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Exploring Digital Twins: Trends, Insights, and Innovations
Stay ahead with the latest news, expert insights, and cutting-edge advancements in smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 automation, and digital transformation.
Agent-Driven Factory: Space Context, Then Logistics Commands
twinzo places independent plant systems on one spatial model. MCP exposes that model to AI agents. Agents read positions, areas, and analytics, then issue logistics activity commands the floor already accepts.
September 8, 2026
Agent-Driven Factory: Space Context, Then Logistics Commands
On-Premise twinzo on an Air-Gapped Plant Network
Defense, aviation MRO, and nuclear-adjacent sites cannot point live tracking at a public cloud. twinzo runs fully on two Linux VMs inside your isolated LAN. Your IT owns DNS, TLS, and the VMs while operators keep the same 3D twin, RTLS, and alerts.
August 30, 2026
On-Premise twinzo on an Air-Gapped Plant Network
GPS Plus Indoor Location: Track Assets From Supplier Yard to Factory Floor
GPS shows the trailer on the motorway. Inside your hall it goes dark. Combine outdoor GPS with indoor RTLS so the same rack, container, or truck stays on the map from the supplier branch through your gate to the rack.
August 28, 2026
GPS Plus Indoor Location: Track Assets From Supplier Yard to Factory Floor
SLAM Localization: Sensors, Algorithms, and Industrial Providers
How visual, visual-inertial, and LiDAR SLAM estimate pose and map in GPS-denied halls. Front-end tracking, loop closure, map alignment, and providers including Slamcore.
August 27, 2026
SLAM Localization: Sensors, Algorithms, and Industrial Providers
How Photogrammetry Builds Plant 3D Models From Photos
When the CAD aisle no longer exists, overlapping photos still can. Here is how feature matching, bundle adjustment, dense stereo, and meshing turn hall, drone, and satellite captures into a scaled twin mesh.
August 27, 2026
How Photogrammetry Builds Plant 3D Models From Photos
Ignition MES Integration With the twinzo Digital Twin
Ignition is the SCADA and MES platform many plants already run. Here is who uses it, how Gateway tags and modules work, and how the twinzo plugin maps that data onto a live 3D twin.
August 27, 2026
Ignition MES Integration With the twinzo Digital Twin
Correlate Plant Systems by Space on the Digital Twin
Gate open next to an HVAC zone, voltage imbalance on the same energy lane as rising scrap, smart bins ignored by the forklift loop. Put the signals on one map and the nearby impacts stop living in separate dashboards.
August 27, 2026
Correlate Plant Systems by Space on the Digital Twin
Man Down Detection With Live RTLS Position
A technician falls in a dangerous area. The phone beeps; if they do not cancel, security gets the incident and their live position on the twin - not a radio search across floors and stairs.
August 27, 2026
Man Down Detection With Live RTLS Position
Quuppa BLE in a 3,000-Visitor Office Twin
Reception knows who badge-scanned. Facilities still cannot see who is in the server room, which meeting room filled, or which parking bay is free. Quuppa BLE positions land on the twinzo 3D building so security, HVAC, and visitors work from one picture.
August 26, 2026
Quuppa BLE in a 3,000-Visitor Office Twin
Live 3D Stock From ERP Without Installing RTLS
In IKEA you find stock by coordinates like 13-B. Same in industrial warehouses. Feed those locations to twinzo for real-time 3D stock positions - no RTLS infrastructure.
August 26, 2026
Live 3D Stock From ERP Without Installing RTLS
Add Assets to Your Digital Twin Without Live Tracking
A supplier truck has no RTLS tag, but operators still need to see where it is. Place it in 3D, simulate the path, run area analytics, and notify on no-go zones. Same for stock positions of important goods.
August 26, 2026
Add Assets to Your Digital Twin Without Live Tracking
Intuitive UX for Digital Twin Configuration
CRUD design is a curse of developers who know the backend entity model. Here is how twinzo rebuilt notification setup into one next→next→next workspace so you can use IoT data in digital twins and make your factory smart.
