Ready for the Future
Our Manufacturing Readiness Grants are helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.
Getting workers off to a ‘Strong Start’ pays off for contract manufacturer, NextGen Manufacturing and its community
Bethlehem Die Cutting has been creating packaging and industrial products for about 20 years, slicing and shaping non-ferrous materials into boxes, inserts, trays, pads, partitions and more. Acquired by Kyana […]
More than a century ago, William Grote saw a future not only in a particular line of products but also in groundbreaking production processes. Even as the company he launched […]
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.
Innovative approach to part-time and gig workers helps Toyota Material Handling’s Parts Distribution Center reach untapped workforce.
What do you do with a natatorium that’s no longer needed? If you’re Plainfield Community School Corporation, you use your imagination, turning it into a unique learning space that prepares […]
Seeing opportunity in the commercial jet-engine marketplace in the wake of World War II, Charles Davis launched Major Tool & Design with four employees. Today the company employs more than […]
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.
DeKalb County Central United School District Assistant Superintendent Lori Vaughn was sitting in her office watching an online presentation when she jumped out of her chair and ran down the […]
Perry Central High wins with hands-on learning At southern Indiana’s Perry Central High School, students believe that “high-tech” and “high-touch” shouldn’t be mutually exclusive concepts. That contention not only has […]
If there’s one thing that’s changing as quickly as technology in the advanced manufacturing sector, it’s the need for workers with the right set of digital skills who can operate and maintain the industry’s high-tech equipment. Ivy Tech is building innovative, collaborative training programs to address workforce skills gaps.
DeKalb County Central United School District Assistant Superintendent Lori Vaughn was sitting in her office watching an online presentation when she jumped out of her chair and ran down the […]
As a professor of operations and supply chain management in a state where 30% of post-secondary graduates take jobs beyond its borders, Dr. Kuntal Bhattacharyya knows that Indiana’s prosperity depends […]
Matthew Caito loves it when a student says, “I didn’t know.” As in, “I didn’t know that’s what the inside of a manufacturing facility was like,” or “I didn’t know that this kind of work was being done around here.”
Talk with IUPUI Department of Engineering Technology Chair Robert Weissbach about why 85% of his program’s graduates stay in Central Indiana, many working in advanced manufacturing and logistics, and the […]