Siemens partners with Nvidia to advance AI-powered PCB inspection
Traditionally, introducing a new product or product variant requires a physical prototype before optical inspection processes can be prepared and trained for quality control. The new approach moves more of that work into the virtual world.
Siemens has announced a new collaboration with Nvidia to develop adaptive AI-powered manufacturing capabilities that combine industrial software, Siemens’ Digital Twin technology and Nvidia Cosmos to accelerate production planning, inspection preparation and optimization.
The collaboration combines Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management (PLM) and Process Preparation X with Nvidia Cosmos to create a new AI-powered workflow for PCB inspection, helping electronics manufacturers prepare and optimize automated optical inspection (AOI) processes before physical production begins, Siemens said.
“By connecting the comprehensive Digital Twin to the shop floor and AI we are improving both line productivity and product quality,” said Mark Hindsbo, executive vice president operations software, Siemens. “At the Erlangen factory, we're demonstrating how the deterministic nature of Siemens’ Digital Twin is the foundation for leveraging physics AI for preparing production.”
Traditionally, introducing a new product or product variant requires a physical prototype before optical inspection processes can be prepared and trained for quality control. The new approach moves more of that work into the virtual world, Siemens said.
“Manufacturers shouldn’t have to wait for the first physical circuit board to start preparing inspection,” said Rev Lebaredian, vice president, Physical AI Simulation at Nvidia. “By combining Siemens’ industrial software and manufacturing expertise with Nvidia Cosmos, we can generate synthetic images of good and defective boards to prepare inspection virtually—helping manufacturers bring new products into production faster.”
