Abstract
As one of the most promising technologies of the digitalization era, Digital Twins constitute an interesting research topic for the worldwide scientific community. On one hand, the creation of a Digital Twin naturally evolves from a Digital Model, which should typically feature all the characteristics of the physical counterpart for the subsequent real-time synchronization with its virtual replica. On the other hand, the relevance of models’ lightness becomes particularly crucial for complex mechatronic systems. This work explores potentialities and limitations of kinematic modelling towards Digital Twin applied to a company case study. A physics-based 3D simulation software has been utilized for the creation of the kinematic model of the plant in exam. Outcomes of the study are twofold: the developed model is exploited to compare productivity values in the virtual and real world; considerations regarding the evolution of the model into a complete Digital Twin are also drawn