Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA have announced a long-term strategic partnership aimed at building a joint industrial architecture for critical artificial intelligence applications in multiple sectors of the economy. The cooperation is based on combining Dassault Systèmes’ virtual twin technology with NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, open models and software libraries. The result is to be the development of so-called “Industry World Models”, that is scientifically validated models of the physical world, supported by 3DEXPERIENCE AI agents that will provide specialists with a new level of expert support in designing, simulating and operating complex systems.
“We are entering an era where artificial intelligence not only predicts or generates, but understands the real world. When AI is rooted in science, physics, and validated industrial knowledge, it can augment human ingenuity,” said Pascal Daloz, CEO of Dassault Systèmes. “Together with NVIDIA, we are building industry world models that combine virtual twins and accelerated computing to confidently design, simulate and operate complex systems in biology, materials science, engineering and manufacturing. This partnership is creating a new foundation for industrial AI that is by design trustworthy and capable of scaling innovation in the generative economy.”
“Physical AI is the next wave of artificial intelligence, rooted in the laws of physics,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Together with Dassault Systèmes, we are combining decades of industrial leadership with the NVIDIA AI and Omniverse platforms to transform how millions of researchers, designers and engineers create the world’s largest industries.”
OUTSCALE AI factories and use of NVIDIA infrastructure
Dassault Systèmes, through its OUTSCALE brand, is deploying so-called AI factories as part of its sustainable and sovereign cloud strategy. OUTSCALE AI factories will use the latest NVIDIA AI infrastructure on three continents. This solution is intended to provide additional capabilities for running artificial intelligence models on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform while maintaining data privacy, intellectual property protection and information sovereignty for Dassault Systèmes’ customers.
NVIDIA is adopting Dassault Systèmes’ model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach to design AI factories, starting from the NVIDIA Rubin platform and integrating it with the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint for large-scale AI factory deployments. The joint architecture is intended to support both complex design and engineering processes and operations in the production environment.
Virtual twins and Industry World Models in industrial applications
The developed infrastructure is intended to power Dassault Systèmes’ industrial virtual twins using NVIDIA’s open models and libraries. The collaboration is expected to open new opportunities in areas such as biology, materials science, engineering and manufacturing. The scope of anticipated applications covers both acceleration of research and development and support for operations in manufacturing plants.
In biological and materials research, the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform, combined with scientifically validated BIOVIA world models, is expected to accelerate the discovery of new molecules and next-generation materials. The integration of specialized models and computing resources is intended to enable more complex analyses in a shorter time.
In design and engineering, the use of AI-based SIMULIA virtual twins is foreseen. These models, leveraging NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries and “AI physics” libraries, are expected to provide designers and engineers with accurate and almost instantaneous prediction of simulation results. The goal is to reduce the number of physical prototypes and design iterations while increasing the precision of analyses.
In manufacturing, NVIDIA Omniverse Physical AI libraries, integrated with DELMIA virtual twins of global production systems, are intended to enable the creation of autonomous, software-defined manufacturing systems. The solution is to support enterprises in transitioning to more flexible, digitally validated production lines that can be optimized and reconfigured at the virtual model level.
A key component of the joint architecture is also virtual companions for Dassault Systèmes users. The agent-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform, combining NVIDIA AI technologies and open NVIDIA Nemotron models with Dassault Systèmes’ industry World Models, is designed to power virtual companions that use deep industrial context. The objective is to provide reliable and actionable information with the performance required at industrial scale, including in complex design and manufacturing environments.
The partnership takes the existing cooperation between Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA to the level of a joint long-term vision of how industrial artificial intelligence will be built, validated and deployed at scale. The key element here is the combination of Dassault Systèmes’ virtual factories and NVIDIA AI technologies addressing the needs of various industries, from life sciences to the manufacturing sector.
Pascal Daloz and Jensen Huang
Feedback from users in different industrial sectors
The joint solutions of Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA are already attracting interest from global companies operating in various market segments. Representatives of these enterprises emphasize the importance of modeling, process optimization and the transition towards more autonomous, digitally validated production environments.
“Bel Group is building a sustainable future for food through responsible recipes and packaging. Through the NVIDIA-Dassault Systèmes collaboration, we gain the computing power to model and optimize our products at scale, accelerating innovation while meeting our sustainability commitments,” said Cécile Béliot, CEO of Bel Group.
“To meet the growing complexities of modern manufacturing, the industry must move towards fully autonomous and digitally validated manufacturing systems,” said Motohiro Yamanishi, president of industrial automation at Omron. “By combining NVIDIA Physical AI frameworks with Dassault Systèmes’ virtual factory twin and Omron’s automation technologies, manufacturers can move from design to deployment with greater confidence and speed.”
“Lucid’s award-winning engineering and technology continue to set new standards in the automotive industry, and Dassault Systèmes remains a key partner, enabling us to retain our leadership in vehicle and powertrain engineering,” said Vivek Attaluri, vice president of vehicle engineering at Lucid. “Agility, speed of innovation and rapid iteration are at the core of our workflows, and our work with AI Virtual Twin, powered by NVIDIA AI models, can help our teams move from concept to production faster without sacrificing prediction accuracy. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and leveraging these new tools in future Lucid innovations.”
“NIAR supports the development of the next generation of aircraft. From asset digitization, through design and manufacturing, to validation, Virtual Twin technology provides unparalleled capability and efficiency. Dassault Systèmes’ Virtual Companions for engineering, using the agent-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform with open NVIDIA Nemotron models and Dassault Systèmes Industry World Models, accelerate design-consistent synthesis of virtual twins of aircraft. Using the platform to link the virtual twin to compliance requirements reduces certification effort while maintaining confidentiality of information,” said Shawn Ehrstein, Director, Emerging Technologies and CAD/CAM, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University.
Partnership announcement at 3DEXPERIENCE World
The partnership was announced during 3DEXPERIENCE World, Dassault Systèmes’ annual event dedicated to designer and engineer communities. Pascal Daloz and Jensen Huang took the stage on Tuesday, February 3, at 9:00 a.m. CT to discuss the future of AI-powered industry.
