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Ready for the Future

Industry 4.0 technology adoption is helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.

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Holic Foods

Holic Foods

County
Henry

Support from Manufacturing Readiness Grant Helps Entrepreneurial Holic Foods Ramp-up to National Presence with Automation

Accutech Mold & Machine

Accutech Mold & Machine

Grant Amount
$175,000
County
Allen

Accutech Mold & Machine Paired two Manufacturing Readiness Grants (MRGs) to support Autonomous Robotics, Sensor Technology Adoption and Digitizing Machine Operations

Sander Processing

Sander Processing

Grant Amount
$114,000
County
Dubois

Indiana Meat Packer Sander Processing, Inc. Leverages 2 Manufacturing Readiness Grants to Bring Advanced Manufacturing to its DuBois County Facility

Hoosier Crane Service Company

Hoosier Crane Service Company

Grant Amount
$200,000
County
Elkhart

With the help of a $200,000 MRG, Hoosier Crane Service took the leap to enhance its custom manufacturing capabilities with a 7-axis plasma table.

THG Automation & TMF Center: A Case Study in Technology Integration

THG Automation & TMF Center: A Case Study in Technology Integration

County
Warren

TMF Center partners with THG Automation to effectively scale a high-mix, low-volume welding process at their Williamsport, Indiana facility

MavPak

MavPak

County
Marion

MavPak Taps Local AI Provider to Streamline Workflows and Automate Ordering for its Industrial Customers

DuraMark Technologies

DuraMark Technologies

Grant Amount
$150,000
County
Hamilton

DuraMark Technologies Invested a $150,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant in Label Production Technology to Reduce Manual Steps and Increase Production Capabilities

Starlight Distillery

Starlight Distillery

Grant Amount
$200,000
County
Clark

Starlight Distillery invests $200,000 MRG in smart tech, advancing its nearly 2-century commitment to sustainability, diversification and quality

Hurricane Ditcher Co.

Hurricane Ditcher Co.

Grant Amount
$175,000
County
Sullivan

Hurricane Ditcher’s application for an MRG was approved for $175,000, enabling the addition of a cobot to its new advanced plasma cutting table project.

Jasper Group

Jasper Group

Grant Amount
$98,000
County
orange

Jasper Group Makes Bold Leap into Industry 4.0 with Adoption of Autonomous Mobile Robots in its Orleans, Indiana, Plant