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Schaeffler Group: Transforming Production With Digital Twins and Physical AI
…re the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Manufacturing Transforming Production With Digital Twins and Physical AI Learn More Objective Schaeffler Group, a global leader in motion technology, is…
Description
Schaeffler Group built a digital twin platform using NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD to plan, simulate and optimize plants, machines and workflows across its global manufacturing operations, in collaboration with NVIDIA and robotics partner Wandelbots. The platform reduced commissioning times through virtual commissioning and facility layout planning, and cut robotic task development time from hundreds of hours to half a day using AI-driven simulation and training. At its Germany inverter assembly line, Schaeffler achieved reliable robotics performance after 24 hours of training and, with Wandelbots' virtual controller and reinforcement learning, refined robotic movements to within 5-6 centimeters for gearbox assembly tasks. Pilot projects are underway in China and Germany, including e-motor assembly and Vehicle Lifetime Solutions warehouses, with plans to integrate digital twins into more than half of Schaeffler's 100+ global manufacturing sites by 2030.
…d to effectively test and deploy advanced automation across its global network, Schaeffler built a virtual collaboration platform with NVIDIA Omniverse™ technologies and libraries. The platform leverages OpenUSD to integrate critical planning and production da…
Company
Schaeffler Group
…xibility, and reduce time to market across its global manufacturing operations. Customer Schaeffler Partners Wandelbots Use Case Simulation / Modeling / Design Robotics Products N…
Industry
Manufacturing
…Transforming Production With Digital Twins and Physical AI Learn More Objective Schaeffler Group, a global leader in motion technology, is adopting the latest AI, simulation, and digital twin technologies to addres…
Problem
Schaeffler faced rising labor costs and workforce shortages, increasing product complexity demanding more sophisticated assembly and quality control, pressures for accelerated simultaneous development cycles, and intensifying sustainability and regulatory compliance demands across its global manufacturing operations.
…ities for long-term success. Scaling Digitalization From Planning to Operations Rising labor costs and workforce shortages are increasingly straining manufacturing operations. Product complexity, particularly in the automotive and industrial sector, demands more sophisticated assembly and quality control. Beyond the increased demand for accelerated simultaneous development cycles, pr…
Implementation approach
The platform was established through initial pilot phases involving a core team of 15-20 specialists over a 12-month period, and is being rolled out across multiple sites and use cases globally, with brownfield and greenfield projects already underway in China and Germany; Schaeffler plans to integrate the platform into more than half of its global manufacturing sites by 2030.
…reas Schick Chief Operating Officer, Schaeffler AG From Pilot to Global Rollout The development of Schaeffler’s platform was established through initial pilot phases, involving a core team of 15–20 specialists over a 12-month period. The AI computing infrastructure powering the development and deployment of the…
Solution
Schaeffler built a digital twin platform using NVIDIA Omniverse technologies and OpenUSD, in collaboration with NVIDIA and robotics partner Wandelbots, to plan, simulate and optimize plants, machines and workflows. The platform supports physics-based digital twins for facility layout planning and virtual commissioning, and simulation/training of robot fleets (manipulators, autonomous mobile robots, and humanoid robots) using synthetic data; Wandelbots' virtual controller and reinforcement learning were used to refine robotic movements for real-world deployment.
…n data from the company’s industrial expert software to enable Schaeffler teams to create physics-based digital twins for planning, simulating, and optimizing plants , machines, and workflows. The Schaeffler platform has enabled their internal teams to drive significant s…
Business value
The platform reduced commissioning times and accelerated facility layout planning, and cut robotic task development time from hundreds of hours to half a day. At its Germany inverter assembly line, Schaeffler achieved reliable robotics performance after 24 hours of training and refined robotic movements to within 5-6 centimeters for gearbox assembly tasks. Schaeffler plans to integrate digital twins into more than half of its 100+ global manufacturing sites by 2030.
…assembly strategies for specialized parts. As a result of these new approaches, development time is being cut from hundreds of hours to just half a day, unlocking new levels of performance and optimization with minimal risk. This i…
Technology
NVIDIA Omniverse, OpenUSD, NVIDIA L40S GPUs, NVIDIA Mega Blueprint
…astructure powering the development and deployment of the platform is currently based on a mixed architecture of local virtual machines and NVIDIA L40S GPUs. Through integration and deployment support from its partners, including Wandel…
Deployment model
Hybrid
…astructure powering the development and deployment of the platform is currently based on a mixed architecture of local virtual machines and NVIDIA L40S GPUs. Through integration and deployment support from its partners, including Wandel…
Deployment options
hybrid
…astructure powering the development and deployment of the platform is currently based on a mixed architecture of local virtual machines and NVIDIA L40S GPUs. Through integration and deployment support from its partners, including Wandel…
AI capabilities
Robotics & Physical AI, Digital Twins & Simulation, Machine Learning
…bots utilized a virtual controller to ensure precise sim-to-real alignment, and reinforcement learning was used to refine robotic movements to within 5–6 centimeters for gearbox assembly tasks. These approaches are accelerating deployment, reduc…