August 25, 2026
Intuitive UX for Digital Twin Configuration
How telcos and police locate your SIM card
If you wonder how telco operators and police departments locate your SIM card, the answer is trilateration and triangulation. Here is how it actually works in three steps - and how Wi-Fi RSSI takes it from neighborhood to the exact room.
August 25, 2026
How telcos and police locate your SIM card
Strengthening Europe’s Defense Manufacturing
In an era of mounting geopolitical pressure and increasing defense budgets across Europe, the defense manufacturing sector finds itself under a new kind of scrutiny - not just for what it builds, but how efficiently it builds it. As nations accelerate rearmament programs and supply chains remain vulnerable, internal logistics has become a critical but often overlooked battlefield.
May 20, 2025
Strengthening Europe’s Defense Manufacturing
Seamless Data Integration from HighByte to Twinzo
As manufacturing environments become more connected and data-driven, combining machine data with spatial awareness is key to unlocking true operational visibility. That’s why we’re excited to highlight a simple yet powerful integration between HighByte Intelligence Hub and Twinzo’s real-time 3D digital twin platform.
May 19, 2025
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Tutorial: Automate your orderings with Digital Twin
Idle time is one of the biggest areas for optimization in factory operations. It occurs when production stops due to material shortages, equipment breakdowns, or other disruptions that require maintenance. Reducing idle time is critical for improving efficiency and minimizing downtime.
February 11, 2025
Tutorial: Automate your orderings with Digital Twin
Tutorial: Scan your model with iPhone
With the latest iPhones and iPads, you can quickly create LiDAR scans of your surroundings or objects. From our experience, for optimal results, it is best to limit scans to around 300 square meters, as this ensures better manageability and accuracy.
January 31, 2025
Tutorial: Scan your model with iPhone
Tutorial: DIY Forklift Optimization with twinzo
We made it easy for you to do the first pilot on your own. We are confident that you will be able to install this technology on roughly 1000 square meters yourself following this tutorial. What will you need: Approximately 20 BLE beacons (you can buy them from our recommended vendors HERE)
January 20, 2025
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How to scan your facility
Photogrammetry and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scanning are powerful technologies that have revolutionized the way we capture and create 3D models of the real world. These techniques find applications in fields ranging from architecture and construction to archaeology and gaming.
January 7, 2025
How to scan your facility
twinzo Excel
In today's digital age, companies are constantly seeking ways to enhance their business processes, and one of the most promising technological advancements in this regard is the development of digital twins. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a real-life entity, be it a product, a process, or an entire system.
December 19, 2024
twinzo Excel
AOS as an integral part of Digital twin
As supply chains get more complex and global, they become more volatile in times of disruption. Global pandemic disrupted the market both on the supply side and on delivery. This strain is exposing neglected shortcomings of external and internal logistics.
December 4, 2024
AOS as an integral part of Digital twin
Getting started with RTLS
Location technologies can be a very complex topic, but we can help you with understanding basic concepts, that can help you to make the correct decision. It's important to know, that twinzo can combine several technologies in a single building, enabling our customers cost-optimized ways how to implement RTLS.
November 15, 2024
Getting started with RTLS
Logistics Analysis with Digital Twin
Where to start with digital twins in manufacturing? Well, we usually start with internal logistics. Why? Because there are enormous losses = the highest ROI! How is that? Logistics is often the last one in optimization! People think "they are just delivery boys"... 🙄 If logistics were so easy, armies wouldn't fail because of missing stuff - not just nowadays.
October 30, 2024
Logistics Analysis with Digital Twin
Digital twins - future trend
The digital twin concept originated in the early 1990s, so it is not new at all. In the nearly 30 years of its existence, several definitions of what digital can be were created. While for some it is purely data stored somewhere in a database or in a file system, for others it is a BIM model (Building Information Management), for another, it is a simulation software of production processes, for us, it is live data collection and 3D visualization.
October 13, 2024
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What is industrial metaverse?
There are many complicated explanations of what is the metaverse and that it is the future that will come in 10 years. Truth is, that metaverse is already here, at least in parts. Because #metaverse is just interconnected, real-time digital twins, exactly like we do in @twinzo. So building blocks of metaverse are available and already affordable, which is proved by companies in CEE that already operate such digital twins.
