Digital Twin Information Models: AAS vs DTDL vs OPC UA
A 2026 comparison of digital twin information models - Asset Administration Shell, DTDL, and OPC UA: semantics, tooling, interoperability, and a decision matrix.
Pharma Manufacturing Digital Twin: Reference Architecture
A vendor-neutral 2026 reference architecture for a pharma manufacturing digital twin: PAT data, GMP validation, batch genealogy, and the closed control loop.
Battery Gigafactory Digital Twin Reference Architecture
A vendor-neutral 2026 reference architecture for a battery gigafactory digital twin: electrode, cell, and pack telemetry, yield modeling, and the closed control loop.
Green Hydrogen Digital Twin Reference Architecture (2026)
A vendor-neutral 2026 reference architecture for green-hydrogen digital twins: electrolyzer telemetry, AI simulation, and the GHaaS optimization loop.
Industrial Metaverse Reference Architecture (2026)
A vendor-neutral 2026 reference architecture for the industrial metaverse: OpenUSD, Omniverse, real-time digital twin data, and the simulation-to-operations loop.
Asset Administration Shell Tutorial with Eclipse BaSyx
A hands-on 2026 Asset Administration Shell tutorial using Eclipse BaSyx — submodels, the digital nameplate, REST API, and connecting an AAS to a digital twin.
Lights-Out Factories in 2026: What the Data Shows
A 2026 analysis of lights-out, autonomous factories — what edge AI and digital twins actually deliver, where the hype breaks, and the realistic adoption curve.
OPC UA over TSN: Deterministic IIoT Reference Architecture
A deep reference architecture for OPC UA over TSN in 2026 — TSN scheduling, OPC UA PubSub, converged motion + data networks, and failure modes.
OPC UA Companion Specifications: Implementation Tutorial (2026)
Step-by-step implementation of an OPC UA companion specification — NodeSet XML authoring, server import, mapping to PLC data, and validation tests.
Digital Twin Components: Anatomy of a Production Twin (2026)
The eight core components of a production digital twin — physical asset link, data layer, model layer, twin core, services, UI, governance, and security.