Foxconn Building Digital Twin Robotic Factories To Drive Industrial Efficiencies Metrology and Quality News [Video]

Foxconn operates more than 170 factories around the world — the latest one a virtual plant pushing the state of the art in industrial automation.

It’s the digital twin of a new factory in Guadalajara, hub of Mexico’s electronics industry. Foxconn’s engineers are defining processes and training robots in this virtual environment, so the physical plant can produce at high efficiency the next engine of accelerated computing, NVIDIA Blackwell HGX systems.

To design an optimal assembly line, factory engineers need to find the best placement for dozens of robotic arms, each weighing hundreds of pounds. To accurately monitor the overall process, they situate thousands of sensors, including many networked video cameras in a matrix to show plant operators all the right details.

Virtual Factories Create Real Savings

Such challenges are why companies like Foxconn are increasingly creating virtual factories for simulation and testing.

“Our digital twin will guide us to new levels of automation and industrial efficiency, saving time, …