Q02 · Platforms & InfrastructureAdopt— SteadyHorizon: Now
Industrial Digital Twins
Simulated, continuously updated models of production lines and processes.
Digital twins have moved from engineering showcase to operational necessity — they are now the default environment for validating process changes before touching physical equipment.
Signals behind this placement
- —Digital twins have become the default environment for validating process changes before touching equipment.
- —They have moved from engineering showcase into routine operational tooling.
Sequencing
Enables Agentic Shop-Floor Operations, Generative Design for Engineering, Agentic Supply & Production Planning
Digital Twins across other industries
Continuously-updated simulated models of physical processes, assets or people.
Operations
From the Manufacturing & Industrial Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.
An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.