Digital Twin in Oil & Gas industry

Did you know that service organizations that fail to address workforce transformation will fall behind their competitors? Innovative global organizations are solving the knowledge gaps, worker shortages and tenure challenges through digital transformation. The energy industry is embracing technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and remote assistance to make their workers safer, more efficient, and more resilient.

Challenges: Engineers are constantly exposed to safety and communication issues

• A lot of machines in an engineering plant are larger than humans. With 2D images and videos, it is inevitable that engineers have to frequently visit the site to solve issues.
• A good communication skill is essential for engineers, who spend much of their time collaborating with others. But when it comes to the performance of engineers as communicators in the workplace, researchers have found a gap between communication instruction in engineering programs and professional expectations.

Solution: Digital Twin and Collaborative Luxolis 3D Scan App

Engineers use the information to perform their work, and the communication cycle considers how work is affected by the information. Communicating effectively also requires choosing the right channel. Thus, Luxolis offers real-time 3D model tagging and comments feature that helps:

• Getting to the point: No more spending your time rotating 3D models during meetings.
• Send and receive feedback directly on top of your models, with full context at your fingertips!
• When a new comment or reply is added to an existing thread, you’ll receive visual notifications in the viewer.

The idea of integrating all data together has become a reality thanks to cloud computing, machine learning algorithms, and rapid computing power. Sensory components collect data about a physical item’s real-time status, working condition, and location.

Digital twin is a virtual model of a physical device that can be used for commissioning and start-up. It allows quicker configuration and modernization of the lifecycle process in a simulated environment as well as allows engineering, operations, maintenance, and safety departments to share common information and act accordingly.

Many oil industry companies are using digital twins to design new platforms and installations, and are storing data in the cloud to ensure the models are up to date.

Using Luxolis’ ToF accessory, engineers can create 3D models and measure dimensions less than 1mm.

3D Visualizer allows engineers to visualize 3D models instantly. We have developed a collaborative tool that allows engineers to communicate with each other instantly.

Embracing Digital Twin Technology A digital twin is a replica of a real-world entity that helps in predicting and improving decision-making.

Digital transformation technologies such as augmented reality (AR)-enabled remote expert solutions enhance the physical world through digital visual elements, sound, or other sensory stimuli. These solutions can be used to help emerging workers identify a particular problem, collaborate with global suppliers, process complex notes, or require digital signoff on task completion.

Digital transformation solutions offer a consistent approach to training, retraining, and onboarding initiatives. Workers can access relevant data, content, experts, digital work instructions, and more on their smartphone or tablet, or wearable device, at the exact time the critical information is needed.

The digital twin concept is used in operations to help optimize production and maintenance by assessing how actions or events affect a virtual model of an asset.

Employees can bring the ‘office’ with them, and resolve issues without having to go back to the office.

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