Method to provide a digital twin for a non-digital field device from the field of automation technology, comprising the following process steps: a) Connection of a connection unit to the non-digital field device; b) Download of data stored in the non-digital field device to the connection unit; c) Generation of a timestamp for the downloaded data; d) Transmission of the downloaded data together with the timestamp to a cloud; e) Instancing of a digital image of the non-digital field device in the cloud, wherein the transmitted data and other specific data for the non-digital field device that is stored in the cloud is added to the digital image, so that the digital image encompasses all existing data for the non-digital field device at a time of the timestamp, wherein the time stamp is also applied to digital image; f) Generation and provision of a authenticated link for downloading the digital twin for the non-digital field device from the cloud, wherein the digital twin encompasses at least one administration shell and the digital image with the timestamp; g) Download of the digital twin using the link, and execution of the digital twin on a computer unit, which is preferably operated by an operator of the non-digital field device; h) Connection of the digital twin that is executed on the computer unit to a product database located in the cloud, wherein the product database encompasses product data that exhibits at least all relevant master data for the non-digital field device, in particular also a serial number, all relevant data relating to a lifecycle of the non-digital field device and/or the administration shell; i) A check, preferably at regular intervals, to determine whether the product data stored in the product database has been changed over the data that was added to the digital image at the time of the timestamp. a) Connection of a connection unit to the non-digital field device; b) Download of data stored in the non-digital field device to the connection unit; c) Generation of a timestamp for the downloaded data; d) Transmission of the downloaded data together with the timestamp to a cloud; e) Instancing of a digital image of the non-digital field device in the cloud, wherein the transmitted data and other specific data for the non-digital field device that is stored in the cloud is added to the digital image, so that the digital image encompasses all existing data for the non-digital field device at a time of the timestamp, wherein the time stamp is also applied to digital image; f) Generation and provision of a authenticated link for downloading the digital twin for the non-digital field device from the cloud, wherein the digital twin encompasses at least one administration shell and the digital image with the timestamp; g) Download of the digital twin using the link, and execution of the digital twin on a computer unit, which is preferably operated by an operator of the non-digital field device; h) Connection of the digital twin that is executed on the computer unit to a product database located in the cloud, wherein the product database encompasses product data that exhibits at least all relevant master data for the non-digital field device, in particular also a serial number, all relevant data relating to a lifecycle of the non-digital field device and/or the administration shell; i) A check, preferably at regular intervals, to determine whether the product data stored in the product database has been changed over the data that was added to the digital image at the time of the timestamp.