Siemens announced that it will deepen its collaboration with NVIDIA to help build the industrial metaverse. Siemens is bringing immersive visualisation powered by new NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs to the Siemens Xcelerator platform, driving increased use of AI-driven digital twin technology.
At the NVIDIA GTC, Siemens and NVIDIA demonstrated how generative AI can revolutionise the visualisation of complex data, making photorealism possible, and showcased how sustainable shipbuilder HD Hyundai can use it to develop new products.
Next-gen industrial software
“We will revolutionise how products and experiences are designed, manufactured, and serviced. On the path to the industrial metaverse, this next generation of industrial software enables customers to experience products as they would in the real world: in context, in stunning realism, and the future – interact with them through natural language input,” said Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG.
He adds, “In collaboration with NVIDIA, we will bring accelerated computing, generative AI, and Omniverse integration across the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.”
Omniverse and generative AI
“Omniverse and generative AI are driving massive transformation for industrial enterprises,” said Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA.
He adds, “Siemens is bringing NVIDIA platforms to their customers and opening new opportunities for industry pioneers to build the next wave of AI-enabled digital twins at every scale.”
Teamcenter® X
It will provide engineering teams with the ability to create an ultra-intuitive, photorealistic digital twin
In the next phase of this collaboration, Siemens will release a new product later in 2024 for Teamcenter® X, Siemens’ industry-pioneering cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, part of the Siemens Xcelerator platform.
Powered by NVIDIA Omniverse technologies, it will provide engineering teams with the ability to create an ultra-intuitive, photorealistic, real-time, and physics-based digital twin that eliminates workflow waste and errors.
Key features and benefits
Setting up and adjusting details in photorealistic renderings such as material definitions and lighting environments, along with other supporting scenery assets will be accelerated dramatically using generative AI. Tasks that previously took days can be completed in hours, with engineering data contextualised as it would appear in the real world.
In addition to engineering, other stakeholders from sales and marketing teams to decision-makers and customers will benefit from the deeper insight and understanding of real-world product appearance, enabling more informed and quicker decision-making.
Real-time, photorealistic visualisation
HD Hyundai can use the new product to unify and visualise these massive engineering datasets interactively
In collaboration with NVIDIA, Siemens demonstrated the creation of real-time, photorealistic visualisation for HD Hyundai, a market pioneer in sustainable ship manufacturing.
HD Hyundai has been developing ammonia- and hydrogen-powered ships, a complex process requiring oversight of ships that can contain over seven million discrete parts. HD Hyundai can use the new product to unify and visualise these massive engineering datasets interactively.
Saving time and costs
“We have long trusted Siemens Teamcenter for product lifecycle management,” said Taejin Lee, Chief Information Officer & Chief Digital Officer, at HD Hyundai.
Taejin Lee adds, "Based on this trust and through this new collaboration, we will be able to visualise and interact with the digital twin of ships while utilising generative AI to create objects and HDR backgrounds for better understanding of projects in context. This will be beneficial in many ways, as it will reduce errors, improve customer experience, and also save time and cost."