CICT Mobile Improves Production Efficiency with Digital Twin Factory

Overview

Company Name: CICT Mobile

Industry: Mobile communication

Deployment: An enterprise metaverse platform deployed by DataMesh FactVerse

Features: Zero-code design of digital twins and scenes, management of digital twin resources, monitoring and simulation of production, remote collaboration, and cross-platform support.

With the rapid development of emerging technologies like 5G, digital twin, and XR, digital transformation in manufacturing has become more about intelligence. The digital twin platforms that support visualization, computing and operationality can help enterprises reduce costs, increase efficiency and become more data-driven.

The Challenge

CICT Mobile is an innovative leader in the global mobile communication field. Represented by 5G, it is a key contributor to technical development and standardization that drives the industrial growth of 5G technology globally. With the information system including production data collection and analysis with the 5G network, CICT Mobile hoped to build a digital twin factory to help front-line employees to increase overall productivity.

The requirements for the new digital factory platform include:

Monitoring & Collaboration: monitors production by real-time data and supports different roles to view respective data according to their role/tasks to drive collaboration and efficiency.

Data Utilization: provides better visualization of data and interactivity than traditional platforms

Data-driven: focuses on not just “visualization” but more importantly should establish a mapping between the real production data and the digital twins of factory/ equipment.

Independence & Resilience: the platform should be autonomously operational so users can make updates according to the newest production line planning as production needs change.

Mixed Reality Capabilities: achieve the reuse of 3D resources across digital twin scenes to fully tap data value and help front-line operations.

The Deployment

Based on DataMesh FactVerse, CICT Mobile has deployed a digital twin factory that can be operated autonomously, with real production data connected to the digital factory, and has acquired a range of zero-code tools of FactVerse Designer to create digital twins and scenes easily, monitor the production, and create simulations and drive collaboration.

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The deployments include:

FactVerse Management Services for 3D device and model processing, digital twin creation, and digital twin resources management.

FactVerse Run-time Engine maintains the operations of the digital twin scenes, supporting multi-person collaboration and interactivity.

FactVerse Designer comprises various zero-code tools to support the creation and editing of the multi-floor factory’s various production areas, including equipment layout, material planning, and data reports of diverse types. With FactVerse Designer, users can make sure the equipment, equipment data types, data report formats, etc., are following the newest production requirements.

Data Fusion Services (DFS) enables data-driven applications based on MES information. By the visualization of MES information, after setting up thresholds, when an alarm goes off, users can quickly locate the problem, check it and assign a task – all achieved through the twin factory side. Similarly, with video surveillance data, users can quickly locate the problem and report it when the video analytics system identifies and reports an abnormality.

DFS also supports a dashboard to showcase an overview of integrated equipment management data from the real factory, with support for different data access levels and multi-level collaboration features.

Data Panels display parameters, production data, production planning, productive capacity data, operations status, etc. In the alarm information section, users can click any virtual device to pop up a panel to check the abnormality reported, assign a maintenance task, or simply remove the report.

Multi-platform Support allows users to view the factory and scenes in 360-degree panoramic roaming mode or fixed-angle view mode, across PCs and mobile devices.

The Outcomes

Reduced costs. Compared with custom platform development, DataMesh FactVerse makes the deployment of digital factories easier and faster, and more cost-effective. Besides, the platform can be continuously upgraded and iterated, thanks to the zero-code tools available.

Better data utilization. The reuse of data assets and twin resources in the creation and new designs of more production lines or scenarios helps CICT Mobile unleash the value of data.

Enhanced monitoring. CICT Mobile can now monitor equipment status, with predictive maintenance, and remote management achieved, based on AI and real-time production data.

Simulation. FactVerse Designer enables users to create and edit process simulations. E.g., by editing the motion paths of AGV conveying materials, users can quickly find effective methods for AGV operations optimization, and material loss during running time can be reduced.

Improved collaboration. The multi-end support ensures smooth viewing and management of digital resources between different roles and enhances cross-team collaboration.

Immersive digital experience. All users can view the production status by the “roaming” mode, checking on the 3D factory or equipment with a few clicks, anytime, anywhere.

“The DataMesh FactVerse platform supports the import of CAD models and connects the production data. The most impressive feature is, that it supports users to design digital twin scenarios with zero-code skills required, and it realizes the simulation and planning of the real business and production processes,” said Xu Li, Marketing Director, 5G Smart Application Business Unit, Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd., “Our front-line teams are now able to adjust or add production lines, and manage production plans agilely, according to our production capacity goals. The digital twin platform really improves our production and management efficiency.”

DataMesh FactVerse helps leading companies like CICT Mobile to leverage CAD, BIM, IoT, knowledge, process, and other data to build digital twin platforms and applications that can be used by everyone, making digital twins more accessible to empower front-line workers.

