Rolls-Royce uses digital twins in Power Systems Customer 4.0 strategy
Summary
Using technology from Iotics, Rolls-Royce plans to create digital twins of its in-field assets, and receive real-time event insights across customer, supplier and partner boundaries. The company plans to use Iotics to help it achieve its Customer 4.0 vision, based on having a single source of truth for asset information. Rolls-Royce Power Systems said that digital twins enable it to share and exchange data and controls across the entire lifecycle of its assets, which will help it develop new products and services for customers, partners and suppliers. Digital twin technology has the potential to drive operational efficiencies across the industry, including increased service life, proactive maintenance, enhanced performance and responsive service provision, reducing environmental impact at every level from engine to network. Through its IntelligentEngine strategy, the company has begun providing virtual reality instructor-led distance learning courses, which it said offers a comprehensive overview of the construction, design and operation of the Rolls-Royce BR725 engine that powers Gulfstream’s current flagship G650 business aircraft family.