Digital twin for the automated production of precast concrete elements
Using precast concrete elements in construction has many advantages, such as cost and planning reliability, precision, and efficiency. In most cases, the production of precast concrete elements is not fully automated. There are many manual work steps that prevent a further increase in productivity. The basis for full automation is the use of information and communication technology. A digital twin as an integrated data model is necessary for this. This paper examines how the combination of Building Information Modeling with methods from the context of Industry 4.0, which enable largely self‐organized and decentralized production, can provide the basis for the complete automation and networking of all production steps. Based on the administration shell, which implements the digital twin in Industry 4.0, a suitable description for digital twins of precast concrete modules is being developed by developing data and interaction models for industrialized production.