Case Studies

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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Metal Forming Industries

Metal Forming Industries

Grant Amount
$167,500
County
Putnam

2 Manufacturing Readiness Grants, 2 Approved Projects – an Indiana Company Takes the Next Steps into Smart Technology and Automation

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

Hitachi Astemo

Hitachi Astemo

County
Hancock

In 2022, Lippert, a multi-billion-dollar component manufacturer for RVs, boats, automobiles and adjacent industry suppliers, realized it could not meet its workforce needs with traditional recruiting efforts alone.

MavPak

MavPak

County
Marion

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