Germany builds Europe’s first industrial AI cloud with 10K NVIDIA GPUs

Germany is deploying NVIDIA’s full-stack AI technology across its economy through massive infrastructure projects, enterprise partnerships, and educational initiatives designed to maintain the country’s engineering leadership in the AI era. The comprehensive strategy includes building Europe’s first industrial AI cloud, deploying tens of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs in AI factories, and establishing research centers that position Germany as a sovereign AI powerhouse while supporting its critical Mittelstand companies that comprise 99% of German enterprises.

What you should know: Germany is building multiple AI factories powered by NVIDIA technology to support both public and private sector AI development.

• NVIDIA is constructing the world’s first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers in Germany, featuring 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs across DGX B200 systems and RTX PRO Servers.
• The Jülich Supercomputing Centre hosts JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer with 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips that will double the continent’s computing capacity.
• Another research supercomputer, Blue Lion, will run on NVIDIA’s upcoming Vera Rubin architecture and is expected to go live in the second half of 2026.

Enterprise adoption across industries: German companies of all sizes are integrating NVIDIA AI technologies to unlock new capabilities and acceleration levels.

• DeepL, a leading language AI company in Cologne, is deploying an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems that will enable the company to translate all internet content in just 18 days, compared to the current 194 days of processing time.
• Black Forest Labs, a generative AI startup based in Freiburg, developed the FLUX.1 AI model suite for text-to-image generation, with its open-weights FLUX.1-dev generator included in NVIDIA’s AI Blueprint for 3D-guided generative AI.
• Mercedes-Benz is using Omniverse to create digital twins of its factories, while its new CLA sedan uses NVIDIA’s full-stack DRIVE AV software on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform.

Robotics and automation focus: German robotics companies are leveraging NVIDIA’s Isaac platform for next-generation manufacturing and automation solutions.

• Companies including Agile Robots, idealworks, Neura Robotics, and sensor solution provider SICK are integrating the NVIDIA Isaac platform for training, simulating, and deploying robots.
• Schaeffler Group, a motion technology company, will use Omniverse to optimize robot-assisted manufacturing processes for automotive and industrial development.

AI education and upskilling initiatives: Germany is investing heavily in AI education through partnerships between nonprofits, universities, and industry collaborations.

• appliedAI, Europe’s largest trusted AI initiative, launched a dedicated program for small and medium-sized German enterprises, providing access to NVIDIA infrastructure and AI Enterprise software along with strategic guidance and training.
• NVIDIA serves as a technology partner for the Leibniz Supercomputing Center and Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, having upskilled thousands of students and researchers through nearly 100 instructor-led workshops.

What they’re saying: Industry leaders emphasize the strategic importance of democratizing AI access for Germany’s economic backbone.

• “The key to scaling AI in Germany lies in enabling our small- and medium-size enterprises,” said Andreas Liebl, CEO of appliedAI. “With this new program, launched in close collaboration with NVIDIA, we are democratizing access to world-class AI technology and supporting Germany’s economic backbone in mastering the digital transformation in a way that’s sovereign, sustainable and scalable.”
• “As a leader in language AI, we rely on strong compute infrastructure to support research and development,” said Jarek Kutylowsky, CEO and founder of DeepL. “The NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD system will enable us to enhance current and future products with the latest AI advancements and unlock new generative capabilities for our customers.”

The big picture: Germany’s AI strategy targets the Mittelstand companies that account for over half the country’s economic output, ensuring that AI transformation reaches beyond large corporations to the small and medium enterprises that form the foundation of the German economy.