Belden's virtual safety fence solution was developed using Accenture's Physical AI Orchestrator, which leverages NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Metropolis libraries for digital twins, and Accenture's agentic AI. It applies computer vision and closed-loop control to monitor worker movements and automatically halt robotic operations when humans enter hazardous areas.
The technological advancement focuses on Belden's Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) capabilities, which enable microsecond-precise synchronization of video feeds from multiple cameras in manufacturing plants. This synchronization is essential for accurately tracking the movement of people and equipment in real-time security applications.
Belden's physical AI systems also demonstrate real-time quality inspection capabilities. During another pilot project with pharmaceutical blister packaging, AI-based vision systems successfully identified incomplete or damaged packages and automatically triggered robotic removal systems, all while maintaining full production speed.
Belden's new physical AI systems are the result of each company's core capabilities: Belden provides industrial networking infrastructure and protocol integration with built-in security; NVIDIA provides simulation, agentic AI, and accelerated computing platforms; and Accenture contributes its expertise and capabilities in physical AI, manufacturing automation, systems integration, industry, and reference architectures.
