Collaboration will help automation customers create factories of
the future
BRUSSELS, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell
Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial
automation and digital transformation, today announced it is
collaborating with NVIDIA to accelerate a next-generation
industrial architecture.
Manufacturing is a $15-trillion
global industry that touches everything humans need to survive and
thrive - from clean water to food, life-saving drugs and therapies,
sustainable energy, mobility, and more. Rockwell plans to evolve
the industry by creating the factory of the future, making it
easier for automation customers to digitalize industrial
processes.
Factories of the future will be characterized by enhanced
sensing capabilities with machine vision, accelerated compute
capability in control systems, advanced simulations equipped with
learning agents, widespread adoption of autonomous mobile robots
(AMRs), and generative AI (GenAI) experiences to enhance
information retrieval for frontline operators.
"Our work with NVIDIA is poised to help accelerate the future of
industrial operations and create value across our portfolio of
software, hardware, and services - from the cloud to the factory
floor," said Jordan Reynolds, vice
president, Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy, Rockwell
Automation.
Rockwell will further integrate NVIDIA Omniverse
Cloud application programming interfaces (APIs)
with Emulate3D by Rockwell Automation, bringing users data
interoperability, live collaboration, and physically based
visualization for designing, building, and operating
industrial-scale digital twins of production systems.
"The demand for the accelerated computing needed to create,
simulate, and operate large-scale digital twins is rising," said
Rev Lebaredian, vice president, Omniverse and Simulation
Technology, NVIDIA. "Rockwell will integrate NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud
APIs with its Emulate3D digital twin application to help make
factory analysis, including operations and simulation, easier and
more predictive than ever."
The lack of labor force and a need for more efficiency are
driving huge demand for intelligent automation and robotics in
manufacturing and logistics. By developing on the NVIDIA robotics
platform for edge AI, Rockwell is helping to bring AMRs
- through its recent acquisition of OTTO Motors -
and process automation applications to industrial customers.
A recent survey from Rockwell Automation shows AI ranks as the
top feature that manufacturers believe will drive the biggest
business outcomes. In fact, 83 percent of manufacturers expect to
use GenAI in their operations in 2024. As part of this
collaboration, NVIDIA is now an official member of the Rockwell
Automation PartnerNetwork™, meaning Rockwell customers can use
NVIDIA applications to help make their operations more resilient,
agile, and sustainable.
Rockwell technology will be showcased in a collaboration with
NVIDIA and Microsoft at NVIDIA GTC, a global AI conference
running March 18-21, 2024, in
San Jose, California.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader
in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the
imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand
what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more
sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000
problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100
countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected
Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises,
visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
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