NexaTwin Demo: We are looking for feedback from automation professionals
Digital twins are often described as a topic of the future. For us, however, the crucial question is whether they genuinely help in practice: in engineering, PLC testing, commissioning, and technical training. That's why we are seeking feedback from people who work with automation, PLCs, mechanical engineering, or virtual commissioning every day. With the free NexaTwin Demos, we want to show how a digital twin functions not just as a visualization, but as a practical tool for real tasks in automation. Now we want to know: Is the introduction understandable? Is the benefit for PLC testing and training clear? Which interfaces would be of additional interest? And which use cases would be truly relevant for practical application?
Why Practical Feedback is So Important for Digital Twin Solutions
A Digital Twin can be technically impressive yet still miss the mark in practical application. What matters is not just whether a virtual model works, but whether users can derive tangible benefits from it. Particularly in automation, requirements vary greatly. PLC programmers focus on signals, states, interfaces, and test cases. Machine builders are interested in processes, mechanics, process logic, and commissioning. Training managers need understandable scenarios that convey knowledge in a practical way. This is why feedback from practical application is so valuable. It shows whether the demo is clearly structured, whether the right questions are addressed, and whether a Digital Twin actually creates added value in real-world daily work.
Which questions we want to clarify with the NexaTwin Demo
With the free NexaTwin demos, we want to provide an easy introduction to the interplay of digital twin, PLC logic, and virtual test environment. This is not just about the technical presentation, but about concrete practical application questions. This feedback helps us to further align NexaTwin with practical needs and to better understand which requirements are particularly important for automation, mechanical engineering, engineering, and training.
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- Is the demo easy to understand and is the benefit for PLC testing and training clear?
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- Which other interfaces would be of interest?
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- What use cases would be relevant for you?
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- Where would a Digital Twin bring real added value to your projects?
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- Which test cases should be given more consideration in the future?
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- What technical questions arise during the initial deployment?
Digital Twin not as an abstract future topic
Many discussions about digital twins remain very general. They revolve around digitization, simulation, Industry 4.0, or virtual models. For concrete project teams, however, a different question is crucial: What benefits does a digital twin offer in everyday use? Our goal with NexaTwin is to show that digital twins are not an abstract future topic. Instead, we want to make them usable as practical tools. This transforms the digital twin from merely a visualization into a test and learning environment for real automation tasks.
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- Test control logic earlier and make signal flows traceable
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- Visually represent states
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- Safely simulate error conditions
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- Better prepare for commissioning
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- Make training scenarios more practical
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- make technical interrelationships clearer to the team
Why PLC Testing and Training Are Key
PLC testing and training are two areas where digital twins can create practical value particularly quickly. In both cases, the goal is to better understand processes, signals, states, and reactions. For PLC testing, the key is whether the control logic and model behavior match. Users want to check how a system reacts to specific signals, whether interlocks function correctly, and whether fault conditions are reliably detected. In training, the additional goal is to convey technical relationships in an understandable way. A digital twin can help visualize machine behavior without requiring a real plant to be constantly available. This allows typical situations, malfunctions, and processes to be demonstrated safely and repeatedly. This is precisely why feedback from PLC programmers, automation engineers, machine builders, and training managers is particularly relevant to us.
Interfaces and Use Cases: What to consider next?
A central point of the feedback request concerns additional interfaces and relevant use cases. Digital twin applications only become truly valuable when they align with the technical environments and tasks of the users. Such feedback helps not only to further develop NexaTwin technically but also to specifically tailor it to real requirements from automation and mechanical engineering.
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- Which control environments are relevant for you?
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- Which interfaces should be considered?
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- Which signals must be visible?
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- Which error cases frequently occur in your projects?
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- Which processes should be testable and which training scenarios would be particularly helpful?
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- What are the requirements in engineering or commissioning?
Try a free NexaTwin demo
The free NexaTwin demo is available to anyone who wants to experience the interaction of Digital Twin, PLC testing, and virtual commissioning for themselves. It is particularly aimed at individuals and teams who not only want to evaluate digital twins theoretically but also want to concretely test how signals, states, logic, and model reactions can be represented in a virtual environment. Feedback, criticism, and technical questions are expressly welcome.
Who will find the NexaTwin demo particularly interesting
The demo is particularly relevant for target groups who work daily with real automation tasks and can assess the practical benefits of a Digital Twin. These target groups, in particular, are best able to judge which functions, interfaces, and test cases are truly important in practice.
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- PLC Programmer and Developer
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- Automation and Machine Builders
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- Special machine builders and engineering teams
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- Commissioning Engineer
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- Training Managers
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- Company focused on virtual commissioning
Benefits for Engineering, Commissioning and Training
A practical Digital Twin can create added value in several areas. In engineering, it helps to visualize technical relationships earlier. In commissioning, it supports the preparation of processes, states, and fault scenarios. In training, it enables practical scenarios that can be practiced independently of the real plant. This allows a Digital Twin to help build knowledge earlier, reduce risks, and better validate technical decisions.
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- better understanding of technical processes and earlier testing of control logic
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- more transparency for signals and statuses
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- safer simulation of failure cases
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- more practice-oriented training environments
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better preparation for real-world commissioning
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- clearer coordination between departments
Good Digital Twin Solutions Emerge from Practical Feedback
A Digital Twin doesn't become valuable by being described as a future technology. It becomes valuable when it supports specific tasks in automation, engineering, commissioning, and training. That's precisely why we're seeking feedback on the free NexaTwin Demo. We're interested in whether the onboarding is clear, if the benefits for PLC testing and training are apparent, and which interfaces, test cases, and use cases are particularly relevant from a practical perspective. With NexaTwin, we want to make Digital Twins a tangible, practical tool – not abstract, but concrete, testable, and close to real-world requirements from automation and mechanical engineering.