In an exciting development for the technology and engineering sectors, Siemens and Sony Corporation have announced a partnership to introduce a new solution combining the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software with Sony’s new XR head-mounted display (HMD), the SRH-S1. This innovative product was designed using Siemens’ NX software, a core solution widely used across Sony to design its industry-leading products.

Key Points

– Siemens and Sony Partnership: Siemens and Sony Corporation have collaborated to create a new XR solution.

– SRH-S1 Design: The SRH-S1 head-mounted display includes high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays and intuitive controllers.

– Siemens’ NX Software: The SRH-S1 was designed using Siemens’ NX software, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

– Launch Date: Siemens’ NX Immersive Designer, incorporating the SRH-S1, is expected to launch at the end of 2024.

At Realize LIVE in Las Vegas, Seiya Amatatsu, Head of Sony’s XR Technology Development Division, detailed how his team relies on Siemens’ NX software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to develop the new HMD. Amatatsu highlighted the importance of NX software in enhancing the productivity and innovation of their design process.

“Sony succeeded in implementing NX in the fastest schedule in the world and we were able to improve our design process productivity by 25%. Although significant advancements have been made with NX, I wanted to achieve further evolution with a product that brings innovations allowing direct editing in an immersive environment. I believed that could be realized with Siemens and as a result, the XR head-mounted display was developed that could bring innovative products to market more rapidly,” said Sony’s Amatatsu.

Sony’s XR head-mounted display is a fundamental part of the forthcoming NX Immersive Designer, an integrated solution that combines Siemens’ industry-leading product engineering software, NX, exclusively with Sony’s breakthrough XR technology. This collaboration aims to deliver immersive design and collaborative product engineering capabilities.

“At Sony, we are committed to creators. In every line of our business, we want to enable creators to create, and the SRH-S1 does just that. Our head-mounted display and dedicated controllers let you create more intuitively in a fully immersive environment, allowing you to move freely between the virtual and real worlds — collaborating and creating with colleagues around the world in real-time, – and it will enable more innovation,” explained Hirohito Kondo, Deputy General Manager, XR Business Development Division, Product Management Department of Sony.

The tight integration of hardware and software in the SRH-S1 allows designers and engineers to interact naturally with the Digital Twin. This interaction is key to achieving meaningful hands-on engineering without the need for physical prototypes.

Siemens’ NX Immersive Designer, expected to launch at the end of 2024, promises to revolutionize the way products are designed and engineered, merging the virtual and real worlds seamlessly.

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