{"id":428,"date":"2018-05-31T09:57:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Manufacturing-planning-with-a-digital-twin\/ba-p\/496337"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:02:11","slug":"manufacturing-planning-with-a-digital-twin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/manufacturing-planning-with-a-digital-twin\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing planning with a digital twin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the Digital Enterprise Factory Showcase Tour video blog series to experience the power of digitalization in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>During the multi-stop tour, experts demonstrate the planning process for a Field PG assembly.\u00a0 In our story, a change is necessary in the Field PG design and therefore a change must be made in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In video blog #5, \u201cManufacturing planning with a digital twin,\u201d experts verify the manufacturing planning process change.\u00a0You will learn about the importance of a digital twin in manufacturing planning, and the key capabilities of Siemens Teamcenter Manufacturing, Process Simulate, Easy Plan, and Plant Simulation software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Box Build Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A digital twin of an assembly line helps you identify issues much earlier.<\/p>\n<p><em>Siemens Teamcenter Manufacturing <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase manufacturing planning efficiency by leveraging common database for engineering and manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare process plans for new production introduction<\/li>\n<li>Identify the impact of design changes in box build lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-428-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5ced4ddb-756a-49e4-9851-059b1d0cd74a-en-US-video.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5ced4ddb-756a-49e4-9851-059b1d0cd74a-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5ced4ddb-756a-49e4-9851-059b1d0cd74a-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5ced4ddb-756a-49e4-9851-059b1d0cd74a-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn about Teamcenter Manufacturing.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lia-vid-container video-embed-center\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Process Validation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A digital twin helps you visualize and analyze entire assembly operations.<\/p>\n<p><em>Siemens Teamcenter Manufacturing &amp; Process Simulate<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage checklists for a typical product or plant<\/li>\n<li>Ensure assembly processes adhere to best practices<\/li>\n<li>Visual analysis helps in discussing issues upfront<\/li>\n<li>Dashboard helps management to know the program status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-428-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/ce4ec1f4-9dec-45e8-af76-e187728bbdee-en-US-video.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/ce4ec1f4-9dec-45e8-af76-e187728bbdee-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/ce4ec1f4-9dec-45e8-af76-e187728bbdee-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/ce4ec1f4-9dec-45e8-af76-e187728bbdee-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more about Teamcenter Manufacturing and Process Simulat<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/ce4ec1f4-9dec-45e8-af76-e187728bbdee-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lia-vid-container video-embed-center\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Shop Floor Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manage plant specific process plans with ease.<\/p>\n<p><em>Easy Plan<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced shop floor planning mistakes by having access to right information<\/li>\n<li>Workflow based functionality leads reduced ramp up time for users<\/li>\n<li>Plant specific operations are managed in central location leading to knowledge capture and reuse<\/li>\n<li>Improve quality adherence by updating plant specific work instructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-428-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/2cce52f1-39fe-469f-a7e5-45af6704ac96-en-US-video.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/2cce52f1-39fe-469f-a7e5-45af6704ac96-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/2cce52f1-39fe-469f-a7e5-45af6704ac96-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/2cce52f1-39fe-469f-a7e5-45af6704ac96-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn about Easy Plan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Throughput &amp; Utilization<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plan your CAPEX properly. Keep you OPEX under control and utilize your plant to capacity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Siemens Plant Simulation<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant your capital investments, predict your operating expenses confidently<\/li>\n<li>Maximize utilization of your production investment, deliver required output<\/li>\n<li>Cut your per part costs by optimizing your production<\/li>\n<li>Use your production digital twin for clear, visual communication, and for performing virtual commissioning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-428-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4f3456f7-1718-4ca8-a235-73357b32a3d2-en-US-video.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4f3456f7-1718-4ca8-a235-73357b32a3d2-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4f3456f7-1718-4ca8-a235-73357b32a3d2-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4f3456f7-1718-4ca8-a235-73357b32a3d2-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more about Plant Simulation software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>View the other video blogs in the series:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Printed-circuit-board-designs-optimized-for-manufacturing\/ba-p\/488146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Printed circuit board designs optimized for manufacturing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Electronics-Design-Enhanced-by-Collaboration-Between-Teams\/ba-p\/479068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Electronics design enhanced by collaboration between teams<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/integrated-design-simulation-for-optimizing-design-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Integrated design &amp; simulation for optimizing design solutions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Introduction-to-the-Digital-Enterprise-Factory-Showcase\/ba-p\/469707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Introduction to the Digital Enterprise Factory Showcase<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This blog is authored by Zvi Feuer, Nilesh Wani, and Noam Ribon of Siemens PLM Software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the Digital Enterprise Factory Showcase Tour video blog series to experience the power of digitalization in manufacturing.&nbsp; During the multi-stop tour, experts demonstrate the planning pro&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50454,"featured_media":429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/plantsimimageteaser.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2864,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions\/2864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}