Development Director Andrey Katasonov at the Foresight Session “State Support for Business. Development Tools”
Andrey Katasonov delivered a presentation on the topic of Digital Twins.
What is a Digital Twin
Digital twins are software analogs (digital models) of physical objects that simulate internal processes, technical characteristics, and behaviors of real-world objects under specified operating conditions.
Using digital twins makes it possible to identify bottlenecks in production processes and equipment operation, virtually test potential solutions (scenario analysis), and determine the most efficient operating modes. The primary criterion for an optimal mode is increasing marginal profit.
By using a digital twin, it is possible to optimize the entire production process, which not only reduces energy costs but also increases production volume and profitability.
Economic Effect
On average, for a plant with an installed capacity of 500 MW, the additional economic effect can exceed 100 million RUB per year. In most cases, the payback period does not exceed 6–12 months.
Digital twins are an innovative project that NBI offers to implement under a Revenue Sharing agreement. Under this agreement, all financial risks are removed from the client. NBI first implements the system and only after confirming the actual economic effect, receives a pre-agreed portion of the profit from the client.
Digital Twin Implementation Stages:
- Pre-project assessment of automation objects.
- Development of project documentation.
- System implementation.
- Pilot operation.
- Transition to full industrial operation.
- Calculation of economic effect.
Services
NBI has extensive experience implementing its products among leaders in the energy and industrial sectors.
Our clients include companies such as Inter RAO, Lukoil, Evraz, Metinvest, Uralkali, and many others.
A key feature of NBI is the individual approach to each client, taking into account the specifics of production technology, existing business processes, level of automation of control objects, enterprise management hierarchy, and applicable financial and legal regulations.
NBI has professional personnel capable not only of developing, implementing, and integrating its solutions into the client’s IT landscape but also supporting the acquisition and installation of measurement tools, and conducting equipment testing to the required quality standards.
In conclusion, Andrey Katasonov expressed confidence that choosing NBI’s products will form the foundation for long-term and productive cooperation for the benefit of our enterprises.
