Compressed air applications consume more than 10% of worldwide energy production. A manufacturer of air compressors, Atlas Copco is constantly looking to improve products and services throughout the whole life cycle of its machines.

To do so, Atlas Copco integrates simulation and data analytics from engineering through production to sales and service using digital twins as a single source of truth, relying on MATLAB^® and Simulink^® to build their Model-Based Engineering Platform. This platform provides their sales engineers access to reliable performance simulations, giving customers tailor-made products. Current models of Atlas Copco compressors are equipped with up to 50 sensors, preparing them for predictive maintenance, and the service division can set up customer-specific maintenance strategies based on real-time data collection from more than 100,000 machines in the field, creating a wealth of insights they have only just begun to explore.