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Siemens and NVIDIA expand collaboration to develop industrial AI operating system
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 07:40 AM
Siemens and NVIDIA have expanded their partnership to build an industrial AI operating system, integrating NVIDIA Omniverse and AI infrastructure with Siemens' automation and software portfolio to enhance industrial digital twins and manufacturing efficiency.
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Siemens and NVIDIA have expanded their strategic alliance to develop an "Industrial AI Operating System," a collaboration unveiled at CES 2026. By integrating the Siemens Xcelerator platform with NVIDIA Omniverse, the companies aim to transform digital twins into "active intelligence" for real-time factory optimization. This closed-loop approach allows manufacturers to simulate complex improvements in virtual environments and deploy validated changes instantly to the physical shop floor, significantly reducing operational risks and energy consumption.
The expansion targets semiconductor design and AI-native factories, with Siemens leveraging NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries to achieve 2x to 10x speed-ups in electronic design automation (EDA) workflows. A reference blueprint for fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing is scheduled for implementation in 2026 at the Siemens Electronics Factory in Erlangen, Germany. Major global firms, including Foxconn, PepsiCo, and HD Hyundai, are already evaluating these capabilities to modernize supply chains and accelerate the transition toward high-margin, software-defined industrial operations.
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