Empowering Emerson with the Digital Twin

More About the Project

As an innovator and market leader, Emerson Electric has been on a journey of digital adoption ahead of the industry curve. Having already seen the benefits of Siemens Teamcenter Manufacturing to close the gap between their engineering and manufacturing data management processes, Emerson next looked towards the Digital Twin. Douglas Hill, then Manager for Teamcenter Manufacturing at Emerson Electric, explained the natural progression of Emerson's digital transformation journey and the value his team saw in the implementation of the Digital Twin together with IndX:

“The idea of a Digital Twin, at first, seemed to be a notional idea. As we have moved forward and through our digital journey at Emerson, we have recognized the importance of the Model-Based Enterprise and have had several initiatives that address this. We are continuing to invest in tools that support re-use of data, planning processes and simulation, ultimately allowing us to leverage our data across the business, bringing value by reducing costs and maximizing returns on investments."

For our first Digital Twin initiative, our team leveraged Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software to design and build a complete plant simulation model for Emerson’s new HVAC division line. The virtual model was then used to test scenarios and analyze different inputs to answer questions about the optimal layout of the facility, equipment and containers to be purchased. Next, our team designed and built a second plant simulation model for one of Emerson's flagship U.S. Automation & Control plants. Moving forward, this simulation template will be used as a global template for Emerson’s entire sensor manufacturing division.

IndX's Advantage

After the completion of both models, our team continued to expand the Digital Twins delivered to Emerson in order to add functionalities and improve the models based on the evolving needs of the customer, their operations and their business. We look forward to collaboration with Emerson Electric in the future in order to further support them along each step of their exciting digital transformation journey.