Questions
Questions plants ask VB about Wistwin
What is Wistwin?
Wistwin® is the industrial digital twinning platform developed by VB Group. It keeps a live digital copy of a plant: every asset, its live data, its position in 3D and its compliance record. It has 12 modules in five layers, and plants adopt it one layer at a time. Product details are on wistwin.in.
What is a digital twin of a plant?
A digital twin is a live digital model of a physical plant that is kept current by data from the plant itself. A drawing describes the plant as designed; a twin describes it as it is today. In Wistwin the twin starts with the asset register and grows to include machine signals, a 3D model, analytics and compliance records.
How many modules does Wistwin have, and how are they grouped?
Twelve modules in five layers: L1 Foundation (AssetTwin), L2 Telemetry and field data (ConnecTwin, SmarTwin, ElecTwin), L3 Spatial (PlanTwin), L4 Operational intelligence (VolTwin, PredicTwin, InsighTwin, InspectWin) and L5 Compliance and ESG (TrusTwin, ImpacTwin, AviraTwin). InspectWin also has an Audit Edition for teams auditing sites they do not own.
Can a plant start with one module?
Yes, and most do. A plant usually starts with AssetTwin, because every other module reads the asset register, then adds the module that answers its most urgent pressure: InspectWin for audits, SmarTwin for downtime, VolTwin for energy cost, ImpacTwin for BRSR. Each layer is meant to pay for itself before the next is added.
Does Wistwin need new sensors on old machines?
Not usually. ConnecTwin reads existing controllers over OPC UA, Modbus, Siemens S7, EtherNet/IP and 40+ other drivers. For machines with no digital port it fits clamp-on current sensors outside the panel, so there is no PLC change and no panel modification. The connection is read-only.
How is VB AssetTwin different from the AssetTwin module?
VB AssetTwin is VB Engineering's programme that captures the plant with LiDAR scanning and as-built drawings. AssetTwin™ is the Wistwin module that holds the resulting asset register. The programme produces the data; the module keeps it live. See VB AssetTwin.
How does ElecTwin data get into ETAP or SKM?
ElecTwin captures each electrical component against a modelling-grade template with photos of the nameplate and settings, then exports the structured network to ETAP, SKM, CYME or EasyPower through documented import routes, or as Excel, CSV or JSON. VB uses it as stage one of every arc flash study.
How does Wistwin track arc flash label study dates?
NEC 2026 Article 110.16(B) requires the study date on the arc flash label. InspectWin holds every label against its asset with the study date and change log, and alerts before the five-year review falls due, so a reassessment is a calendar entry rather than a surprise at inspection. It runs inside the VB Arc360 programme.
Which industries use Wistwin?
Wistwin runs in pharma and API, specialty chemicals, steel and cement, food and beverage, FMCG and textiles plants, and its electrical and inspection modules support VB's data centre, power and BESS, and oil and gas work. 78 plants run on Wistwin, as published on wistwin.in in October 2026.
How do we get a Wistwin demo?
Use the Enquire now button on this page and name the layer or module you are interested in. A VB engineer replies with a demo slot and the questions needed to scope a pilot. For a free self-assessment first, take the DMM Check™ on wistwin.in.