October 3, 2024
What is industrial metaverse?
Industrial metaverse - from vision to reality
You may be wondering why the term “metaverse” is being used to describe a virtual environment. The reason is simple: it's a term that has been used by science fiction writers and other people interested in VR, AR, and MR for decades.
September 19, 2024
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Digital Twin sources
The first step towards a digital twin is the creation of a digital model of the object or environment. This step can be difficult, but there are multiple options for creating an accurate representation. One way towards creating a digital twin is to accurately represent the digital model of the physical object or environment.
September 3, 2024
Digital Twin sources
3D Visualization benefits
3D visualization can be used in a wide range of industries, from construction and government to healthcare and sports. Some common benefits include cost savings, safety and security, efficiency, and environmental sustainability. But what are the specifics?
August 11, 2024
3D Visualization benefits
Importance of Digital Twin accessibility
I remember when I first got my smartphone. It was exciting to have this powerful little device that could keep me connected 24/7, but it also presented a new challenge: How do I efficiently use the available technology? Having a phone in your pocket is great, but how do you make sure it's more than just a distraction?
August 1, 2024
Importance of Digital Twin accessibility
Managing ports with digital twin
As you might know, ports are facilities that are essential to trade and the economy. They are also very complex and use a lot of different equipment. It’s important to have a good understanding of what is happening in these facilities if we want them to operate safely and efficiently.
July 17, 2024
Managing ports with digital twin
Natural disasters and twinzo
In Lužice, where our colleague Jiří Žíla lives, he experienced a tornado a year ago! A digital twin for the emergency services would be a great help, so we are providing examples of use. We will summarize the idea we came to based on our personal experience: - Within 24 hours, it is necessary to create a digital twin of the affected area from the standard cadastral map.
July 2, 2024
Natural disasters and twinzo
AI camera vision for smart buffer management
A lot of our customers are looking into increasing their automation footprint, especially in logistics, where this area was neglected for far too long. Quite often, when looking for a solution, they come to us, to see how we can help. Unfortunately, we do not manufacture AGVs or AMR.
June 27, 2024
AI camera vision for smart buffer management
Managing airports with digital twin
Airports are hubs in which we can find airlines, terminals, waiting areas, and a wide variety of shops and services. On the other hand, it is becoming more complex to manage due to the increase in air traffic and the growth of individualized services.
June 20, 2024
Managing airports with digital twin
Platform stores impact on software distribution
Platform stores have revolutionized the way we distribute software. They’ve made it easier than ever to get access to the latest features and functionality in our favorite apps while also providing opportunities for developers to improve their products.
June 5, 2024
Platform stores impact on software distribution
Bug in Google Chrome
Recently, a bug in Google Chrome has been causing issues with the canvas functionality and disabling the setup of layers and areas in Twinzo. The canvas functionality allows users to draw and sketch their areas, while the layer feature enables them to organize their drawings into different layers.
May 28, 2024
Bug in Google Chrome
Navigating the World of 3D Modeling
The world of 3D modeling is a diverse and creative space where technology meets artistry. Whether you're an aspiring digital artist, an architect, or a hobbyist looking to explore the realm of 3D design, you'll find a plethora of tools at your disposal.
May 14, 2024
Navigating the World of 3D Modeling
Celebrating Innovation in Prague
Prague became the backdrop for a remarkable event showcasing Czech architecture's elite. Michal Ukropec, despite his admission of drawing skills akin to a toddler, found himself standing among renowned industry leaders. The surprise of winning the "Innovation of the Year" category left Michal and his team proud.
May 12, 2024
Celebrating Innovation in Prague
Pushing the Boundaries
Sometimes, unexpected questions have the power to ignite new paths and possibilities. Michal Ukropec found himself at a crossroads when an attending publisher proposed writing a book about leadership. Uncertain if Industry 4.0 was his expertise topic, Michal reflects on this intriguing proposition.
May 3, 2024
Pushing the Boundaries