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What is a Digital Twin and when you might need one?

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However, the practical application of digital twins didn’t occur until 2002. Dr. Michael Greaves, a professor at the University of Michigan, pioneered using digital twins in manufacturing and proposed the software concept for this emerging technology. The term ‘digital twin’ was coined in 2010 by John Vickers, an employee at NASA.