SAP Adds Digital Twin Technology to Asset Management

Using digital twin technology, SAP Predictive Engineering Insights enables customers to see a virtual representation of an asset in real time.  Courtney Bjorlin | Apr 03, 2018

SAP has introduced new digital twin technology that further builds out IoT capabilities in its enterprise asset management portfolio by enabling customers to leverage IoT data in creating a virtual model of an asset.

SAP Predictive Engineering Insights builds on digital twin technology from SAP’s acquisition of Norwegian vendor Fedem Technology in 2016, enabling customers to see a cloud-based virtual representation of an asset in its real-time state through feeds from sensors. This empowers, for instance, a virtual inspection of a wind turbine, as well as accurate monitoring of its maintenance requirements, according to Hans Thalbauer, SAP’s senior vice president of IoT and digital supply chain. Read more