WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation

WBSP051: Grow Your Business by Understanding the Story of Every Machine and Its Digital Twin w/ Chris Harris

March 22, 2021 Sam Gupta Episode 51
WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation
WBSP051: Grow Your Business by Understanding the Story of Every Machine and Its Digital Twin w/ Chris Harris
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Digital Twin has been around for a long time. But is that just marketing hype? Is it just a fancy term for data gathering? What are the core challenges digital twin solves? Is that supposed to help overworked maintenance departments and extracting stories from each machine? Could it help in reducing waste and improving product quality? These are the questions you will have if you are in the process of exploring a digital twin for your organization.

In today's episode, we have our guest Chris Harris, who discusses the importance of data gathering for manufacturers. He also provides insights into how every machine has a story and how much you can learn from these stories by collecting and analyzing data. Finally, we discussed the nuances of digital twin and how that could help manufacturing maintenance departments become proactive and efficient.

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Intro
Personal journey and current focus
Perspective on growth
Shop floor layout for pulp and paper industries
Shop floor data gathering
Data gathering as a competitive advantage
Shop floor scrap handling
Recommended approach to data gathering
The core challenges of a maintenance department
The implementation challenges of a digital twin
Closing thoughts
Outro