The Digital Twin of an Industrial Production Line within the Industry 4.0 Concept

This article presents the digital twin concept, which is an augmented manufacturing project created in close collaboration by SOVA Digital and the Institute of Automation, Measurement and Applied Informatics (ÚAMAI), of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava with the support of SIEMENS. The project is a technological concept focusing on the continuous optimization of production processes, proactive maintenance, and continuous processing of process data. This project is the basis for further work to promote the concept of Industry 4.0. for the needs of the industry subjects within Slovakia. Its basic goal is to support the existing production structures within the automotive industry and the most efficient use of resources by augmented production and planning strategies, such as the digital twin presented here.