ABB Expands NVIDIA Partnership for AI Data Centers

On June 3, 2026, ABB announced an expansion of its collaboration with NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) to accelerate AI infrastructure development. The initiative includes integrating ABB power supply systems as SimReady™ 3D digital models into NVIDIA's Omniverse DSX Blueprint – a platform that enables enterprises to create and simulate digital twins of data centers.

What does the expanded collaboration include?

SimReady™ is a standard for 3D assets that provides physically accurate digital models of real-world objects and systems. By incorporating ABB power supply components into NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, AI data center operators can virtually plan, test, and optimize energy infrastructure before physical installations take place. This is intended to shorten planning times and reduce implementation errors.

NVIDIA Omniverse is a platform for 3D design collaboration and real-time simulation based on NVIDIA's GPU technology. DSX Blueprint is a specialized framework within this platform that focuses on planning and managing data center infrastructure.

Background of the NVIDIA-ABB partnership

ABB is a Swiss-Swedish technology conglomerate specializing in automation and power engineering. The company supplies data centers with switchgear, transformers, backup power systems, and energy management software. NVIDIA is a global leader in developing graphics processors (GPUs) and AI accelerator chips used in data centers for machine learning and AI applications.

The partnership aims to serve the growing demand for AI data centers, which have significantly higher requirements for power density and cooling capacity than conventional data centers. With integration into Omniverse, infrastructure planners can model electrical loads, heat generation, and energy efficiency virtually before making investment decisions.

Market environment for AI data centers

The expansion of AI data centers is at the center of the current investment wave in digital infrastructure. Companies, cloud providers, and specialized data center operators are investing in capacity to meet rising demand for AI training and inference performance. NVIDIA benefits as the primary supplier of the accelerator chips needed; suppliers like ABB address the associated challenges in power supply and energy management.

The collaboration between NVIDIA and ABB underscores the growing importance of software tools for planning complex technical systems. Digital twins enable various scenarios to be tested and operational processes optimized before costly hardware is installed.