Description
Modern manufacturing is evolving, enabling more tasks to be accomplished in the digital realm. While future visions of complete virtual recreations of complex products, factories and logistics operations may seem like hype, they indicate a profound technological shift already taking shape today.
In this episode of the Future Ready Podcast, veteran technology evangelist Kevin O’Donovan unpacks emerging capabilities and how they translate to execution in real design departments and factory floors. O’Donovan discusses how digital transformation represents a convergence of powerful industrial technologies, like the Digital Twin, physics-based simulation, and real-time operational data, and why the Digital Twin provides a critical physical basis to digital models.
In this episode you will hear about:
(00:23) Kevin’s background and perspective on industrial technology
(03:06) The convergence of digital technologies in product design
(09:13) The Digital Twin as a physics engine for digital technologies
(15:51) How models drift from design to industrial reality
About the speakers:
Kevin O’Donovan is an independent technology evangelist, strategic technology scout and outside-in advisor. Drawing on senior roles at Compaq, HP and Intel, he explores industrial AI, digital twins, robotics and emerging technology, questioning the claims, explaining the implications and challenging what will actually work in practice.
Conor Peick is a Marketing Professional creating forward-looking content for the Thought Leadership team at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Conor collaborates with industry experts and executives to produce impactful content exploring the challenges companies face and the technologies that turn roadblocks into opportunities.