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Michael, Judith ; Ansari, Fazel ; Bork, Dominik ; Gries, Thomas ; Poels, Geert ; Pohlmeyer, Florian ; Proper, Henderik

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
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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 typeConference or workshop item (Paper)
Date4 March 2026
InstitutionsInformatics and Data Science > General computer science > Chair of Programming and Software Engineering (Prof. Dr. Judith Michael)
KeywordsDigital Twin; Production; Sustainability; Knowledge Graphs; Model-Driven Engineering; Ontology Engineering
Dewey Decimal Classification000 Computer science, information & general works > 004 Computer science
600 Technology > 620 Engineering & allied operations
600 Technology > 670 Manufacturing
StatusIn Press
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-789766
Item ID78976

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