better integration with data visualisation tools. Designed to deliver more than just insight into a single process, the technology is set to enable a 360-degree visualisation of complex processes, aiding budgeting, product development and resilience decisions. Living digital twins integrate sensor feeds, operational data and supply-chain context, supporting key performance indicators ranging from less unplanned downtime, lower capital expenditure and lifecycle operating expenses, as well as faster product ramps. For energy- or resource-intensive industries, this spells lower energy and maintenance costs as well as a reduced environmental footprint. It also explains why analyst firm Markets and Markets expects the digital twin market to grow by 47 per cent annually to 2030. None of these developments will be possible without people. We’re now facing a future where connected humans work alongside intelligent machines, called Industry 5.0. Workforce redesign is now a major priority and leaders will need to plan for various human-AI scenarios. And this is occurring while labour markets are tightening across advanced economies. Teams will increasingly rely on AI-enabled tools to access industrial intelligence to perform better: connected worker wearables, augmented reality maintenance support, real-time collaboration across sites, and AI copilots. These trends aren’t isolated. As we’ve seen, they’re converging into an interoperable technology stack that makes the most of industrial data, including from legacy systems. Hybrid industrial IoT supplies the connected data; AI-infused digital twins and physical AI make that information executable; teams and agents act on the resulting insights across partners and plants. When networked together and governed by auditable software, these technologies will provide industries with a practical hedge against geopolitical shocks and improve supply chain resilience, giving teams the real-time industrial intelligence they need to keep assembly lines humming while helping address the broader challenges facing our planet. Learn more about CONNECT at: www.aveva.com/en/solutions/connect Rob McGreevy is chief product officer at AVEVA Robotics are changing how industrial facilities and factories operate INDUSTRIALS & MANUFACTURING 85 Photo: iStock/Vanit Janthra
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