At Hannover Messe, to be held on 20–24 April 2026, Dassault Systèmes will present an approach to industrial automation based on artificial intelligence, virtual twins and virtual assistants. According to the company, these technologies are intended to help manufacturers build factories that are smarter, safer, more flexible and more efficient, capable of learning and adapting to changing market conditions and supply chain instability. The presentations are expected to cover both the design and operational layers, including real-time data integration and cybersecurity mechanisms.
At booth H74 in Hall 14, visitors responsible for production-related decision-making are expected to see next-generation production systems developed on the basis of the 3D Univ+rse concept, which connects the real and virtual worlds. In the company’s communication, these solutions include, among others, mobile robots, advanced modeling and simulation, real-time data integration and built-in cybersecurity mechanisms. The aim is to enable systems to be designed, verified and optimized in a virtual environment before deployment, and then continuously adapted to new conditions without disrupting ongoing plant operations.
Scope of the booth presentations
Dassault Systèmes is announcing presentations across several application areas related to the design, commissioning and operation of production systems. Among the examples, the company cites the use of generative AI to design, optimize and test a humanoid robot as a fully integrated system in realistic industrial scenarios, even before a physical prototype is built.
The showcase is also expected to include the process of designing, configuring, simulating and analyzing factory layouts, production resources, flows and cycle times, aimed at identifying bottlenecks and optimizing process efficiency. Virtual commissioning is also referenced, understood as verifying the behavior of equipment, processes and programs in real time, testing workflows and improving efficiency before a factory is built.
The announced elements include immersive simulations in an industrial environment, intended to reproduce real robot behavior and human-robot interactions, and to support training and testing in this area. Another area concerns cybersecurity, including vulnerability monitoring, identifying software versions exposed to security risk and proactive threat mapping in order to meet requirements for safe and resilient operation.
The company also announces real-time production execution using operational data from robots, conveyors and machines, which is to be fed into the virtual twin for continuous optimization. The final listed element is the use of augmented reality (AR), involving overlaying step-by-step repair instructions directly onto equipment, which is intended to support technicians’ work and increase factory efficiency.
Main stage presentation
In addition, on 20 April at 12:30 on the main stage (Hall 25), Florence Verzelen, Executive Vice President for the EMEA region at Dassault Systèmes, is scheduled to speak. The topic of the talk on industrial artificial intelligence is: "Who will turn genAI into industrial performance?"
For more information about Dassault Systèmes, please visit: https://www.3ds.com/.
