AI-Powered Digital Twin Frameworks for Industrial Process Optimization

  • Authors

    • Dr. Suresh Babu Reddy Professor, Osmania University, India. Author

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.67228/30713498/IJADSMC-2025PII1B5N

    Published 11-05-2025

  • Digital Twin, Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, Predictive Maintenance, Industrial Optimization, Machine Learning, Cyber-Physical Systems, Industrial Analytics

    Issue

    Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025)

    Section

    Articles

    How to Cite

    [1]
    S. B. Reddy, “AI-Powered Digital Twin Frameworks for Industrial Process Optimization”, IJADSMC, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 01–16, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.67228/30713498/IJADSMC-2025PII1B5N.

  • Abstract

    Industry 4.0 technologies are transforming manufacturing into intelligent, interconnected, and data-driven systems. Among these innovations, Digital Twin (DT) technology creates virtual replicas of physical assets, processes, and systems to enable real-time monitoring and optimization. When integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins provide a powerful framework for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, process optimization, and autonomous control. By leveraging IoT sensors, edge computing, cloud platforms, and machine learning algorithms, AI-driven Digital Twins continuously synchronize physical and virtual environments to support intelligent decision-making. The proposed framework includes data acquisition, preprocessing, digital modeling, AI analytics, simulation, optimization, and decision support layers. Techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Deep Learning (DL), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and predictive analytics are used to identify operational patterns and optimize industrial performance. Key performance indicators, including production efficiency, resource utilization, product quality, energy efficiency, downtime reduction, and system reliability, demonstrate the effectiveness of the framework. Experimental results indicate that AI-enabled Digital Twins can improve industrial productivity by over 20%, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance decision-making accuracy. The study highlights the transformative potential of AI-driven Digital Twins in enabling autonomous industrial operations, sustainable manufacturing practices, and the development of future smart factories.

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