Case Studies

Ready for the Future

Our Manufacturing Readiness Grants are helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.

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Batesville Tool & Die, Inc. (BTD)

Batesville Tool & Die, Inc. (BTD)

County
Ripley

Batesville Tool & Die Invested its Manufacturing Readiness Grant in Advanced Robotics with Integrated Machine Vision to Significantly Grow its Manufacturing Capacity

Chiyoda USA

Chiyoda USA

County
Putnam

A Fully Integrated Automation Line Becomes Reality at Chiyoda USA with Support from a Manufacturing Readiness Grant

Oscar Winski Company

Oscar Winski Company

County
Tippecanoe

Oscar Winski’s manufacturing story began with opening his first scrap metal business with his son, Louis, in Lafayette, Ind., in 1907. Today, that company retains its original entrepreneurial spirit, with […]

Soil-Max Inc.

Soil-Max Inc.

County
Vigo

Soil-Max Implements an Innovative Robotic Welding System to Create a Dynamic Manufacturing Process

Smoker Craft Inc.

Smoker Craft Inc.

County
Elkhart

Smoker Craft Installs Custom-created Robotic Tube Welding System Saying, ‘There’s Nothing Else Like This in the World.’

EckCo Plastics

EckCo Plastics

County
St. Joseph

EckCo Plastics Deploys Advanced Robotics to Streamline Production, Increase Efficiency and Improve Quality

Circle Bev

Circle Bev

County
Marion

Circle Bev Invests in Automated Equipment to Triple Its Manufacturing Capacity with Help of a Manufacturing Readiness Grant

Liberty Trailers

Liberty Trailers

County
Putnam

Liberty Trailers Invests in an Innovative Robotic Welding System for Automated Production of Multiple Trailer Models

DeKalb Molded Plastics

DeKalb Molded Plastics

County
DeKalb

DeKalb Molded Plastics Adds to Robot Family with Support From Manufacturing Readiness Grant

Decatur Plastic Products

Decatur Plastic Products

County
Jennings

Decatur Plastic Products Implements Robotics to Automate Two Flocking Lines in its North Vernon Plant