A digital twin combines physics-based virtual replicas of a product (medical, aerospace, wireless or automotive, for example) which can alert the design team to potential operating or performance risks and provide preventative maintenance data to analyse machines in real-world operating conditions, to reduce risk. The data to generate the digital twin is collected using industrial IoT connectivity and individual feedback about product behaviour during operation.

The latest release from the company includes the Additive Suite for metal additive manufacturing. This feature allows designers to optimise weight reduction and density, address CAD geometry to create or repair it, simulate the additive process and conduct structural and thermal analysis.