Siemens and Nvidia launch autonomous factory in Erlangen on a digital twin

Siemens and Nvidia announced the first operational milestone toward a fully AI-driven autonomous factory at Siemens' Erlangen electronics plant, where every production change is validated in a digital twin before touching the floor. Nvidia Cosmos generates synthetic PCB defect data, removing the need for physical prototypes and cutting time-to-market for new board variants by up to 40%.

• All changes are validated in a digital twin built on Xcelerator and Omniverse
• Cosmos generates synthetic PCB defects without physical prototypes
• Time-to-market for new circuit board variants drops by up to 40%
• Agents plan production but execute only after twin validation