DIGITEM Section aims at contributing, in synergy with the industrial environment, to the knowledge development on Digital Twins, by identifying the gaps between what is proposed at the research level and the current application of Digital Twins in the manufacturing sector. DIGITEM focuses on advanced Digital Twin models to enhance the performance of manufacturing systems and their production processes in terms of monitoring, control, supervision, and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

The topics of interest of the Section are:

• Digital Twin of production processes:The use of Digital Twins to predict the properties of materials composing the component/product during processing, thus enabling production interventions to correct any deviations from the desired requirements and defining the relationship between product properties and the parameters governing the processes, ensuring a high quality standard.
• Digital Twin nei sistemi produttivi: The use of simulation tools provided by Digital Twins to support planning activities and performance evaluation in various demand or critical scenarios, also aiming to simultaneously optimize the technical and environmental performance of the system by identifying production plans that reduce energy consumption and promote the implementation of circular economy strategies.

DIGITEM aims to create shared knowledge on Digital Twins to improve the entire manufacturing sector through a network of stakeholders connected to the automotive, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. Within this network, the Section aims to address the main current challenges for the implementation of DTs, improving the performance of systems and processes by combining expertise and technologies developed in academic and industrial environments.