DataMesh Announces Enterprise Metaverse to Democratize Digital Twin and Accelerate Digital Transformation

DataMesh FactVerse makes Digital Twins more accessible; Deploy a Digital Twin in no time with OOTB zero-code tools; Simplified design processes and reuse of digital assets for instant data insights

Singapore, Oct. 20, 2022 – DataMesh today announced DataMesh FactVerse, a new enterprise metaverse platform. Breaking the barriers of spatial data processing and real-time 3D collaboration, DataMesh delivers open-world gaming architecture and scenario designers to the enterprise world. FactVerse Designer, DataMesh Director, Checklist, Inspector, and Simulator are also integrated into FactVerse as dedicated apps.

5G-enabled Digital Twin Use Case deployed by FactVerse at ITAP, Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC

“DataMesh believes in democratizing Digital Twin and XR technologies to empower 2 billion industrial workers worldwide. Henceforth, we’re launching FactVerse to make this technology more accessible,” said Jie Li, Founder and CEO of DataMesh.

“By making digital twin and XR technologies easier to use, more affordable and data-driven, we hope to help front-line workers to optimize their operations and benefit from the digital transformation.”

Making Digital Twins More Accessible

FactVerse is making digital twins more accessible by providing an easy-to-use, cost-effective, and data-driven solution with flexible payment options including a cloud-based pay-as-you-go model, lowering the barrier for ordinary people to adopt a digital twin while addressing technology barriers and data governance challenges. Businesses ranging from startups to mid-sized enterprises to large-scale industry leaders can use digital twins for better performance and cost management.

FactVerse has been applied in automotive factories, cargo airports, and large arenas through various pilot projects. Powered by DataMesh FactVerse Cloud Services, it supports applications across a broad range of scenarios. This allows different user groups from across industries to use CAD, BIM, IoT, knowledge, and process data to build a digital twin platform and XR applications, enabling front-line workers to benefit from modern workspace technology.

Steering Enterprise Motivations by TEMS

The philosophy of DataMesh FactVerse is to use digital twin and enterprise metaverse solutions to address the key challenges of enterprises during their digital transformation journey. FactVerse provides standard digital capabilities for various enterprise assets that make enterprises’ digital transformation easier while meeting compliance requirements.

Based on TEMS Motivations invented by DataMesh, FactVerse helps with common enterprise objectives, including saving costs, increasing productivity, and making innovative breakthroughs, focused on four critical aspects:

Training and Guidance – Digital twins of facilities, 3D instruction, and XR-based guidance (powered by DataMesh Director and Simulator Platform)

Experience – Visualization of digital twin facilities and equipment offering a new experience, allowing users to quickly improve their knowledge of unfamiliar environments without interfering with the production environment (powered by DataMesh Director)

Monitor and Control – Engineering supervision, maintenance, inspection and control of facilities and equipment with visualized data insights (powered by DataMesh Inspector and Checklist)

Simulation – Simulate and restore the real operations and operations logic of equipment/facilities, conducting large-arena planning, training, prediction, and management (powered by DataMesh FactVerse and Simulator Platform)

Futuristic Experience and Data Insights

Delivering a futuristic experience, DataMesh FactVerse powers a digital twin world that is fully visualized, computable, and operational. Digital twin applications can be created using a suite of zero-code tools and services for users with different roles to create, collaborate, and manage metaverse resources to activate data assets, including 3D models, scenes, and real-time production data.

Ease of Use: The standard SDKs for complex DT assets, mainstream BIM/CAD data format OOTB support, cross-platform support OOTB, zero 3D artist involvement for fast implementation, solid runtime backend, and zero-code creation/modification ensure ease of use for front-line workers—even for those without advanced skills.

Immersive Experience and Data Insights: Mobile support, 3D+AR experience, BIM+AR experience, and industry-leading real-time data visualization enable different users to conduct swift project validation and obtain instant data insights, particularly for users from manufacturing, building construction, and facility operations industries. With trackable movement and LMS/Scorecard, organizations can also utilize measurable performance to optimize workflows and processes.

Cost Saving: The zero-code creation for complex tasks, simplified 3D asset processing pipeline, and virtual operations, as well as the cloud-based pay-as-you-go payment model that will be announced shortly, enable organizations to achieve significant cost savings.

The ESG-friendly FactVerse provides a holistic and futuristic metaverse experience by simplifying design processes, realizing the reuse of digital assets and data-driven monitoring and simulation—creating a platform for anyone to build an enterprise metaverse in a way similar to building an open-world game that accelerates digital transformation.

Availability

DataMesh FactVerse is available today. For inquiries or to discuss partnerships, please contact service@datamesh.com.

About DataMesh

DataMesh is a high-tech innovator focusing on digital twin and XR technologies. DataMesh believes in democratizing digital twins to bridge the digital world and the real world to empower front-line workers. Headquartered in Singapore, DataMesh has global operations and offices in Southeast Asia, Japan, China, Australia, and North America, with more than 400 customers in AEC, manufacturing, and facility management industries.

In 2020, DataMesh was the only finalist from Asia for the Microsoft Partner of the Year, Mixed Reality category. DataMesh won NTT Docomo’s top DX award in 2021, was recognized as a Fortune Impact Company in China in 2022, and has made the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List.