Through the transaction, Capgemini aims to expedite the iteration and deployment of RT3D visualisation software for the industrial application of digital twins, enabling end users to envision, comprehend, and engage with physical systems
Unity’s digital twin professional services arm to be acquired by Capgemini. (Credit: Jakub Hałun/Wikimedia Commons)
Capgemini has agreed to acquire real-time 3D (RT3D) content platform Unity’s digital twin professional services arm, thereby expanding the existing alliance between the firms.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
According to the terms of the agreement, Unity’s digital twin professional services team will integrate and operate within Capgemini. This is expected to create one of the most extensive collections of Unity enterprise developers globally.
Through the transaction, Capgemini aims to expedite the iteration and deployment of RT3D visualisation software for the industrial application of digital twins. This will enable end users to envision, comprehend, and engage with physical systems, which is a significant enabler for intelligent industry.
The deal will also extend the reach and scale of Unity’s software through Capgemini.
Besides, it will allow more organisations to further push the boundaries of the technology through the acceleration, adoption, and application of RT3D to develop and scale immersive experiences.
Capgemini engineering CEO and group executive board member William Rozé said: “Unity’s real-time 3D technology is the unequivocal industry standard for visualisation across platforms and devices. As such, it is a key component that will impact the value-chain of intelligent products – from R&D to manufacturing, operations, and services.
“This new agreement with Unity will allow Capgemini to embed 3D visualisation software capabilities into our end-to-end business transformation services, to help clients realise the immediate and longer-term benefits of intelligent industry.”
Capgemini also intends to scale several sector-specific solutions for automotive, energy and utilities, aerospace and defence, consumer products and retail, healthcare and life sciences, and industrial products/manufacturing.
The tailored offerings will include simulation, human machine interfaces, and immersive training.
Unity CEO Jim Whitehurst said: “Unity has reached a point in its growth where the opportunity for us in the enterprise market has outpaced our ability to scale fast enough to meet client demand.
“With its scale and breadth of services – from design and engineering to business transformation and data expertise, Capgemini is well placed to unleash the full potential of Unity technology for enterprise clients across industries with specific use cases.”
The acquisition is anticipated to be completed in Q2 2024.