uninterrupted while the commissioning is done virtually in the Industrial Metaverse. The new machine can be inducted into the production line after it has proved its utility in a virtual environment. This saves time and increases productivity. The Operations Phase: The Industrial Metaverse allows virtual replications of real-life operations in a building or production line. Virtual tracking of operations allows companies to proactively identify root causes of errors or malfunctions, and either fix them beforehand or be ready with remedies. Remote availability of industrial facilities also eliminates the costs involved in sending experts to physical locations where malfunctions occur. Another rich use case for the Industrial Metaverse is in training. Teams can be trained in how best to manage a production facility or any other system before it is built in the real world. This is preparedness well before the plant is commissioned. Such training is not limited to new facilities. For example, a photolithography machine costs about $200 million. In the industrial metaverse, companies could train people at any time on such machinery, without having to invest anything or take any risk with their facilities. Digital Twins continue tracking a product even after it is made and sold, all the way through to optimizing it for recycling or environment-friendly disposal. At Siemens, the Industrial Metaverse is still evolving, although some of its clients are using parts of it.