Contributors
Help with code, documentation, tests, architecture, DevOps, data engineering, AI workflows, and manufacturing domain review.
Build with the community.
Open Factory Initiative needs technical contributors, manufacturing expertise, research collaboration, responsible partners, and mission-aligned funding.
Manufacturers
Share use cases, operational constraints, validation requirements, and practical feedback from real production environments.
Researchers
Collaborate on governed AI, factory context modeling, auditable automation, and open manufacturing infrastructure.
Funders
Support public-benefit software that can improve manufacturing transparency, resilience, and responsible AI adoption.
Start here
Review the organization and project repositories, then contact OFI with your area of interest, relevant background, and the kind of contribution or partnership you want to explore.