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Press Release11 November 2024Siemens AGNuremberg
Siemens drives AI adoption with Industrial Operations X and NVIDIA-accelerated Industrial PCs
Siemens makes latest advances in industrial AI widely accessible to companies of all sizes
As a result, Siemens can now offer a scalable
computing portfolio dedicated to high-performance industrial applications – from
rugged Industrial PCs to Industrial Edge Computing. The integration of the full-stack NVIDIA accelerated computing
platform allows Siemens IPCs to handle complex AI tasks in advanced industrial automation:
for example, AI-based robotics, quality inspection, predictive maintenance, and
operational optimization.
The new offering is estimated to bring a 25-fold
acceleration in AI execution to the shop floor when using Siemens’ integrated
hardware and software enhanced by NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing. This will help drive down costs
and accelerate time-to-market for customers.
“Customers driving their digital transformation
need high-performance industrial-grade systems. Our new offerings accelerate the
next-level AI-based applications,” says Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation
at Siemens. "With Industrial Operations X, we’ve made the latest advances
in industrial AI widely available to companies of all sizes.”
Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and
Simulation Technology at NVIDIA said: “Supercharged by NVIDIA accelerated
computing and AI technologies, Siemens’ leading portfolio of industrial
automation solutions will enable the world’s manufacturers to reach new heights
of digitalization and deliver incredible efficiencies and agility.”
Supercharging AI applications on the shop floor with Industrial Operations X
With the increasing integration of AI and
machine vision solutions in industrial automation, Siemens and NVIDIA are striving
to make AI capabilities accessible to automation engineers without requiring
extensive coding knowledge. This will further democratize access to these
cutting-edge technologies.
In addition to no-code
tools to integrate, manage, and execute industrial AI solutions, the Industrial
Operations X portfolio comprises a wide range of out-of-the-box AI applications.
For instance, Simatic Robot Pick AI accelerated by NVIDIA enables OT users with
no AI expertise to create AI-driven piece-picking robot solutions that meet
critical warehouse automation needs. The Siemens Industrial
Copilot for Operations powered by NVIDIA NIM microservices also runs entirely on-site
and allows automation and maintenance engineers to make real-time queries about
operational and document data in order to facilitate rapid decision-making and
reduce machine downtime.
Newly launched Simatic IPC BX-35A with integrated GPU by NVIDIA
Full suite of Siemens IPCs powered by NVIDIA technologies
The newly launched Siemens IPCs are
NVIDIA-Certified Systems, meaning that they are
ready to deploy the many applications built with NVIDIA NIM microservices and
edge AI frameworks, including NVIDIA Isaac ROS, Holoscan, and Metropolis. The IPCs are designed to meet the
stringent demands of industrial environments and withstand harsh industrial
conditions while maintaining a small footprint, which ensures their reliability
and longevity.
New devices include the embedded IPC Simatic BX-35A,
a powerful and compact device based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX systems-on-modules (SoMs), for high-performance
AI computing in a low-power and fan-less design. Other NVIDIA-powered devices
include the Simatic IPC RW-545A (high-performance workstation), Simatic IPC RS-828A
(high-performance server for production datacenters), and Simatic IPC BX-59A
(high-performance modular Box PC).
The Simatic IPC BX-59A offers a comprehensive
end-to-end solution for seamless and high-performance AI integration, management,
and execution in industrial environments. Along with the newly released robust AI Inference Server GPU accelerated powered by NVIDIA’s Triton™ Inference
Server, customers can deploy and run AI models in industrial environments with
no coding expertise. Combining the AI
Inference Server GPU accelerated
with the Simatic BX-59A as an edge device, Siemens has measured a 25-fold
acceleration in AI execution on the shop floor.
All Simatic IPCs can be ordered with Siemens’
Simatic Industrial OS, a real-time Debian-based operating system that comes
preinstalled with NVIDIA AI software, enabling rapid deployment of industrial
AI applications.
Panel talk at SPS trade show
At this year’s SPS
trade show in Nuremberg, NVIDIA and Siemens will hold a joint panel focused on
the latest examples and trends in industrial artificial intelligence. Rev
Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA, and
Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens, will discuss the long
collaboration between NVIDIA and
Siemens, and the future of industry with AI. The session will take place at
the Siemens booth on Wednesday, November 13, at 12:00 noon CET.
Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 72,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare.
In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.