NTT Data is showcasing its manufacturing digital twin technology through its Digital Twin-Enabled Microfactory for Smart Manufacturing. Showcased in partnership with the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC), the microfactory demonstrates the capabilities and benefits of composable digital twins in asset-intensive industries, including manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and utilities. It also demonstrates how digital twins can improve operational efficiency, predictive maintenance, and automation in production lines.

The Digital Twin-Enabled Microfactory for Smart Manufacturing integrates IoT sensors, PLCs, and an IoT gateway to enable real-time data streaming and edge computing. It employs a composable architecture, AI-driven insights, and 3D visualisation to optimise production processes, detect anomalies, and support predictive maintenance.

As a synchronised virtual replica of the microfactory, a digital twin enables real-time monitoring, process optimisation, predictive analytics, and remote operational control. Its edge-to-cloud capability ensures scalability and efficiency across various industrial environments. Real-time monitoring and anomaly detection reduce downtime and improve productivity for enhanced operational efficiency.

AI and ML algorithms help pre-emptively identify faults, ensuring proactive intervention for predictive maintenance. The tech showcase uses environmental telemetry dashboards, real-time dashboards, and 3D immersive experiences for remote monitoring at the edge. It Integrates computer vision models to identify misalignments and generate real-time alerts for fault detection in a production line for edge-to-edge migration. It uses a hub-and-spoke architecture to optimise communication, security, and data transmission for XMPro integration.

“NTT Data’s digital microfactory is a global innovation initiative aimed at developing long-term technology strategies, enhancing R&D efforts, and fostering collaboration within an innovation ecosystem,” said Dan Isaacs, GM & CTO of the DTC. “The composable architecture of the Digital Twin-Enabled Microfactory for Smart Manufacturing allows adaptation to different industrial use cases based on DTC’s Capabilities Periodic Table (CPT).”

“Through this technology showcase, NTT Data aims to bring our manufacturing knowledge into a portable, modular, and comprehensive asset that will allow us to provide and test applicable technologies from the perspective of digital twins,” said Carlos Toro, Ph.D ,  Head of Data & Analytics, NTT Data (Chile).  “The technology showcase can be used to train operators, test the newest technologies, and share outcomes with the digital twin community. Also, the use of AI, including Generative AI and Agentic approaches, will be shown, for example, in the enhancement of repeatability in the SCARA manipulator present in the microfactory. The initial idea of this testbed was developed in Chile and it has been replicated in other NTT offices around the world thanks to the coordination of the Global NTT Data Innovation Centre.”