# ADI awarded contract to develop OPA testbed with Siemens at MxD

Applied Dynamics International (ADI) was selected by MxD to lead the design and installation of an Integrated Open Process Automation (OPA) Testbed at the MxD factory floor in Chicago, Illinois. The project is a collaboration with Siemens and the University of Michigan's Barton Research Group, scheduled for completion in mid-2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-28
- Where: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: Integrated Open Process Automation Testbed, digital twin technology, AI technologies
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Applied Dynamics International](https://endata.com/companies/80724.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [MxD](https://endata.com/companies/79199.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newswire.com](https://www.newswire.com/news/adi-awarded-contract-to-develop-integrated-open-process-automation-22427116), 2024-10-28: "This first-of-its-kind, highly flexible testbed will showcase the advantages Open Process Automation, Digital Twin, and AI technologies can provide for manufacturers."

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