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another box to tick for compliance is now helping them stay ahead of the pack, feeding into smarter models and sharper operations – both digital and on the ground.
maintenance, enable adaptive workflow planning, and reveal latent capacity in existing systems. When safety data becomes business data, decision-making becomes sharper. From a commercial standpoint, the return on investment in smart safety technology is measurable not just in cost avoidance, but in margin expansion. A report by McKinsey makes the benefits of digital twinning clear: organizations using digital twins have cut development times by as much as 50 percent, increased decision-making speed by up to 90 percent, improved customer promise by up to 20 percent, reduced transportation and labor costs by as much as ten percent, and achieved revenue gains of up to ten percent.
The manufacturers getting the most ROI out of digital transformation are the ones treating their safety setup like a goldmine of data right from the start. By swapping out old-school barriers for smart, IIoT-powered ones, they are picking up on all the patterns that drive performance. What used to be just
Precision begins where the real world meets the virtual
Manufacturers often view digital transformation as a journey that begins with technology procurement. In reality, it starts much earlier. It begins with understanding the signals coming from the shop floor – the bumps, pauses, missteps, and inefficiencies that shape daily output. These signals cannot be guessed. They must be measured, recorded, and understood. This makes advanced safety systems the silent architecture on which accurate digital twins are built.
The future is going to favor manufacturers who get that digital transformation kicks off on the factory floor – not behind a desk in the IT department. If you are working on a digital twin strategy, start by looking at your safety data setup. Where are the blind spots? What risks are not showing up? Sort those out first and you will have a solid base for a digital twin that helps improve your operations. The digital models that really stand out will be the ones built on strong safety insights, turning risk awareness into a real edge in the market.
Here is the simple truth: get the data right on the ground, and your digital twin will stop guessing and start delivering. ■
Andy Rainforth www. asafe. com
Andy Rainforth is CCO at A-SAFE. A-SAFE is a global leader in workplace safety solutions. As the creator of the world’ s first industrial-strength polymer barrier safety system, innovation is at A-SAFE’ s core. Supplying transformative safety tech to warehouses, factories, airports, and more, A-SAFE’ s impact spans across 65 + countries around the world.
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