In July 2023, Siemens announced a new technology project in Erlangen, Germany, aimed at supporting the development of its vision of an industrial metaverse (a metaverse is defined as a “virtual reality space in which users can interact with computers”). We have invested 500 million euros in the campus. – generated environments and other users”), its intention is “The blueprint of the future: AI (artificial intelligence) will help create the next generation of high-tech, flexible and sustainable manufacturing technologies.
Discussing this topic, Tom Cash, director of industrial parts supplier Foxmere, talks about computation, connectivity and interoperability in the metaverse (a term first used by American author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash). and some of the regulatory challenges. ): “We have been talking about and even using digital twins, augmented and augmented reality, blockchain, and virtual commissioning for more than a decade, and this is what Siemens aims to achieve. Within the industrial digital domain, AI We want to leverage this to pioneer high-tech, flexible and sustainable manufacturing techniques that go beyond simply replicating physical systems in a virtual world. Instead, we want to create dynamic, intelligent eco-systems that revolutionize manufacturing processes. We aim to build a system.”
Digital reproduction of real-world objects and processes
He continued: “The concept of the metaverse has been used in recent years primarily to describe the development of the 3D Internet, and refers to a virtual environment that has traditionally been used primarily for entertainment, but is now being used to create accurate simulations of industrial equipment. , used as an “umbrella term” for a variety of existing technologies that can be combined to digitally replicate real-world objects and processes. For example, accurate simulation of factory equipment allows manufacturers and other companies to optimize operations without disruption, while improving collaboration among employees and training of front-line workers. Similar to the consumer vision of the 3D Internet, the industrial metaverse concept is a work in progress with extraordinary potential.
“According to a report released by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a member-led global business leadership network, 92% of manufacturing executives have at least 1 However, in the next version of the Internet, the virtual worlds that make up the Metaverse will freely exchange data, allowing people, processes, and , interoperability is needed to enable seamless connectivity between systems, but ensuring interoperability in the metaverse is challenging and requires extensive consensus standards.
“In Europe, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) were recently implemented to promote fair competition between digital platforms and prevent anti-competitive behavior. It can indirectly benefit the industrial metaverse by facilitating interoperability and data sharing between “platforms and services.'' ”
