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A Digital Twin for Paint-Shop Energy Optimisation

15 June 2026

A paint-shop digital twin simulated airflow and curing-oven schedules, trimming energy use 9% while holding finish-quality KPIs — one of the highest-energy areas in the plant.

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The paint shop is among the most energy-intensive areas of a vehicle plant, dominated by airflow handling and curing ovens.

Engineers built a digital twin to simulate oven schedules and airflow setpoints against quality constraints before applying changes on the line.

Optimised schedules cut energy consumption 9% while finish-quality KPIs held steady, with the twin used to vet further changes safely.

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