European manufacturers expand NVIDIA use in engineering and factories

NVIDIA’s Factory Operations Blueprint (FOX) is available in early access on GitHub, giving developers tools to build always-on factory management agents. These agents can coordinate machines, inspect products, investigate problems and manage fleets by connecting models such as Cosmos and Nemotron with engineering software and operational systems. Cosmos in-context learning lets agents adapt from examples and documentation without fine-tuning.

Siemens is integrating FOX-based agents into Intelligence Center X to identify root causes and coordinate operations, with estimated cost savings of 20%. Its Process Preparation X agents also use Cosmos Data Factory tools to generate defect images for circuit-board inspection. Siemens used this approach at its Erlangen electronics factory to reduce inspection calibration time by 40%.

Engineering applications include NVIDIA’s general release of cuDSS at GTC Berlin to accelerate demanding simulation calculations. Mercedes-Benz uses GPU-powered aerodynamic simulations and AI agents for vehicle inspection and windshield assembly verification. Semiconductor simulation benchmarks using Synopsys software show up to 40x speedup on imec’s model, while Infineon reports a 12x speedup in 3D breakdown simulation.

Manufacturers are also testing production systems virtually. Audi uses an Omniverse-based battery-production digital twin and is working with Dassault Systèmes and Agile Robots to validate mobile humanoid robots and logistics processes. Schaeffler is integrating actuator digital twins with Isaac simulation frameworks. Schneider Electric and AVEVA are developing a digital twin for Nscale to compare power, cooling and equipment configurations before physical changes.