Leeds-based simulation start-up offers water-saving solution to all UK water companies
Slingshot Simulations, Leeds-based simulation start-up and tech company based in the Nexus Building, have offered a ground-breaking solution to water companies in the UK. In the face of drought announcements and hosepipe bans, the CEO of Slingshot Simulations, David McKee, has personally written to water companies to offer a technical solution. After the driest July […]
How Digital Twins can help save natural environments
Climate change is impacting our planet, leading to a serious loss of biodiversity and causing more extreme weather conditions. With these trends accelerating, it’s our responsibility to seek out new, innovative sustainable technologies to protect our natural environments – and do so quickly. At Slingshot Simulations, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve […]
Sustainable Digital Twins- how to create environmental simulations?
What are Sustainable Digital Twins? A Slingshot imagining of what Sustainable Digital Twins mean to us… At Slingshot Simulations, we define a digital twin as a simulated portrayal of an authentic entity. We align with the Digital Twin Consortium’s definition as a virtual representation of real-world entities or processes. Furthermore, (as uncovered further in our digital […]
How is the industrial Internet of Things helping to digitalise and optimise business performance?
Businesses in manufacturing and distribution are becoming more efficient and adaptable than ever before thanks to the rise of remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and digital twins. Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being used to collect key performance data, which manufacturers are then using to guide strategic business decisions and improve operational efficiency. The […]
The Rainforest Trust And Slingshot Simulations Users Saved 121 Acres Of Rainforest In 3 Days
Slingshot Simulations announced a partnership with the Rainforest Trust on a new sustainability initiative at this month’s Internet of Things Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in Barcelona – with immediate results. The Slingshot Simulations team, from left to right: Pete Mills, Anna Goldson, Joe Leach, Megan Johnson, David McKee and Robert Harwood Slingshot Simulations, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) […]
Making your digital twin secure
As we know, there are numerous advantages of digital twins. They are widely known, a digital representation of a real-world system or process can help your organisation to reduce costs, anticipate problems, provide solutions, and create business value. However, regardless of the scale of your digital twin and the system to which it is connected, […]
COO leads new line-up as digital twin firm gets set for launch
Slingshot Simulations, the Leeds company which is a pioneer of ‘digital twin’ technology, has made four new appointments to support its growth as it rolls out its software to the market. Dr Robert Harwood joins as Chief Operating Officer, having spent over 20 years in leadership roles in the modelling and simulation industry in both […]
Digital Twins for Beginners
What is a Digital Twin? Initially I wanted to say a Digital Twin is a digital version of anything I can see around me, but after reading our Digital Twin series, I do not believe that definition does a Digital Twin justice. The word “version” implies that a Digital Twin is static and captures a […]