PFi (Products for Industry)

PFi, an industrial automation integrator, needed to reduce the risk and cost associated with commissioning complex automation systems for its customers. Physical commissioning of large material handling and process systems often uncovered design issues late in the project, leading to expensive rework.

PFi implemented Emulate3D digital twin software from Rockwell Automation to create virtual models of automation systems before physical build. The digital twin enabled virtual commissioning and testing, allowing design issues to be identified and resolved during the engineering phase.

PFi significantly reduced commissioning risk and on-site rework through virtual validation with Emulate3D. Design issues identified in the digital twin environment were resolved before physical build, reducing the costly late-stage changes that characterize traditional commissioning approaches.

Digital twin virtual commissioning shifts problem discovery from expensive on-site physical commissioning to cost-effective engineering-phase simulation. Automation integrators that offer virtual commissioning capabilities differentiate their value proposition by offering clients reduced project risk and more predictable delivery schedules. Emulate3D enables integrators to test control logic against a physics-based virtual model that catches timing and sequencing issues that code review alone misses.