Virtual testingis an established methodology in computational mechanics to accelerate the design of new materials and components. Nonetheless, there is plenty of room to transfer such methods in R&D departments of SMEs.
Recently,digital twin models发挥作用,他们are opening even more perspectives to incorporate computational mechanics and optimization towards the realization of digital models of real production lines.
A recent demonstrator of those technologies has been recently realized in Italy, see:
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