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Towards Model-based Digital Twins for Sustainable Production
Michael, Judith
, Ansari, Fazel, Bork, Dominik
, Gries, Thomas, Poels, Geert, Pohlmeyer, Florian and Proper, Henderik
(2026)
Towards Model-based Digital Twins for Sustainable Production.
In: 59th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems - CMS 2026, May 19 – 21, 2026, The University of Texas at Austin.
(In Press)
Date of publication of this fulltext: 18 Mar 2026 05:25
Conference or workshop item
DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78976
Abstract
Translating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into company-level sustainability objectives for production remains a challenge due to varying abstraction levels, complex interdependencies, and the absence of established standards. Production planning needs decision-making support that can balance sustainability objectives across varying levels of granularity and across all production ...
Translating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into company-level sustainability objectives for production remains a challenge due to varying abstraction levels, complex interdependencies, and the absence of established standards. Production planning needs decision-making support that can balance sustainability objectives across varying levels of granularity and across all production processes. Existing research does not sufficiently address how to balance the environmental impact and economic performance of production processes while accounting for both business goals and their ambition to contribute to the SDG targets. We envision using digital twins to explore, analyze, and improve sustainability factors in production environments. Our proposed approach integrates ontologies, knowledge graphs, and model-driven digital twin engineering methods to realize Sustainable Production Digital Twins (SPDTs). In this paper, we illustrate the application of the SPDT concept, using an example from textile production, focusing on balancing energy consumption with other sustainability and performance objectives. The resulting digital twin provides insights into achieving sustainable production processes that balance environmental and economic concerns.
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| Item type | Conference or workshop item (Paper) |
| Date | 4 March 2026 |
| Institutions | Informatics and Data Science > General computer science > Chair of Programming and Software Engineering (Prof. Dr. Judith Michael) |
| Keywords | Digital Twin; Production; Sustainability; Knowledge Graphs; Model-Driven Engineering; Ontology Engineering |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 000 Computer science, information & general works > 004 Computer science 600 Technology > 620 Engineering & allied operations 600 Technology > 670 Manufacturing |
| Status | In Press |
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed |
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes |
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-789766 |
| Item ID | 78976 |
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