Industrial control systems built on PLC and SCADA architectures power critical infrastructure worldwide, yet most remain siloed, reactive, and difficult to scale for modern operational demands. As industries adopt digital twins for prediction, optimization, and resilience, a key challenge emerges: how to integrate real-time control systems with digital twin architectures without compromising safety, determinism, or reliability.

This session presents a practical, architecture-driven approach to integrating PLC–SCADA systems with digital twins in large-scale industrial environments. Drawing from real-world automation modernization programs, the talk explores data synchronization patterns, control boundaries, latency considerations, and open-source tooling strategies that enable production-grade digital twins rather than visualization-only pilots.

Attendees will gain a systems-level understanding of how embedded Linux platforms, open communication protocols, and control system design principles can support scalable digital twins for industrial operations. The session emphasizes architecture, interoperability, and lifecycle design, not vendor-specific solutions.