Rockwell Automation Showcases Emulate3D Factory Test

Rockwell Automation, a company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, will debut its new Emulate3D Factory Test capabilities at NVIDIA GTC 2025. This public showcase will demonstrate how the solution enables factory-scale virtual controls testing, helping manufacturers conduct Factory Acceptance Testing to validate automation systems before deployment, Rockwell Automation notes. Attendees will get a look at how Factory Test, integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse APIs and OpenUSD, is advancing digital twin technology with high-fidelity simulation and real-time collaboration.

“Manufacturers need scalable, high-fidelity digital twins to optimize system performance and accelerate commissioning times,” says Matheus Bulho, senior vice president, software and control, Rockwell Automation. “With the launch of Emulate3D Factory Test, we’re providing a solution that allows engineering teams to test, iterate and validate automation systems at full factory scale—leveraging the power of NVIDIA Omniverse to deliver unprecedented visualization and collaboration capabilities.”

Factories have thousands of moving parts, high-speed machinery and intricate system interactions. Traditional simulation tools often can present obstacles in model these environments with sufficient fidelity and scale, according to Rockwell Automation. Factory Test overcomes these challenges with a modular modeling approach, enabling teams to build, verify and combine mechanical, electrical, controls, process, robotics and device behavior models into a unified digital twin.

At launch, Emulate3D Factory Test will introduce key capabilities, including:

• Multi-model orchestration—Synchronizing multiple system models for factory-scale testing
• Modern DevOps workflows—Streamlining version control, testing and deployment while allowing all stakeholders to work from the latest version, track changes in real time and maintain alignment across teams
• Test Runner—Enabling repeatable, automated testing at scale
• Fault Framework—Simulating fault conditions to assess system resilience
• Advanced full-factory visualization—Powered by NVIDIA Omniverse APIs, initially available via private preview.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.