Schneider Electric, AVEVA and ETAP Join Alliance for OpenUSD to Advance Digital Twins and 3D Modeling for Industries

• Companies will support software interoperability and advance open standards for industrial simulation, collaborative design and AI infrastructure systems
• Software portfolios of the three companies aid the creation of digital twins, improving building design, sustainability and equipment optimization across multiple industries, including buildings, grids and AI factories
• Companies align with NVIDIA's vision for scalable, simulation-ready (SimReady) assets that model the physical world and leverage generative AI for smarter decision-making

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, and ETAP, the industry and technology leader in power system design and operation, today announced their membership in the Alliance for OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description). The companies join industry pioneers including NVIDIA, Pixar, Adobe and Autodesk in shaping the future of interoperable digital twins and simulation-ready (SimReady) 3D assets. The announcement was unveiled during Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit North America in Las Vegas, convening more than 2,500 business leaders and market innovators to accelerate practical solutions for a more resilient, affordable and intelligent energy future. 

The announcement reinforces the companies' commitment to advancing open standards for industrial simulation, collaborative design and Gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure. OpenUSD is a high-performance, extensible framework and ecosystem that enables seamless interoperability between software tools and data types for building virtual worlds and advancing industrial digitalization.

Joining the Alliance signals Schneider Electric, AVEVA and ETAP's deepened alignment with NVIDIA's vision for scalable, physically accurate and real-time digital twin environments, engineered to simulate buildings, manufacturing factories, data centers, and AI infrastructure systems of the future. Organizations are rapidly adopting NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to develop digital twin solutions to model projects, digitalize processes and design systems to the highest standards of performance, sustainability and energy efficiency.

Advancing open standards for industrial simulation, collaborative design and AI infrastructure systems

By adopting OpenUSD as a shared standard, the companies are working closely with NVIDIA to unlock new possibilities for:

• SimReady Asset Development: Creating interoperable, simulation-ready models of physical infrastructure components, like power and cooling systems, that can be orchestrated within industrial digital twins that leverage NVIDIA Omniverse libraries.
  
  
• Digital Twin Collaboration: Enabling unified views of complex systems, such as data centers, energy grids and industrial facilities that are integrated with Schneider Electric's platforms, like EcoStruxure, AVEVA and ETAP. The three companies' multi-domain expertise across buildings, data centers, factories, plants, grids and infrastructure offers advanced digital twin simulations for an array of industries.
  
  
• Accelerated AI Infrastructure Deployment: Leveraging the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to codesign gigawatt-scale AI factories with reduced risk and faster time-to-market.

Schneider Electric's SimReady assets are used alongside applications with integrated NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, enabling physically accurate, detailed simulations across industries, and accelerating digital twin development. From manufacturers optimizing assembly lines, to data center operators enhancing AI factory design and operations, the adoption of OpenUSD and digital twins is driving improved energy efficiency, sustainability and resiliency.

For example, by using AI factory digital twins, data center operators can model and manage physical infrastructure systems that simulate thermal behavior, power distribution and airflow to optimize cooling efficiency and reliability.

"OpenUSD is more than a file format, it's a virtual bridge between industries," said Jim Simonelli, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Data Centers at Schneider Electric. "Joining the Alliance allows us to contribute to a shared digital language that empowers collaboration, simulation and innovation across the AI ecosystem. It's a natural extension of our work with NVIDIA, allowing us to build AI infrastructure that's not only powerful, but intelligent, sustainable and future-ready."

"To efficiently design and operate complex systems like AI factories, industries need a robust, simulation-ready foundation," said Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA. "Schneider Electric's expertise in energy management, hardware and software, combined with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, will accelerate the creation of the AI factories and intelligent grids of the future, paving the way for a new era of AI-driven efficiency and sustainability."

Continued innovation, partnership, and impact

Schneider Electric, AVEVA and ETAP joining the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) marks a pivotal moment in the companies' partnership with NVIDIA and builds upon milestones the companies have shared throughout the years to accelerate digital twin and AI factory development.

The companies are co-developing reference architectures, integrated infrastructure and software solutions that will power and cool the next generation of AI factories, and working on projects that leverage NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to simulate and improve energy efficiency in real-world environments.

At GTC DC, Schneider Electric was named as a power, cooling and energy technology partner contributing to the NVIDIA AI factory Research Center in Manassas, Virginia. Powered by the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform, the center was built to support breakthroughs in generative AI, scientific computing and advanced manufacturing and to serve as a foundation for the Omniverse DSX Blueprint for gigascale AI factories. In March 2025, ETAP by Schneider Electric unveiled a cutting-edge digital twin that can accurately design and simulate the power needs of AI factories.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability. The portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and expert advisory. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world's most sustainable companies.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world's resources. The company's secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners.

Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life's essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimize operations, driving growth and sustainability.

Named as one of the world's most innovative companies, AVEVA supports customers with open solutions and the expertise of more than 6,400 employees, 5,000 partners and 5,700 certified developers. With operations around the globe, AVEVA is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.

About ETAP

ETAP provides market-leading software solutions for electrical systems, from design and engineering to operations and maintenance.

Through its integrated electrical digital twin platform, ETAP delivers best-in-class, seamless customer experience and cloud-leveraging technologies ensuring universal accessibility for designers, engineers, and operators accelerating their digital energy transformation, even in the highest regulated environments.

Over 20,000 enterprises globally rely on ETAP to unlock total efficiency and sustainability at all stages of the lifecycle for utilities, infrastructure, industries, and buildings. Driven by excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction for over 38 years, ETAP's deep expertise is supported by the dedication of more than 1,000 employees and a strong community of active users.

ETAP is headquartered in Irvine, California, with regional operations around the globe to support our local customers.

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