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

A Fully Integrated Automation Line Becomes Reality at Chiyoda USA with Support from a Manufacturing Readiness Grant
117-year-old Pike Lumber Company Continues Legacy of Sustainable Forest Management and Tech-enabled Sawmill Operations with Help from Manufacturing Readiness Grant
Arcamed Leverages a Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Implement Two Cobots and the World’s Fastest Small Part Bending Cell
TouchTronics Invests in New Equipment to Enhance Product Quality and Bring Product Testing In-house
Manufacturing Readiness Grant enables enhanced, automated production line for mass-production of a portable tactile graphic device
Industrial Pallet Corp accelerates incremental technology upgrades with help of $150,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant
Fred Smith Store Fixtures Adds to its Smart Manufacturing Capabilities to Expand Product Offerings at its Corydon, Indiana, Facility
Photon Automation Develops and Deploys a Proprietary Fiber Laser Welding System for Assembly of High Energy-density Batteries Used in Next-generation Transportation, Telecommunications and Consumer Products
Michiana Global Mold Leverages a Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Deploy Next-generation Vertical Machining Center with Advanced Sensors
Cimtech Inc. Leverages a Manufacturing Readiness Grant to Adopt First-to-Market Smart Manufacturing Technology for Enhanced Quality Control and Improved Manufacturing Efficiency