Germany – Projectors – Delivery of a 3-Sided CAVE

Opportunity description

The Virtual Reality Power Wall commissioned in 2012 for the Virtual Engineering Laboratory of the Faculty of Business is now technologically very outdated. Against this background, a replacement procurement is to be carried out in the form of a 3-sided CAVE with corresponding software and media control. Modern planning and software tools for factory planning, material flow simulation, value stream analysis, ergonomics planning and VR visualizations are used in the Virtual Engineering Laboratory. In the future, there will be an even greater focus on the real-time capability of the systems and the end-to-end use of digital twins—particularly in teaching and in externally funded and research projects. A central aspect is preserving data integrity: models, simulation data and visualizations are to be used directly in the respective engineering workflow without conversion or lossy transformations. This creates consistent, real-time-capable links between planning, simulation and VR visualization that are both scientifically robust and compatible with industrial applications. A system with three professional GPUs of the same performance class is planned for the VR environment. This architecture enables the simultaneous, real-time-capable computation of all three projection surfaces of the CAVE. At the same time, the use of three GPUs increases fault tolerance, as operation of the 3-sided CAVE remains ensured even if one GPU fails. The system architecture is designed so that a later expansion to a 4-sided CAVE is readily possible through the integration of a fourth identical GPU. This keeps the infrastructure scalable for future research and externally funded projects that require higher degrees of immersion or additional interaction surfaces. In teaching, students experience end-to-end, real-time-capable engineering methods spanning virtual product and production engineering. Project work can be implemented directly using digital twins and subsequently presented in live sessions on the 3-sided CAVE. The real-time capability enables interactive demonstrations, collaborative decision-making processes and the direct coupling of simulation and VR visualization. Furthermore, the infrastructure provides the opportunity to conduct virtual collaborations with other laboratories and research partners—an important building block for distributed development processes, industry-oriented research consortia and future applications for third-party funding. The maximum available budget excluding options is EUR 202,000.00 net. An on-site appointment is strongly recommended in order to comprehensively inspect and clarify the overall situation (room dimensions, ceiling conditions, etc.). An appointment can be arranged upon request. Two short videos are attached to facilitate assessment of the spatial conditions. Video 1 shows the general room situation in the laboratory; Video 2 shows the spatial conditions between the concrete ceiling and the suspended ceiling. The delivery, assembly date and commissioning will be mutually coordinated. Delivery, commissioning, instruction/training and invoicing within 12 weeks after award. Please note that the university is closed from 21.12.2026 to 06.01.2027. Procedure: open. Estimated value: 200,000 EUR. Review the original TED notice for the complete requirement, lots, amendments and attachments.