Making Indiana. Moving the World.

We are the driving force in making Indiana a global leader in advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML).

Leading Indiana’s Economic Growth

We collaborate with businesses, academic institutions, industry executives, and other partners in just about every corner of Indiana, bringing together diverse perspectives to help identify challenges and create opportunities in AML. Everything we do is about maximizing our state’s economic potential while helping Hoosiers find rewarding careers in these rapidly evolving industries.

Advancing Industry

Automation and data are transforming advanced manufacturing and logistics. We’re helping Indiana lead this evolution, providing the resources businesses and educators need to be competitive on a global scale.

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Activating Talent

We help Indiana’s talent meet the demands of an evolving industry, using our industry and education connections to facilitate real-world, hands-on experiences.

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Connecting Leaders

Join our network of statewide business, education, public, and philanthropic leaders working together on solutions to the industry’s most important challenges—and help us drive Indiana’s AML to global leadership.

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Case Studies

Explore the stories of Hoosier businesses and institutions adapting to the rapidly changing economy with the help of Manufacturing Readiness Grants.

Metro Plastics Technologies, Inc.

Metro Plastics Technologies, Inc.

Metro Plastics Invests in Smart Robotics for High-volume, High-speed, and Low-cost Assembly

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Arcamed, LLC

Arcamed, LLC

Arcamed Leverages a Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Implement Two Cobots and the World’s Fastest Small Part Bending Cell

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Konrady Plastics

Konrady Plastics

Konrady Plastics Makes Headway in Industry 4.0 with Cobot Adoption

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Our Impact

We’re already making a big difference. But we still have plenty of work to do—and decades of potential growth to come.

30%
OF INDIANA’S GDP RESULTS FROM MAKING GOODS
$650B+
IN GOODS MOVE THROUGH INDIANA ANNUALLY
35%
OF THE WORLD’S ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED IN INDIANA
$79,000
AVERAGE MANUFACTURING SALARY

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2ND
IN OVERALL U.S. PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILES

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State Invests in Future, Modernization of Indiana Manufacturing Operations through Next Round of Readiness Grants

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in partnership with Conexus Indiana, announced the sixth round of awards totaling nearly $4 million in Manufacturing Readiness Grants to 43 Indiana businesses, supporting a projected $46.1 million in technology-enabled capital investment across Indiana.

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16 Tech

The 16 Tech Innovation District is a 50-acre community dedicated to fostering world-changing innovation and economic opportunity.

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Ikelite Underwater Systems

Ikelite Invests in New Equipment & Software to Close the Gap Between Creativity, Design and In-house Manufacturing

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