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A project is underway at NIAR to create virtual twins of US Air Force aircraft, including the Black Hawk helicopter. Digitally scanning the airframe to create 3D models should help extend the life of aging aircraft. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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Smart sustainment

Virtual twin experiences help NATO improve aging aircrafts’ mission-readiness

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Metsä Board is part of Metsä Group, whose parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, is owned by approximately 100,000 Finnish forest owners. Metsä Board uses tailor-made pulps manufactured in Metsä Board’s own pulp mills and in the pulp mills of its associated company, Metsä Fibre. (Image © Metsä Board)

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Taking sustainable packaging to market faster

Using 3D simulation, Metsä Board has reduced time to market by 85%

Kraftblock used the digital imagery capabilities of its business experience platform to create a photorealistic image of its thermal energy storage system in context of renewable wind and solar energy generation. (Image courtesy of Kraftblock)

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Innovative energy storage

German startup tackles renewable energy storage and industrial waste heat with single system

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Transition to net zero

Traditional oil-and-gas and mining companies transition to net zero by including renewables into long-term strategies

Nokia’s Oulu smart factory is enabled with 5G (Image © Nokia)

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Smarter factories

5G networks hold the key to usher in a new era of manufacturing

Customers are increasingly wanting IE firms to not only make, sell and ship great products, but to own and sometimes even operate them, and to assist them in achieving the return on investment that was promised in the original sales call. This is known as ‘equipment as a service’ (EaaS). (Image © Andrei Merkulov/stock.adobe.com)

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Equipment as a service

Is the traditional ‘make, sell, ship’ business model a thing of the past?

MBSE enables engineers from all disciplines to work together on a multi-disciplinary virtual prototype to simulate exactly how a product works before ever building or manufacturing a physical prototype. (image © Dassault Systèmes)

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Modeling mechatronic success

MBSE cuts automotive development cycles, improves on-time product launches

Kairos Power’s mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy and, ultimately, greatly improve quality of life while also protecting the environment. (Image © Ezume Images)

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Next-gen nuclear

Analyzing real-world data in virtual twins helps Kairos Power accelerate clean energy development

Bouygues’ ABC development in Grenoble, France, produces 107% of the energy used by the community’s residents.

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Sustainable construction

As environmental regulations and fees increase, technology helps builders respond

Image © Dassault Systèmes

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Virtual humans

Clinical care is ripe for transformation – and a 3D human model could provide the spark

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A new healthcare reference

Virtual twins of humans are a catalyst to achieving personalized medicine

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Space, commercialized

Private industry pushes into space, aiming to reinvent everyday life and interplanetary travel

Although process variables and a lack of skilled operators continue to hamper the use of 3D printing for mass-production of aerospace parts, proponents are confident that the challenges will be resolved. (Image © GettyImages)

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Eyes on the prize

In aerospace, 3D printing moves closer to its full-production promise

Rather than being sent to landfills as waste, Herman Miller’s textile scraps help fuel economic prosperity for once-struggling mothers in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. (Image © Herman Miller)

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The power of purpose

Why purpose-driven brands achieve greater business success

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