Miami University and Ohio University Ionwave #1120262500

Manufacturing partner for Miami University’s SIGHT worker-safety training project

Miami University is seeking a manufacturing partner for its SIGHT worker-safety training project, with preference for a manufacturing-machine OEM. - Buyer: Miami University, Office of Strategic Procurement, working with the Information Systems & Analytics SIGHT project team. - Partner sought: A U.S.-based manufacturing company, preferably an OEM. No specific OEM, vendor, machine model, part number, or equipment purchase is named; manual mills, CNC lathes, and collaborative robots are project context, not specified purchases. - Work requested: Help connect and test virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI) safety training with manufacturing machines and workers. Support includes machine access and documentation, engineering assistance, worker testing, expert evaluation of AI responses, training-content reviews, and dissemination. - Deliverables and notable requirements: Work plan; machine-specific benchmarks and expert reviews; reviews of standard operating procedures, CAD models, and digital twins; worker tests; dissemination plan and activity logs; and input to grant reports. Negotiate a license for integrating selected SIGHT technology. All work and project data must remain in the United States, and subcontracting is prohibited. - Funding and term: The planned two-year project depends on Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation grant funding and contract approval. No renewals are allowed.

Description

Miami University seeks a manufacturing company, preferably an original equipment manufacturer of manufacturing machines, to partner on Track 3 of the SIGHT project. The partner will help connect SIGHT’s virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence safety-training tools to its machines and workers, and assist with testing and improving the AI agent and training content. The partner will also help share the training with machine users; related maintenance tasks and other partner-benefiting features may be considered. The contract is contingent on funding by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and is not expected to start before July 1, 2027.

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