NVIDIA is building the world’s first industrial AI cloud in Germany, a major change for European manufacturers when it comes to design, production, and logistics. Announced at the NVIDIA GTC event in Paris during VivaTech 2025, this AI-powered facility will be powered by 10,000 GPUs, including the high-performance NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and RTX PRO Servers.
This artificial intelligence cloud, which is essentially a digital factory, will support conventional manufacturing facilities by producing the intelligence that powers them. NVIDIA says it will help European companies modernize their entire manufacturing pipeline, from digital design and simulation to real-time factory operations and robotic automation.
NVIDIA’s founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, said in the age of AI, companies need two factories: one to produce physical goods and another to generate the intelligence that powers those systems. By building Europe’s first industrial-grade AI infrastructure, NVIDIA is making this vision a reality.
A launchpad for next-generation industrial applications
The new AI cloud will use NVIDIA’s CUDA-X libraries and Omniverse platform to accelerate workloads from industrial software providers such as Siemens, Cadence, and Ansys. It’s being developed based on the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory operations, with simulation tools like Cadence’s Reality Digital Twin Platform helping to design the facility virtually before construction.
This will be the foundation for what NVIDIA calls “AI gigafactories,” where intelligent computing systems can be developed at scale. These factories will support advanced use cases such as predictive maintenance, automated quality control, and real-time supply chain management.
The German facility will also help industrial companies adopt digital twin technologies – virtual replicas of factories that allow teams to test and refine operations before deployment in the real world.
Industry giants move with NVIDIA-backed software
Automotive and engineering giants are already moving with NVIDIA-powered solutions. BMW Group, Maserati, and Mercedes-Benz are using Omniverse and CUDA-X to develop digital twins, simulate production processes, and improve design efficiency. For example, BMW’s global teams are now collaborating virtually using plant-scale digital twins to optimize layouts and test robotics applications before deployment.
Simulation performance has also seen massive gains. Volvo Cars, for instance, reported 2.5x acceleration in fluid simulations for its EX90 EV when using Ansys software on NVIDIA GPUs. Compared to traditional CPU-based systems, that’s a big speed and cost win. Cadence and Ansys are also releasing new products for NVIDIA. Cadence’s Millennium M2000 Supercomputer with NVIDIA Blackwell.
Smart factories with AI
Schaeffler, a global automotive and industrial supplier, is using NVIDIA’s AI to train robots, create digital twins, and improve safety and efficiency in more than 100 of its plants. They are using Siemens and Wandelbots' tools to simplify integration, simulation, and deployment of AI-based automation.
Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz is designing and optimizing entire factory assembly lines within the Omniverse environment. This virtual-first approach is reducing downtime, increasing flexibility, and supporting sustainability.
As manufacturers go green and smart, this collaboration between hardware, software, and industry leaders could be the new era for European production. With AI at the center, companies can innovate faster, reduce waste, and scale with unprecedented precision.
