Siemens has launched a new line of Industrial PCs (IPCs) equipped with NVIDIA’s GPUs. Along with an extended AI offering, it will accelerate AI applications. The new IPCs will provide an estimated 25-fold acceleration in AI execution. The extended AI offering form part of Siemens Industrial Operations X portfolio.

Siemens now offers a scalable computing portfolio for high-performance industrial applications, from rugged Industrial PCs to Industrial Edge Computing. The integration of the full-stack NVIDIA accelerated computing platform allows Siemens IPCs to handle complex AI tasks for industrial automation. These include AI-based robotics, quality inspection, predictive maintenance, and operational optimisation. 

The newly launched Siemens IPCs are NVIDIA-Certified Systems, meaning that they are ready to deploy applications built with NVIDIA NIM microservices and edge AI frameworks. These include NVIDIA Isaac ROS, Holoscan, and Metropolis.

New devices include the embedded IPC Simatic BX-35A based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX systems-on-modules (SoMs), for high-performance AI computing in a low-power and fan-less design. Other NVIDIA-powered devices include the Simatic IPC RW-545A workstation, Simatic IPC RS-828A server for production datacentres, and Simatic IPC BX-59A modular Box PC.

“Customers driving their digital transformation need high-performance industrial-grade systems. Our new offerings accelerate the next-level AI-based applications,” said Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens. “With Industrial Operations X, we’ve made the latest advances in industrial AI widely available to companies of all sizes.”

Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA said: “Supercharged by NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI technologies, Siemens’ leading portfolio of industrial automation solutions will enable the world’s manufacturers to reach new heights of digitalisation and deliver incredible efficiencies and agility.”