A Digital Twin Implementation Architecture for Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing based on ISO 23247

Published

August 20, 2022

Author(s)

Duckbong Kim, Guodong Shao, Guejong Jo

Abstract

Digital twin (DT) is an enabling technology to realize smart manufacturing. DT is characterized by the integration between the cyber and physical spaces. It can potentially change the manufacturing landscape and is well-fitted to the additive manufacturing (AM) paradigm since AM requires digitalized assets, data analytics, and artificial intelligence to manage its supply chain. The importance of wire + arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has been recently recognized due to its feasibility in large-scale, metal, AM processes. Although many DT applications have been successfully conceptualized and implemented in different industries, the applications for WAAM are still unexplored. This paper proposes a generalized, DT implementation architecture for WAAM based on ISO 23247 to address seamless integration and interoperability issues. An application scenario of real-time, anomaly detection for WAAM is also investigated.

Citation

Manufacturing Letters

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2022.08.008

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Keywords

Digital Twin, Implementation Architecture, Additive Manufacturing, Standards

Citation

Kim, D. , Shao, G. and Jo, G. (2022), A Digital Twin Implementation Architecture for Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing based on ISO 23247, Manufacturing Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2022.08.008, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934111 (Accessed October 9, 2025)