A digital factory model is the planning-ready 3D representation of a specific factory for a project — the basis for layout, simulation and option evaluation. The deliverable is the model itself.
When it matters
A digital factory model is useful when a conversion, expansion or new plan needs a reliable spatial planning basis.
Approach
From a site survey — for example a 3D scan — and planning data, a dimensionally accurate model is created for layout and option work.
Results / deliverables
Project-specific results and deliverables are added here.
The methodological basis — from scan to model — is described in the article Digital factory model: using a scan to create a 3D planning model. Distinction: the digital factory model is the planning model for a specific project, the digital twin the continuously maintained representation of the running factory.