Mevea Seminar 2017 – The Digital Twin Has Landed
Almost 200 people from 9 countries representing over 85 companies were participating the annual Mevea Seminar which was organized on October 4th at the Finnish Science Centre Heureka in Vantaa, Finland.
In the seminar opening presentation, Mevea envisioned some key trends driving the machine development in the future and introduced the Digital Twin concept – a physics-based, virtual twin of a product, able to simulate in real-time its behaviour and use during the whole product lifecycle. Digital Twin concept has been well received by the customers and according to the seminar participant survey, 67% of the people responded, expect it to take place during the next 3 years.
Following the seminar opening, Peter A. Bilello, President, CIMdata Inc. presented the importance and latest developments of Digital Twin concept. Customer presentations from Raute Oyj (FI), Rottne Industri AB (SE), Hydroline Oy (FI) and Ammann Group (CH) highlighted the use of Digital Twin concept in various stages of product lifecycle. Exciting future technologies and visions were presented by Colonel Olli Klemola, Research Director, Finnish Defence Research Agency.
The seminar guests also had a chance to get familiar with the Digital Twin solutions first-hand. The seminar exhibition comprised altogether nine simulators from customers, partners, and Mevea. The demonstrations tied the event together concretely showing how the Digital Twin can be applied to practice.
Here’s the agenda of the event:
| 11:00 | Registration and lunch | Café Einstein / Heureka |
| 12:00 | Opening and future visions | Mevea |
| 12:25 | Digital Twin has landed (US) | Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata Inc. |
| 13:15 | Coffee break and Digital Twin hands-on experience | |
| 13:45 | Case Raute (FI): Smart revolution in machine design | Mika Hyysti, Vice President, Technology, Raute Oyj |
| 14:15 | Case Rottne (SE): Digital Twin supporting the whole product lifecycle of forest harvester | Tobias Johansson, CEO, Rottne Industri AB |
| 14:45 | Case Hydroline (FI): Development of online predictive maintenance technology | Mikko Laakkonen, CEO and Manu Leinonen, Vice President, Design & R&D, Hydroline Oy |
| 15:15 | Break and Digital Twin hands-on experience | |
| 15:45 | Stronger Together – Mevea news and updates | Mevea |
| 16:15 | Case Ammann (CH): Intelligent compactors and Digital Twin | Kuno Kaufmann, Head of Digital Product Machines, Ammann |
| 16:45 | Military war machines in the information age (FI) | Colonel Olli Klemola, Research Director, Finnish Defence Research Agency |
| 17:15 | Closing summary | |
| 17:30 | Buffet dinner, networking and Digital Twin hands-on experience | Café Einstein / Heureka |
| 19:30 | Closing and after-party at Sokos Hotel Vantaa |
