CIVS research was recently featured on MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) website with an article titled “How Digital Twin Technology — and a Virtual Blast Furnace — Are Helping to Bridge the Manufacturing Skills Gap”. The article is focused on blast furnace research, more specifically the Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF). CIVS Director Chenn Zhou was interviewed about the next-generation physics-based, data-driven, interactive, Integrated virtual blast furnace simulators, which has evolved from more than 20 years of blast furnace research at PNW. With U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, the CIVS team is using the IVBF to find methods to improve steelmaking efficiency and develop a virtual training model to provide critically needed workforce development within the steel industry. The IVBF mirrors a blast furnace, enabling an unprecedented interior view and providing an example of how manufacturing is embracing digital twin technology. Touted for its transformative impact on quality, agility, and competitiveness, digital twin technology is also helping to bridge the gap between a shrinking skilled workforce and the increasing complexity of modern manufacturing processes.
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