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Dirk Ammermann
September 9, 2017 5 minute read
Digital Twin Implementation

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This blog is the second part of a blog series covering digital twins. In the first part, I have described digital
twins and explained how the concept creates business value for connected assets and connected products.
Now, let’s look at the implementation approach.
Digital twin implementation concept

The actual implementation of a digital twin depends on the intended business outcome and sophistication
of business logic. For most connected products and connected assets scenarios described above, the
following capabilities and integration scenarios are required:
Twin-to-device integration The physical object needs to be securely connected and managed. Onboarding
established a relationship to an instance. This may happen before installation (e.g. during configuration or
production) or after installation (in a two-phased approach with certificates being pre-installed earlier).
Streams or batches of live data often require protocol conversion, semantic mapping and transformation
before being ingested into a big data store infrastructure. This allows to query object state and historic
information captured as time series
Twin-to-twin integration As an optional component, an integration to a digital twin managed by a service

provider (e.g. a telematics vendor) or by a supplier (e.g. by an automation equipment vendor) may be
needed if the physical object is not managed by the provider of the digital twin.
Twin-to-system-of-record integration Integration with business information and engineering systems
provides essential context along the lifecycle of the physical object
PLM for engineering bill of material, components and spare parts, software versioning (for
embedded systems)
CAD/CAM/CAE for 2D and 3D models, layouts, assembly information
Manufacturing systems for product traceability, serialization, manufacturing bill of material
ERP for product variants, financial information (e.g. depreciation), equipment and spare parts
inventory
ERP/CRM and supplier networks for service contracts, business partners and roles, SLAs
Twin-to-system-of-intelligence integration Most digital twins are not consumed directly by end users, but
interact with systems of intelligence through events and notifications while exposing condition
monitoring and historic information; rule handling, data science algorithms, and machine learning create
insight from streams of live data (e.g. anomaly detection, issue segmentation, health scores) and provide
predictions on future state (e.g. remaining lifetime, time of arrival forecasts)
The digital twin implementation will largely be managed from the cloud to facilitate the network-centric
engagement models described above. However, most scenarios will distribute actual data and algorithms
between an edge or gateway implementation (located on or near the physical object) and the cloud in a
distributed architecture. Learning and model development are primary functions in the cloud, however, not
all data is relevant to be transmitted. In many cases, only change information and events will be sent into the
cloud as a stream while data locally and temporally persisted can be replicated to resolve underlying issues
and to evolve algorithms.
SAP Leonardo portfolio for digital twin

With SAP Leonardo, SAP has launched a complete portfolio to enable the vision of digital twin in a live and
networked business ecosystem. The main SAP capabilities of a hybrid solution architecture with
components at the edge, in the cloud, and in relevant business and engineering systems are shown here:
SAP Leonardo IoT platform and IoT Edge

Extending SAP Cloud Platform into a comprehensive IoT platform, SAP Leonardo IoT platform services
provide digital twin modeling (thing modeler), device management, connectivity, messaging and data
ingestion, time series and event storage and archiving, and APIs as the foundation of the digital twin
implementation; a corresponding SAP Leonardo IoT Edge component delivers IoT gateway capabilities and
local connectivity as well as edge persistence, rules, and streaming analytics.
The SAP Leonardo IoT platform is composed of SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things and SAP IoT
Application Enablement. Edge functionality is delivered via the IoT Gateway component of SAP Cloud
Platform Internet of Things and SAP Edge Services for additional persistence and streaming analytics at the
edge (see also here).
A great starting point is also the IoT community. The IoT platform will be a focus area at SAP TechEd. Follow
this agenda to get started.
SAP Predictive Maintenance and Services (PdMS)

Built on top of the SAP Leonardo IoT platform, SAP PdMS uses sophisticated predictive models to detect
anomalies, calculate asset-specific health scores and remaining lifetimes, predict failures, and provide a
decision support basis for maintenance schedulers.
An extension is SAP Leonardo Machine Learning. Again, TechEd is a great learning opportunity.
SAP Digital Twin for structural dynamics (planned, based on former FEDEM)
Dynamic structural analysis for physics-based modeling of digital twin provides a sophisticated digital twin.
See this video from SAPPHIRE 2017.
SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN)

As a cornerstone of the asset network, SAP AIN serves as the shared asset repository and collaboration
platform for all business partners during the lifecycle of assets; deeply integrated with the digital twin
exposed through SAP Leonardo Foundation services, AIN not only keeps all network participants updated
from a single source, but also allows a fine-granular authorization management for collaboration scenarios
around the digital twin.
SAP Vehicle Insights

SAP Vehicle Insights is a cloud-based solution to realize a variety of scenarios and new business models for
any type of moving assets and connected cars. It empowers fleet decision makers by correlating car fleet
telematics data with geo data and business information on a large scale. SAP Vehicle Insights allows to
monitor live vehicle conditions and failures to support data-driven remote diagnostic scenarios, and it
enables more precise usage-based services and pay-as-you-drive contracting.
SAP Connected Goods

SAP Connected Goods is a cloud-based solution, designed to maximize the value of mass market devices
(such as coolers, vending machines, or power tools) through remote monitoring, management and central
control. SAP Connected Goods helps enterprises to reduce operational costs, increase revenue, and
improve customer satisfaction. At the same time, it allows enterprises to avoid lost sales and missed
revenue opportunities.
SAP Hybris Service Cloud

SAP Hybris Service Cloud manages the entire service engagement. Issues created by notifications from
digital twins are efficiently resolved while keeping all participants informed across multiple channels.
SAP Asset Manager and SAP Work Manager

The SAP Asset Manager and SAP Work Manager mobile apps provides all information to service technicians
and repair teams to efficiently install, inspect, maintain, and repair assets in the field.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise

SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Solutions combine visual product, plant and process information with textual
business content to provide an a combination of traditional business information with fully interactive
visuals.
Conclusions
Implementing a connected assets or product strategy with a digital twin as the foundation for live business
processes
Alert and innovative asset- and product-centric business models is a core requirement in every digital
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transformation agenda for industrial goods manufacturers and asset operators. The starting point for such
a journey certainly varies as the immediate business value may be highest in after-sales service expansion
for manufacturers while operators may focus on predictive maintenance or asset risk and performance
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management. SAP Leonardo provides a comprehensive portfolio of software solutions to create tangible
business outcome by implementing digital twins.
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Digital Twin Implementation

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Digital twin implementation concept

Twin-to-twin integration As an optional component, an integration to a digital twin managed by a service

SAP Leonardo portfolio for digital twin

SAP Leonardo IoT platform and IoT Edge

SAP Predictive Maintenance and Services (PdMS)

SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN)

SAP Vehicle Insights

SAP Connected Goods

SAP Hybris Service Cloud

SAP Asset Manager and SAP Work Manager

SAP 3D Visual Enterprise

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