UNITED MACHINING: Digital Twins in Machine Tools
CTO Yvan Meyer shows how closing the loop from design to service boosts performance.
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Digital twins across the lifecycle: Reinventing machine tool production and maintenance
Yvan Meyer, CTO of UNITED MACHINING, reveals in this keynote how digital twins are reshaping the entire lifecycle of machine tools, from engineering to production and maintenance. The focus is on how precise virtual models support faster machine development, smarter design validation, and more efficient assembly. The same digital twin then accompanies the machine into operation to enable condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and remote service. By tightly linking the virtual and physical machine, digital twins streamline production processes, shorten ramp-up times, and transform maintenance from reactive to proactive, increasing availability and reliability of machine tools in the field.
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Quality assurance for Machinery & Robotics
Driven by evolving market demands, the mechanical engineering industry is integrating precision manufacturing and advanced machine design with a focus on sustainability and performance. Accuracy, cycle time reduction, and process stability is increasingly complemented by the adoption of advanced materials, automation, and highly flexible production lines. Continuous optimization of throughput, overall equipment effectiveness, and quality, enabled by innovative and eco-efficient technologies, is becoming a key differentiator for competitive and sustainable manufacturing.