Digital Twin Signs Agreement With Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has signed a liaison agreement with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance joined the DTC to exchange information and advance digitalization and collaboration.

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance functions as a collaborative consortium comprising of prominent industrial companies actively involved in deploying cross-vendor Industry 4.0 solutions and services for manufacturing facilities and automated warehouses. Within industry and technology working groups, subject-matter experts conceive practical scenarios and put them into practice using the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance reference architecture. These solutions, alongside detailed implementation instructions, are disseminated within the community and made accessible to parties beyond the Alliance.

“We are excited about working with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance,” says Dan Isaacs, general manager and chief technology officer of DTC. “We look forward to helping manufacturers and solutions providers further the use of digital twins in smart factories, oil & gas, pharma and others based on Industry 4.0 and key open industry standards.”

“The collaboration between the DTC and the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance aims to drive the alignment of technology components and other elements to ensure interoperability,” says Ricardo Dunkel, technical director at the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. “Together we are working on the standardization and integration of technologies in vertical use cases, proof-of-concepts and Value Innovation Platforms. This collaborative partnership will be strengthened through the exchange of information, regular consultations and joint events to drive digitalization and promote collaboration.”

The two groups have agreed to the following:

• Realizing interoperability by harmonizing technology components and other elements
• Aligning work in DTC capabilities and technology for adoption within vertical domains through proof-of-value projects and use cases, including: Composable and Architectural Frameworks; Advanced Capabilities and Technology showcases; Security and Trustworthiness applications; conceptual, informational, structural, and behavioral models; and enabling technologies such as AR, VR and AI; and case study development from initial concept through operational analysis.

The DTC and Open Industry 4.0 Alliance will exchange information through regular consultations, seminars and training development vehicles.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.