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Das Industrial Metaverse scheint der nächste große Game Changer in der modernen Industrie zu werden und wird diese signifikant verändern. Die Vision ist nicht nur die Simulation einer einzelnen Anlage, wie sie Unternehmen heute beispielsweise bei der virtuellen Inbetriebnahme einsetzen, sondern ganzheitlicher Anlagenverbunde aus heterogenen Maschinen samt Fabrikperipherie und Infrastruktur – einer Digitalen Fabrik. Um das Industrial Metaverse zum Leben zu erwecken, wird eine Vielzahl zusätzlicher Technologien und Innovationen benötigt, als lediglich Digitale Zwillinge. Dieser Beitrag schlägt eine ganzheitliche Referenzarchitektur eines Industrial Metaverse vor und fokussiert auf dessen Nutzen.
The increasing use of simulation technologies, especially virtual commissioning, in the context of modern plant development for manufacturing discrete parts is driven by the pressure to shorten time-to-market cycles and overcome supply bottlenecks. The need for robust technologies to seamlessly integrate the digital and physical world is growing as machine data becomes more readily available. A challenge to this integration is presented by the need to continuously adjust the movement parameters, especially for event-discrete actuators based on live data, taking wear, ageing and process-time fluctuations into account. A lack of synchronization leads to discrepancies between the simulation and reality renders them useless. Related works in this field are discussed, which highlight the complexities of achieving synchronization between simulation and reality, particularly in event-discrete signals and systems. The aim of this article is to present a method for reusing virtual commissioning models for operation-synchronized simulations at actuator level. This approach includes introducing of a methodology called prescheduling in order to compensate process uncertainties and also defines the necessary requirements for the simulation tool and model. The method is validated using an industrial test system and a commercial virtual commissioning tool to confirm ist suitability for real-life implementation in industrial plants, which suggests its suitability for improving production efficiency and reducing costs by means of machine monitoring and proactive control interventions.