“Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA Collaborate on Industrial AI Platform with Virtual Twins”

Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA have recently unveiled a groundbreaking long-term strategic partnership with the aim of developing a shared industrial AI platform that integrates virtual twins with accelerated AI infrastructure. The primary objective is to transition industrial AI from standalone point tools to essential systems that can be implemented at scale across various industries.

This collaboration signifies the direction in which industrial AI architectures are evolving and how AI, physics-based modeling, and digital twins are beginning to merge into production-ready platforms.

Constructing Industry World Models

At the heart of this partnership lies a unified industrial AI architecture that combines Dassault Systèmes’ Virtual Twin technologies with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure, open models, and accelerated software libraries. Together, the two companies are striving to develop "science-validated Industry World Models" that are rooted in physics and authentic industrial data.

Pascal Daloz, CEO of Dassault Systèmes, emphasized, “We are entering an era where artificial intelligence not only predicts or generates but comprehends the real world. When AI is based on science, physics, and validated industrial knowledge, it becomes a catalyst for human creativity.”

From NVIDIA’s perspective, the focus is on what they term "physical AI," where models are bound by the laws of the physical world rather than solely data-driven approaches. Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, stated, “Physical AI is the next frontier of artificial intelligence, grounded in the laws of the physical world.”

Transitioning from AI Factories to Virtual Companions

On the infrastructure front, Dassault Systèmes is rolling out AI factories through its OUTSCALE brand, utilizing the latest NVIDIA AI platforms across three continents. These systems are tailored to support AI workloads within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform while addressing data privacy, IP protection, and sovereignty requirements.

NVIDIA, on the other hand, is integrating Dassault Systèmes’ model-based systems engineering tools to design its own AI factories, starting with the Rubin platform and expanding into extensive Omniverse-based deployments.

This combined stack will facilitate applications spanning from biology and materials research to AI-driven engineering and factory-level virtual twins. A pivotal concept introduced is the notion of "virtual companions" on the agentic 3DEXPERIENCE platform, aimed at providing engineers and operators with context-aware, reliable AI assistance.

Industry Adoption in Progress

Several industrial players have already begun engaging with the platform. Cécile Béliot, CEO of Bel Group, expressed, “Through the NVIDIA-Dassault Systèmes collaboration, we gain the computational power to model and optimize our products at scale, accelerating innovation while upholding our sustainability commitments.”

The announcement of this partnership took place at 3DEXPERIENCE World, underscoring the rapid integration of virtual twins and industrial AI into next-generation engineering and manufacturing strategies.