Test Platform Verifies Automation Systems in a Virtual Environment
What you'll learn:
- Details behind the Emulate3D Factory Test solution.
- How the platform will help streamline design before deployment.
Rockwell Automation put the spotlight on its new Emulate3D Factory Test solution at NVIDIA GTC 2025, demonstrating how the platform facilitates full-scale virtual control testing for industrial manufacturing environments. The company's new tool allows engineers to perform factory acceptance testing (FAT) in a virtual environment to verify automation systems before being deployed in the real world.
Rockwell's Factory Test integrates NVIDIA's Omniverse APIs and OpenUSD technology to provide high-fidelity digital twins with real-time visualization and collaboration. This modular modeling approach makes it possible for users to simulate mechanical, electrical, robotics, various processes, and control systems within one environment.
The solution mitigates traditional simulation limitations by supporting multi-model orchestration, automated test execution via Test Runner, and fault-injection simulations through its Fault Framework.
The Emulate3D Factory Test solution also supports modern DevOps workflows, offering synchronized version control and collaborative testing across engineering teams. According to Rockwell, the advanced visualization features will initially be available via private preview.
"NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD are redefining how industries use AI-driven simulation to optimize design and operations," said Brian Harrison, senior director of Omniverse Digital Twins at NVIDIA. "With Emulate3D Factory Test, Rockwell Automation is integrating Omniverse technologies and OpenUSD to bring next-generation digital twins to the industrial sector, helping teams simulate, validate, and optimize complex manufacturing systems at an unprecedented scale."
The Emulate3D Factory Test is a result of Rockwell's ongoing partnership with NVIDIA to bring AI and physics-based simulation to industrial automation applications. The platform is designed to help manufacturers reduce commissioning times, improve system resilience, and simulate complex environments with increased precision.
