PepisCo, Siemens, Nvidia Partner on AI Modernization Via Digital Twins
By Elias Schisgall
PepsiCo is partnering with Siemens and Nvidia to modernize its plant and supply chain operations using artificial intelligence and digital twins technology.
The food and drink company said Tuesday at CES 2026 that the multi-year collaboration will use Siemens' Digital Twin Composer, which digitally models physical processes at scale in real-time, to reshape plant and warehouse operations. Siemens' tool is built on Nvidia's Omniverse libraries.
Early pilots in the U.S. are already underway, the companies said, adding that they were able to construct digital twins of PepsiCo's physical operations at certain locations.
"Within weeks, teams optimized and validated new configurations to boost capacity and throughput, giving PepsiCo a unified, real-time view of operations with flexibility to integrate AI-driven capabilities over time," the companies said. "PepsiCo can now recreate every machine, conveyor, pallet route and operator path with physics-level accuracy, enabling AI agents to simulate, test, and refine system changes."
The pilots have already delivered a 20% increase in throughput on initial deployment, improved design cycles, streamlined capital expenditures.
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said digital twins were key for companies who wanted to apply artificial-intelligence to physical production processes.
"Physical industries are entering the age of AI," Huang said. "For companies with real-world assets, digital twins are the foundation of their AI journey."
Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 06, 2026 12:11 ET (17:11 GMT)
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