in exactly the development step that caused them.
Higher efficiency
No waiting for hardware, assembly or workshop slots: every change can be checked on the digital twin straight away, keeping development continuously in motion.
Lower costs
A fault caught on the Digital Twin costs a correction on screen — no wrecked tooling, no collision, no downtime on the real machine.
Why twin — your Digital Twin software
Everything you need to build the digital twin of your machines and robots — in one piece of software.
Get there faster with a clearly structured UI
Built by practitioners, for practitioners: you'll be amazed how quickly you find your way around the software.
Import and simplify any CAD data
You don't need a CAD program to work with twin. Simply import the most common CAD formats.
Library of simulation components
Add sensors and actuators to your simulation from an extensive component library.
Sequences & scripts
Effortlessly create workflows and behaviour with sequences and scripts.
Robots with real kinematics
Teach robot movements with the built-in robot controller.
Connect to any controller or robot
Simple integration with controllers and robots, even with thousands of signals.
The best physics simulation
Achieve unprecedented realism with state-of-the-art physics simulation.
Extend twin with the API
Extend twin's functionality to match your exact requirements.
What our customers say
Everything important, in one place
Brochure
The twin product brochure (PDF file)
Whitepaper “Digital Twins in the Plant Lifecycle”
A whitepaper on using digital twins across the plant lifecycle (PDF file)
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Frequently asked questions about twin
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