Rockwell Automation, the leading provider of industrial automation and digital transformation solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of a next-generation industrial architecture.
The manufacturing sector, valued at $15 trillion globally, plays a crucial role in providing essential goods and services for human well-being. Rockwell Automation aims to revolutionize the industry by ushering in the factory of the future, streamlining the digitalization of industrial processes for automation customers.
The future of manufacturing will be characterized by advanced sensing capabilities, including machine vision, enhanced computing power in control systems, sophisticated simulations with learning agents, widespread adoption of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and the integration of generative AI (GenAI) for improved information retrieval by frontline operators.
Jordan Reynolds, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy at Rockwell Automation, emphasized the collaborative efforts with NVIDIA to accelerate the transformation of industrial operations and deliver value across their software, hardware, and service offerings.
Rockwell Automation plans to integrate NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs with Emulate3D, its digital twin application, to facilitate data interoperability, live collaboration, and physically based visualization for designing, building, and operating large-scale digital twins of production systems.
Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA, highlighted the increasing demand for accelerated computing to create and simulate digital twins effectively. The integration of NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs with Emulate3D aims to simplify factory analysis, making operations and simulations more predictive and efficient.
Driven by labor shortages and the need for enhanced efficiency, there is a growing demand for intelligent automation and robotics in manufacturing and logistics. Leveraging the NVIDIA robotics platform for edge AI, Rockwell Automation is enabling the deployment of AMRs and process automation solutions to industrial customers, following its recent acquisition of OTTO Motors.
A recent survey conducted by Rockwell Automation revealed that AI is considered the top feature expected to drive significant business outcomes in manufacturing. As part of the collaboration, NVIDIA has become an official member of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™, enabling Rockwell customers to leverage NVIDIA applications to enhance the resilience, agility, and sustainability of their operations.
The innovative technologies developed through this collaboration will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC, a global AI conference scheduled for March 18-21, 2024, in San Jose, California, in collaboration with Microsoft.
