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This photo illustration is an example of a digital twin, showing a blend of real life and a virtual simulation of a main shaft being machined on a 5-axis machine.
ESPRIT® delivers solutions for Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing DP Technology is helping factories of the future prepare for the digital transformation in manufacturing, with solutions including digital twin, digital threads, machine-aware manufacturing, knowledge-based machining and cloud-enabled databases.
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o prepare factories for an increasingly digital future, and to better support Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing initiatives, DP Technology is focusing on a range of solutions to drive automation in manufacturing. The ESPRIT® CAM System enables manufacturers to streamline their workflows, prevent silos from forming during the manufacturing process, increase tool life and machine utilization, and create
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greater access to practical knowledge for process improvement. • Digital twin: ESPRIT allows users to create a digital twin of their machine tools for programming, optimization and simulation. This virtual machine ensures that whatever happens on screen will also occur on the shop floor. Workpieces and cutting tools are set up virtually, resulting in exacting simulations, greater productivity and better toolpaths
for higher quality parts. • Digital thread: With ESPRIT, a digital thread ties together each step of the workflow from CAD design to finished part, ensuring that none of the manufacturing process is siloed. ESPRIT reads part data from CAD software and creates machine-optimized G-code and setup sheets, which it then passes on to shop floor management, tool data
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