Accessing Data Through Interactive Digital Twins

About the Session

Matthew Zimmermann, CEO of Beast Code, leads a cutting-edge software company that revolutionizes how organizations access and visualize data across the digital thread. By consolidating CAD files, metadata, and technical documents into lightweight, interactive product models, Beast Code empowers industries to overcome fragmented IT systems. Their flagship solution, Beast Core, delivers near-instant digital transformations—turning months of integration work into days. Whether it’s a Navy ship, hospital infrastructure, or aerospace system, their digital twin approach provides users with a complete virtual representation. Passionate about innovation and people, Zimmermann is driving change through intuitive, real-time, and scalable digital solutions.

He will explore how a three-dimensional digital twin acts as a dynamic interface to seamlessly access and visualize data from multiple sources—such as PLM systems, condition-based monitoring tools, and sensor inputs. This capability allows users to interact with complex datasets in an intuitive, spatial context, accelerating decision-making and improving operational clarity. He will also emphasize how digital twins enable smooth transitions during IT system modernization by connecting both legacy and emerging technologies, ensuring business processes remain uninterrupted. Beyond system integration, he will illustrate how the digital twin can be reused across an asset's lifecycle, from communicating design intent and functional behavior to enhancing workforce training and streamlining maintenance execution, ultimately maximizing value at every stage.

Key Topics

01 A three-dimensional digital twin can be used as an interface to rapidly access information aggregated from multiple sources. This could be data pulled from multiple Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, parametric readings and suggestions from Condition Based Maintenance apps, and more.

02 The digital twin can support iterative modernization of IT systems. As industry adopts new technologies, the digital twin can be the interface to push/pull data to/from legacy and future applications. For example, maintaining business processes while migrating from a homegrown app to a commercially available PLM.

03 The digital twin can be re-used across lifecycle activities. During design it can be used to communicate the physical and functional behaviors of the real-life platform. It can be reused to create interactive training capabilities as well as support maintenance activities later in the lifecycle.

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