Virtual Reality and Digital Twins for Catastrophic Failure Prevention in Industry 4.0

This paper presents an integrated methodology for remote monitoring, technical training and early warning systems in virtual reality environments oriented towards Industry 4.0. The proposal incorporates an engine modeled as a digital twin in Unity 3D, connected to physical sensors, and transmitted through an IoT platform. This architecture allows continuous monitoring and immersive visualization, in addition to generating alerts when operating conditions exceed critical limits, allowing users to simulate fault conditions in real time and perform interactive training without putting equipment or operators at risk. This work proposes a low-cost simulation platform, based on virtual reality and real-time digital twins, designed to support training and capacity building in industrial environments. This methodology seeks to propose general guidelines that allow the integration of these technologies in a general way to enrich both preventive and predictive maintenance mechanisms, as well as training processes.