Digital twin paradigm for collaborative intelligent manufacturing

Collaborative manufacturing is a business strategy that aims to interconnect the entire supply chain. However, the collaborative manufacturing present different critical issues that can be overcome by the development of new information technologies. One of the key enablers of this IT revolution is the digital twin (DT). It embeds a “virtual” image of the reality constantly synchronized with the real operating scenario to predict possible failure of the system. The chapter aims at providing an up-to date picture of the main features, research, and technical challenges of digital twin for collaborative manufacturing.