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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WF Meyers

WF Meyers

Grant Amount
$200,000
County
Lawrence

WF Meyers earns assist from $200,000 MRG to pursue premier manufacturing processes for the stone cutting industry

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.