MESA Smart Manufacturing Community: Digital Thread/Digital Twin

MESA Smart Manufacturing Community: Digital Thread/Digital Twin
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (EDT)
Description
Come share your experiences, stories, questions, and what you have learned in a safe, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall, the goal is to accelerate each participant’s learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing.
Topic: From Provenance to Digital Twins – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Data
Part 2: “Digital Twin Dynamics: Reusing and Recycling Data to Operationalize Innovation”
In today's rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, data is the new raw material. "From Provenance to Digital Twins – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Data" explores how organizations can extract actionable insights and drive operational innovation by mastering data provenance and harnessing the power of digital twins.
Part 1: “Mapping the Data DNA: Mastering Provenance and Lineage for Purposeful Insights” dives into the foundational aspects of data origin and evolution. This session demystifies the journey of data—from its creation, through its transformations, to its final use—emphasizing how clear data lineage and robust provenance strategies can lead to more trustworthy analytics and improved decision-making across the shop floor and executive boardrooms alike.
Building on this foundation, Part 2: "Digital Twin Dynamics: Reusing and Recycling Data to Operationalize Innovation" transitions from theory to practice. Here, the focus shifts to how organizations can repurpose and integrate legacy data into dynamic digital twin environments. By reusing and recycling data assets, manufacturing leaders can simulate processes, optimize operations, and drive continuous innovation—ensuring that every byte of information contributes to a smarter, more agile production ecosystem.
Together, these sessions provide a comprehensive roadmap for reducing waste, maximizing data utility, and transforming how manufacturing enterprises harness data to remain competitive and resilient in a digital future.
Part 2: "Digital Twin Dynamics: Reusing and Recycling Data to Operationalize Innovation"
Audience Engagement Questions:
1. How are you currently leveraging existing data assets to create or enhance digital twin models in your operations?
2. What obstacles do you face when integrating legacy data with modern digital twin platforms across your manufacturing systems?
3. How can reusing and recycling data contribute to predictive maintenance and process optimization in your facility?
4. In what ways do you see digital twin technology impacting your supply chain, production scheduling, or overall operational efficiency?
5. What metrics or KPIs would you prioritize to measure the success of digital twin implementations in your manufacturing ecosystem?
Agenda:
- Thanks to our Sponsor(s)
- Facilitator introduction
- Community & Group overview – why participate and what to expect
- Smart Manufacturing Paradigm
- Thanks to our Sponsor(s)
- Summary of last meeting
- Today's subject
- Wrap up
- Next meeting
- How to keep the conversation going
- Thanks
The Community meets every two weeks via virtual facilitated meetings. The Community is a benefit of MESA membership. Members automatically receive the Zoom link/invitation. Not a member? Join today!
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