Siemens unveils Digital Twin Composer for factories

Siemens has launched Digital Twin Composer, a software product that creates industrial metaverse environments which combine digital twin models with real-time operational data.

The company said Digital Twin Composer builds managed 3D scenes which organisations can use for simulation and for visualising factory and product data alongside live information from physical assets. Siemens said the product uses NVIDIA Omniverse libraries.

Siemens positioned the release as part of its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The company said Digital Twin Composer is in early access with select customers.

How it works

Siemens said Digital Twin Composer brings together 2D and 3D digital twin data with real-time information from physical systems. It said the system presents the combined view inside a secure, managed visual scene.

The company said Digital Twin Composer can represent products, processes and facilities across their lifecycle. It described use cases across consumer electronics, shipbuilding, automotive and new factory builds.

Siemens also said many design, engineering and production teams still operate in separate toolchains. It said Digital Twin Composer creates a single model that spans design, simulation and operations.

PepsiCo deployment

PepsiCo is using Digital Twin Composer in select US manufacturing and warehouse facilities, according to Siemens. The project converts sites into high-fidelity 3D digital twins. Siemens said the models simulate plant operations and supply chain activity. It said the work established a performance baseline.

Siemens said teams used the system within weeks to test new configurations. It said the approach delivered a unified real-time view of operations and a path to integrating AI-driven functions over time.

Siemens said PepsiCo used Digital Twin Composer alongside NVIDIA Omniverse and computer vision. It said the combined setup can recreate machines, conveyors, pallet routes and operator paths. It also said simulation can identify up to 90 percent of potential issues before physical changes.

Siemens said the initial deployment produced a 20 percent increase in throughput. It also reported faster design cycles, nearly 100 percent design validation and 10 to 15 percent reductions in capital expenditure.

Data sources

Siemens said Digital Twin Composer connects 3D digital twin environments to operational data sources used in industrial settings. It listed manufacturing execution software, quality management systems, programmable logic controller code, and industrial internet of things data.

The company also cited links to data science and AI tooling. It referenced Rapidminer and other AI products as part of the wider Siemens software environment.

"The new Digital Twin Composer delivers on our vision for the industrial metaverse. It helps manufacturers to overcome the unprecedented challenges of mastering complexity, accelerating production, reducing costs and increasing profitability," said Joe Bohman, Executive Vice President, PLM Products, Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Siemens said it is working with NVIDIA on the product's technology foundations and on customer deployments.

"In an era where every physical object and process will have a digital twin, Siemens' Digital Twin Composer establishes a digital thread that connects the silos of design, engineering, and operations across the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem," said Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology, NVIDIA.

Digital Twin Composer is currently available in early access with select customers, Siemens said.