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class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-45986'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2y29t5-8eac002ebd25dfff14a3d2eed1a49041 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8gaohgy-e779b05cc50cec788c64ad3beca2e266\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m8gaohgy-e779b05cc50cec788c64ad3beca2e266 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8gaohgy-e779b05cc50cec788c64ad3beca2e266 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is a Digital Twin, and Why Do You Need 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If you\u2019re organized, you know right where these drawings are\u2014good for you. If you\u2019re lucky, they\u2019re reasonably up-to-date. They might even be in an electronic format, like PDF. But, on their own, they\u2019re insufficient as a basis for modernizing and streamlining the ways you monitor your assets.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because machine learning operates on data, not analog drawing components. Even a PDF doesn\u2019t cut it: It\u2019s electronic, but it\u2019s still just basically a photograph of the physical drawings, not a set of data. Meaningful analysis can\u2019t be performed unless all of the descriptions in your schematic drawings are translated into ones and zeroes.<\/p>\n<p>When we develop a\u00a0<em>digital twin<\/em>\u00a0for our customers, we take the details of your schematic\u2014along with many other details we add in the course of learning about how your system elements rely on and impact one another\u2014and we put it into a database. The thousands of rows and columns in the database model your installation as a sum of its many components, connections, and characteristics. Now, instead of relying on and interpreting a human-readable set of drawings, you have a dynamic digital entity with the power to support complex computations and analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a data base replication of your physical environment\u2014a digital twin\u2014enables you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage changes and updates to your mechanical systems in a durable, detailed, electronic format.<\/li>\n<li>Apply powerful machine learning algorithms that optimize reliability and performance.<\/li>\n<li>Readily update and expand your monitoring and analytics tools based on new understanding.<\/li>\n<li>Future-proof your environment for the next wave of analytics by having a digital systems blueprint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Tignis, we use physics-based machine learning algorithms along with the digital twin to yield concise analysis, tailored to your specific environment\u2019s needs. 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